Motorola Droid: A Visual Tour

Not the iPhoneBy Anonymous on November 6, 2009, 3:24 pmI know that many of us have been waiting with baited breath for the release of this device but in the short time I have spent with it the device has been utterly disappointing. I do not recommend this device for anyone who has an iPhone. If you are coming from the non-smart phone arena you may be impressed but the rest of us are just used to a cleaner experience.

I Disagree, iPhone users will also be impressed.By Anonymous on November 10, 2009, 9:45 amI took a friend with me to see this who is an iPhone user. He was extremely impressed and is planning to switch. While you have a point that it isn't exactly a iPhone killer, this will still offer a much better all around experience for a large portion of current iPhone users. The open source platform means that Droid will only get better with time & the app store will likely populate quickly. Never mind that you'll be able to use 3G in so many more places compared to AT&T's anemic network. The Google Maps/GPS & car dock alone should be enough to coax. And, it DOES all those things that the iDont commercial points out. Those are not insignificant items that iPhone doesn't do. (you telling me you haven't noticed your battery is starting to age a bit???) removable memory etc. Hey, mabey it's not perfect, but until you check it out you are stuck with a lot of iDont's.

Just got back from Verison store, spent about 1/2 hour with DroiBy Raargh on November 6, 2009, 4:20 pmI'm generally impressed with the droid. I use a Nokia N810 which is great - but is not a phone. I would not consider an iPhone due to no keypad, no removable battery and other problems. I need to totally geek out with a smartphone, and I have not purchased one because they all fell short in various ways. the Droid keypad is easy to use compared to the Nokia, easy touch. I was not bothered by the small size, but I have small fingers. The voice recognition worked OK. The phone seems fast and responsive. Youtube vids in HQ were smooth and crisp on the 3G network. I might just take the plunge and buy it tomorrow. Still need to make sure that javascript works and that the SSH client is functional, as well as test call quality, make sure there is no echo, etc. I can wait for Cisco VPN client and VNC client - I see on the Android Developer forums that those apps might be out soon. I am already a Verison customer. Currently using a Samsung R500, which is a beautiful, functional, "plain old phone".