Our persistence paid off! - Motorola Atrix 2

Congrats guys! We got our forum.
I love my A2. Let's get crackin on recovery.

To get recovery you will first have to unlock the bootloader. I'm looking to save up for the atrix2. Accepting donations from some of my roms in order to buy one. Once I get one I'm gonna try to unlock the bootloader and get recovery running. Then make a bloatware free ROM
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And if I can get my laptop fixed with Linux on it I can work on cm7 and miui
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XAviierG said:
And if I can get my laptop fixed with Linux on it I can work on cm7 and miui
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Awesome man, thanks for supporting this phone.

Calundle said:
Awesome man, thanks for supporting this phone.
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No problem. May be a while though. Only 16 with no job and MW3 is coming out soon
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Wow, working nites and wake up to find this sunrise Good things are gonna come guys!!

just got my a2 about 2 hours ago

Pirateghost said:
just got my a2 about 2 hours ago
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Dang PG beat me to it!!!!
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Woot Thank God finally our own forum to play around in

Awesome, this is one great phone and now it will do nothing but get better!

Congratz guys ! As an atrix owner i got jealous of you when i navigated through atrix 2 u.i. It is by far the coolest Android user interface that i've seen.

Semseddin said:
Congratz guys ! As an atrix owner i got jealous of you when i navigated through atrix 2 u.i. It is by far the coolest Android user interface that i've seen.
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Right?!?! I'm trying to get one to develop for it
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XAviierG said:
Right?!?! I'm trying to get one to develop for it
Donation accepted towards an Atrix 2
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Nice! I had an inspire for a while and loved all the dev support. I'm hoping you'll save up soon! I used an upgrade from another one of my lines to get the rebate, and am totally satisfied.
A lot of people complain it's not much of an upgrade from the original, but i think its by far superior in every way. It still has a 1ghz dual-core processor, but i find it much more responsive and smoother than the original atrix. Same resolution and size of the inspire screen, but it seems to be a bit brighter. looks really clean.

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Nice! I had an inspire for a while and loved all the dev support. I'm hoping you'll save up soon! I used an upgrade from another one of my lines to get the rebate, and am totally satisfied.
A lot of people complain it's not much of an upgrade from the original, but i think its by far superior in every way. It still has a 1ghz dual-core processor, but i find it much more responsive and smoother than the original atrix. Same resolution and size of the inspire screen, but it seems to be a bit brighter. looks really clean.
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Thanks for the info lil brother might get a phone soon might take his new 2 year contract phone and give him my captivate or something
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Thanks to the Admin(s) who listened to us and made this forum possible, we have Atrix 2 forums on other boards but at XDA I feel we have a home!
Another thanks goes to all you A2 owners out there, we came together and made our voice heard so we could get this forum. It may have taken longer than we felt it should have but that's how the cookie crumbled. We have it now so that's all that matters.

It's a great phone. I came from a Droid x and the A2 blows it out of the water. I love the qHD screen and its by far the easiest screen to see in direct sunlight. I just changed the oil pan on my car today in straight sunlight and didn't have a problem taking calls or texting. Screen is amazing.

XAviierG said:
Thanks for the info lil brother might get a phone soon might take his new 2 year contract phone and give him my captivate or something
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I wont be getting an Atrix2 since i own the atrix but if i didn't own an atrix, i would buy the atrix2 for sure. Btw i believe all atrix owners are waiting for the RAZR like me.
It would be great if that u.i could be ported to original atrix.

Hey be true and do what I did... Bought both.. Die hard atrix guy here... And I agree and love that we got our forum. Joined just to see it happen lol...
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ywuncha said:
Hey be true and do what I did... Bought both.. Die hard atrix guy here... And I agree and love that we got our forum. Joined just to see it happen lol...
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They're both great phones, but is there enough of a difference to justify upgrading from OG to 2? xD

I'm gonna have both 1 and 2 . Gonna use one while developing for the other and switcheroo
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I love this phone

I just came from the Atrix. I thought that I would be OK running the atrix without mods(locked bootloader), but i think i went through with-drawls from CM. Motorola blows goats with their locked blootloaders. Ther stock price is down 10%
Design Gears bricked his phone, that was the final straw. I will never by a Motorola phone again
Loving it too!
Coming from Leo I have found it very similar just with more mpx and RAM/ROM
Bye physical buttons as well.
So far so good (2 days with it)
some testings have showed that browsing speed of Atrix is not faster than Inspire. Proud to own an Inspire.
I agree, it is a great phone. Had it for a week now, it was a nice upgrade from my HTC Aria.
Love this phone too. Coming from 4 years of every iPhone - finally got bored and made the jump.
At first it was like a really bad break up - thought about the iPhone 4 every single day, missed it when I would hold or caress another phone, and wanted many of the features/memories back. Now after about two months, rooting, flashing to MIUI (following weekly builds), cattleprod's Cyan04.7 Kernel, and other tweaks and mods, I'm wholeheartedly fulfilled and more ways then before. Can't imagine going back to that terrible world I was in before.
Don't get me wrong, I have an iPad 2 and wouldn't give that up for the world (or any other Android tablet) though. Apples vs oranges though.
Upgraded from a cheap quick messaging phone
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Great!
Wabi Sabi
Came from Iphone 4 and I'll never go back. Been with apple for past few years with 3g, 3gs, 4 and never again. The customization of Android makes it all worth the transition 100 times over.
So yes needless to say I love my Inspire 4g! In fact trying to talk buddy of mine into buying one instead of the Infuse. I prefer HTC.
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Came from Iphone 4 and I'll never go back. Been with apple for past few years with 3g, 3gs, 4 and never again. The customization of Android makes it all worth the transition 100 times over.
So yes needless to say I love my Inspire 4g! In fact trying to talk buddy of mine into buying one instead of the Infuse. I prefer HTC.
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The infuse has about 1/2 the RAM and only 200 MHz more CPU (easily in the stable OC range)
Also, the only bad thing about moving from the iPhone was the apps I had bought. It was SO easy to sync my contacts to Gmail.
I love his phone also. After rooting, custom Roms etc... this phone is even better. I switched from being and Iphone user and will not go back. I am waiting to get my wife one for her upgrade so she can get rid of the Iphone also.
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I love his phone also. After rooting, custom Roms etc... this phone is even better. I switched from being and Iphone user and will not go back. I am waiting to get my wife one for her upgrade so she can get rid of the Iphone also.
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Can you send me the rooting program please?
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I used this Rom very easy and I like it alot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964841
After owning a LOT of phones, this has been my favorite by far....love the aluminum build quality, HTC is my fave manufacturer, sense is great, development support is awesome, everything!
Sadly I had to get rid of mine today I needed the money for my wifes bday, but I'm hoping soon things will turn up and I'll have the money to buy another one...I miss it already. I hope more people buy this phone so they can realize how amazing HTC + Android are...run from your iPhones please.
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After owning a LOT of phones, this has been my favorite by far....love the aluminum build quality, HTC is my fave manufacturer, sense is great, development support is awesome, everything!
Sadly I had to get rid of mine today I needed the money for my wifes bday, but I'm hoping soon things will turn up and I'll have the money to buy another one...I miss it already. I hope more people buy this phone so they can realize how amazing HTC + Android are...run from your iPhones please.
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Wow man really? My wife would be pissed at me if I sold anything I owned for her birthday. I bet you could make her dinner, make her a card, get some wine, get something awesome for dessert and just enjoy her company for an evening instead....Girls are suckers for attention.
CH33FZ said:
Can you send me the rooting program please?
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The link to the "rooting program" is in the guide that's stickied to this section.
You know, the guide you were pointed to in your recent thread asking the same thing, that evidently you refuse to read.
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Scott_S said:
The link to the "rooting program" is in the guide that's stickied to this section.
You know, the guide you were pointed to in your recent thread asking the same thing, that evidently you refuse to read.
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Look, I evidently don't need your crap. I'm just being cautious.
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CH33FZ said:
Can you send me the rooting program please?
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You're kidding aren't you?
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Four-Fifty-X said:
You're kidding aren't you?
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No, I am very new. And I am not new to forums. So I don't need to be trolled.
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CH33FZ said:
No, I am very new. And I am not new to forums. So I don't need to be trolled.
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If you aren't new to forums why didn't you "search"?
I don't think you have been trolled. Being trolled usually = picked on for no reason.
Count me in on the Inspire love. I've had mine for a couple months now and find it still to be an exceptional smartphone. I haven't rooted mine but I do use custom launchers. Currently using GO Launcher EX with the GoContacts/GoDialer and continue to be amazed by this Inspire.
I can't take screenshots on my Inspire but this is exactly what it looks like from these screenshots of my HD2. The only difference is the taskbar.

Inspire 4G to Atrix

Sold my Inspire not too long ago (I fell prey to the allure of the dual core Motorola Atrix).
Worst... decision... EVER!!!
Although it had the dual core it actually felt slower and more clunky overall than the Inspire. I was running GingerBlur which helped as it basically removed MotoBlur but itstill felt like a real step backwards. HDMI was kind of a novelty although I never used it. The only thing in Moto's favour was battery life. For me, I prefer quality over quantity .
Krisbo
If u read up on this matter, specifically other inspire owners doing the same thing, you would have an overwhelming amount of first hand accounts coming to the same conclusion... the atrix is a fail of a phone and its not worth it. Specs doesn't make the phone. It's the overall experience that does. Some people have to find out the hard way I guess. My advice... switch back to the inspire.
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I just re-read my post, forgot to mention that I received an Inspire in the mail today . As soon as it booted it up I was much happier than I ever was with the Atrix.
Krisbo said:
I just re-read my post, forgot to mention that I received an Inspire in the mail today . As soon as it booted it up I was much happier than I ever was with the Atrix.
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Just don't go for the infuse now either!
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Lol, don't think I will. I've already had a Captivate
The Galaxy S II looks appealing but I'll wait it out to see how the dev community pans out I think.
htc holiday :B all I am going to say.
Do we know much about that device yet?
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htc holiday :B all I am going to say.
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I'll be trapped in my two year agreement...I'll get the quad cores that will be available when I can upgrade again.. lol
mudknot2005 said:
htc holiday :B all I am going to say.
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I don't care. I'll pay retail for this phone.
I'm not one to use the new jive talk the kids use, but if the specs are correct, this will be one beast of a phone.
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What specs have been leaked so far?
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What specs have been leaked so far?
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/228445/htc_holiday_specs_outed.html
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Lmao Look at their source, pocketnow, who were the first show those specs along with the HTC Lead as well. Seriously though, I like what I see about the Holiday. Glad I still get my upgrade in Dec, since I went off-contract for this phone to get rid of the p.o.s. Crapsung a777. When Dec comes, hello Holiday, or whatever they will call it when they "officially" announce it.
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Here is a pure spec page...
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_holiday-3958.php
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Looks pretty legendary!

Should I get the Atrix 2?

Based on feature set, availability and price my reasearch has led me to this phone with the RAZR as a second choice(pentile screen, waker battery, no FM). The RAZR has better development though(incl kexec). I'm hoping to run ICS as a daily driver in the very near future and JB/CM10 down the line. What do you think?
Price-wise it's the best phone you can get. I myself owned a HTC magic and then a nexus one and can confirm that the build quality is solid. Webtop is also a great feature.
Rom-wise we've stock/modded ICS and soon ported CM10. But don't expect to unlock the bootloader. If you can live with it, buy it
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Keep in mind, this is one persons opinion, but personally, I love this phone. We have 2 ICS Leaks, and CM10 is right around the corner.
It's mainly your preference, but i'd say just to be sure you want this phone, read all that you can from this forum.
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Cool. How does the Boot menu manager work for multiple Roms on one phone?
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Cool. How does the Boot menu manager work for multiple Roms on one phone?
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Bootmenu is great man. With it, you can essentially dual boot so to speak. Check the thread out, it tells you ALMOST everything you need to know. Something's you can read around the forums and find answers to. I've become pretty familiar with it, so if you have any specific questions feel free to ask me.
Also others are here to help too
By the way, just a heads up, this should be in Q&A
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By the way, just a heads up, this should be in Q&A
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Heh Heh Heh......... That's my boy :victory:
Thread Move in progress.
Oh, BTW, threw a couple thanks to you 2 for great advice to the new people. Way to go!
If you can live with a locked bootloader I don't see why not, the specs are decent, screen size is pretty good and overall quality is nice. We have ICS (leak), a few custom roms, and CM10 is being worked on (I believe camera isn't working just yet). Mine is currently softbricked because I got into a bootloop and my battery is low , but that's easy to fix once I can charge the battery, which I'm being patient with and not doing anything risky and potentially harmful to the battery or phone. In conclusion, if the price is right, it's a pretty decent phone, with a locked bootloader (Always a catch)
Hmm. How about making a bounty or making a collection for a donor device to a dev? Just thinking out loud...
The only feature I'm missing that a custom kernel might solve is 2-way call recording. I think...
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RoadToNever said:
Hmm. How about making a bounty or making a collection for a donor device to a dev? Just thinking out loud...
The only feature I'm missing that a custom kernel might solve is 2-way call recording. I think...
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We have a bounty for someone who can unlock the bootloader. And yea custom kernels and all that jazz would require an unlocked bootloader.
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Atrix 2 ordered:laugh:
RoadToNever said:
Atrix 2 ordered:laugh:
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Haha hellz yea. Hope you enjoy it man.
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You won't be disappointed. This is only the second phone I've owned in 16 years that I haven't wanted to destroy after a couple months of use.
Is the lack of support from Motorola annoying? Sure, but the amount of support from the developers and everyone in this community is all you will need. Whether you stay on Gingerbread or upgrade to the ICS leak, there are plenty of amazing ROMS and mods to play with.
Just make sure you read through the forums (especially the stickies) and familiarize yourself with phone and the community.
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Thanks guys. At least ICS leaks point to official release in the works unlike my other Motos.
damn, i was just about to sell you mine :laugh:
This is a sweet phone why do you want to sell it?

buying atrix 2

hi i am thinking of buying an atrix 2 for my gf, i was wondering if the atrix 2 can be bootloader unlocked. and alsoe is there an cm9 or 10 rom for this?
Your gf likes flashing custom ROMs? Anyway, I bought mine two weeks ago and I'm enjoying it. Nice screen, good call quality and decent cam. The bootloader is not unlocked. CM10 ports are under development one by a Chinese team and one by a US team.
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Your gf likes flashing custom ROMs? .
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Lol...
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nah she not into that but if i want her to move from an iphone it must be to ICS not GB
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Your gf likes flashing custom ROMs? Anyway, I bought mine two weeks ago and I'm enjoying it. Nice screen, good call quality and decent cam. The bootloader is not unlocked. CM10 ports are under development one by a Chinese team and one by a US team.
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nah she not into that but if i want her to move from an iphone it must be to ICS not GB
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Just so you know Atrix 2 has officially been updated to ICS!!!
See here http://blogs.att.net/consumerblog/story/a7784815
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great to know, this is a non expesive phone, around 200$ on ebay thanks will deffinetly get one lol
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Just so you know Atrix 2 has officially been updated to ICS!!!
See here http://blogs.att.net/consumerblog/story/a7784815
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Haven't had the best experience with it so far myself but it is definitely cheap, but maybe for a reason. Bootloader is locked. Has a few roms, and officially has ICS, no word on JB and I doubt we'll get it from Motorola. CM10 is looking pretty good tho.
Atrix 2 design is a bit workman like, if you ask me. Perhaps you want something pretty / feminine for your lady?

[Q] RAZR HD

Hi all !
Does anyone know why there still is no section for the RAZR HD ?
It's already been realized. At least here, in France.
Does it share common hardware with another phone ?
Thanks
Stas
I think xda is US based, do you probably won't see a dedicated forum for the Razr HD until it is released here.
It uses the Snapdragon S4 processor, so it is similar in that respect to many phones.
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I think xda is US based, do you probably won't see a dedicated forum for the Razr HD until it is released here.
It uses the Snapdragon S4 processor, so it is similar in that respect to many phones.
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Thank you, I'll be waiting til the end of the month then !
Cheers
I'm patiently waiting too. Been out in Australia for a week or so now. Besides being a bit heavy I'm loving it.
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I'm patiently waiting too. Been out in Australia for a week or so now. Besides being a bit heavy I'm loving it.
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How's battery life? The old Razr has a 1780mah battery, while the new Razr HD you have has a 2530mah.
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i bought it here in Canada just today...
Fantastic battery life on LTE, i will know more tomorrow on a full day of use.
the build quality is incredible. I have had mainly Nexus devices with the odd HTC One X...nothing touches this in terms of build quality and overall solid feel.
ICS...its ICS. Having used JB on the GNexus the last several months its hard to take a step down to jittery old ICS. Like you wouldnt know it if you hadnt played with JB, but ICS lags!
The screen, out of the box, is great and doesnt require a lot of colour tweaks.
Aside from that, love it.
Hopefully this will get a root (its officially supported by Moto in its bootloader unlock program) and i can get CM10 or something on this ASAP
Any questions? I will try to answer them as best i can.
It might come thus Thursday 18th to Verizon
I'm keeping my fingers crossed
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It is out for Verizon, I'm gonna try and pick one up today.....
At least !! Yeeha !
Got mine as soon as the store opened.. lol
Slick phone...really solid... could deff use some tweaking....but outta the box I'm super happy
Anyone know about the built in video call its supposed to have
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I am not looking for a new phone.Could you give me any suggestion?
Demon520 said:
I am not looking for a new phone.Could you give me any suggestion?
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You say you aren't looking for a new phone. What suggestion are you looking for?
Demon520 said:
I am not looking for a new phone.Could you give me any suggestion?
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Buy an old one...
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I Learnt A lot Guys Thanks
Atrix hd is very similar
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