Comments on: Droid 2.0 Vs iPhone

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:36:49 +0000

The only people who should complain about the slide on the the droid are girls

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:58:12 +0000

I know that obviously the Droid wouldn’t beat out the Iphone

What I want is a comparison of

First Generation Iphone vs. Droid

If verizon sticks with droid, will it eventually catch up or beat out the Iphone on further generations?

By: Fredphoesh

Fredphoesh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:57:26 +0000

Hi Sheril,
There is one big reason why I would never buy an iPhone

MUSIC!
With the iPhone, you have to use quicktime, itunes, a proprietory cable. You cannot drag and drop folders of music to and from your phone.

I detest all of that (and I own two mac computers of my own). I like being able to plug in to a generic USB, on ANY computer anywhere, and just add or remove or copy music to and from the device as much as I want, no interference from a freak controlling Apple.

This makes iPhone (or an iPod for that matter) completely unacceptable to me.

Mark UK.

By: William

William — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:45:50 +0000

I went into Bestbuy to play with the new Droid. I guess you could argue that I can’t make a good judgement without spending more time with it but honestly.. my HTC TouchPro 2 is much nicer and more capable. Granted, i don’t have the 5MP camera or flash but it’s much nicer, better keyboard and seems a little quicker. Also, the new Windows Market place is much better than the android app store. Just my thoughts.

By: Donovan

Donovan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:42:25 +0000

I went into the Verizon store to look at the Droid. No way would I spend my money on that monster of a phone. It’s way to heavy. I’ll stick with my laptop and my iPhone thank you.

By: Gerrit

Gerrit — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:58:01 +0000

First Android phone by Sony Ericsson (not for sale yet):
http://www.sonyericsson.com/whatsnext/

By: madcap

madcap — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:21:31 +0000

The biggest drawback for me (an iPhone 3G owner) is the network. I don’t like Verizon Wireless in general (too many cases of them crippling built-in phone features in order to make their customers pay for overpriced services from VZW), and I don’t like the idea of being locked into one provider’s network.

You can’t use the CDMA2000 in most of Europe, and even where you can, you can’t install a local pre-paid card to save money like you can with a GSM/EDGE/UMTS phone. Of course, you can’t do that with the AT&T-locked iPhones in the US either without jailbreaking, but at least you can jailbreak, and if you want to shell out extra dollars/travel time, you can always buy an iPhone from one of the countries that sell them factory unlocked.

All that said, I think Android itself is very promising, and its open platform should at least give Apple a run for its money. Competition is good!

If/when T-Mobile got an Android phone as sleek as the iPhone (I love the iPhone’s form factor, and not even sure if the Hero will match it) and which supports UMTS bands in Europe, then I’ll seriously consider switching over. I like T-Mobile’s business practices better than AT&T (esp. with regard to unlocking SIMs), but they run on some non-standard frequency bands.

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By: Luddite

Luddite — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:27:59 +0000

Nobody needs any of this shit.

By: William Furr

William Furr — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:47:08 +0000

The Droid is the first of a new generation of Android smartphones that can stand up to the iPhone 3GS in terms of user experience and features.

The Droid is okay, but I’m betting we’ll see some other Android 2.0 smartphones with the latest generation ARM processors that are better or at least have different tradeoffs. The Acer Liquid, HTC Dragon, Samsung Behold 2, and others look very enticing.

The Droid is definitely the best Android phone out there, but I have a hard time recommending Motorola products. You might be better off waiting a bit longer, say, ’til January, if you can, and then you’ll have more choices for a fast, awesome Android phone.

You might also consider the iPhone 3GS. It’s pretty slick too.