Michael Arrington calls the Droid a phone “that is as close as we’ve come to the Platonic ideal of a smartphone. Its very existence ensures that the next iPhone will be even better than it otherwise would have been.” And he concludes that “Droid is the Alpha phone. And I will love it and only it. Until something better comes along.” That’s well said, assuming Apple has seen the Droid before finalizing the design of the iPhone 4G.
That the Motorola Droid is exclusive to Verizon puts it in a very good position to dominate the iPhone, at least, in the U.S. market. Never mind that currently, the iTunes App Store boasts 10 times more appas than the Google. Soon, Google Android developers will catch up.
For a great head to head between the Motorola Droid and the iPhone 3GS, Mobile Crunch has it in two parts. They have this conclusion:
With Android 2.0, we’ve come to a very difficult crossroad. No longer can we recommend one handset over the other simply by its feature set. At this point, it’s all about the person who will be carrying it. For you, dearest TechCrunch Network reader: Yes, I’d probably recommend the Droid over an iPhone. Would I recommend it for your mother, father, or little sister? Nope. If you want a phone that just works and does damned near everything you could want and don’t mind Apple’s closed garden: by all means, get the iPhone. If you can handle a bit of complexity for the sake of flexibility and don’t mind having to tinker a bit: by all means, get the Droid. At this point, I honestly feel that either choice would make any sane person incredibly happy.
Right now, I’m going for the iPhone because of the ease of the Interface. On the all-important looks department, I find the Motorola Droid narrow enough to my liking. The iPhone has always been too wide for time. Another important factor to consider is pricing, not just the MSRP of every unit, but the amount you’ll spend to enjoy your smartphone on their respective networks. Here’s PC World on Droid fees on the Verizon network: $30 for tethering on an ulimited plan (limited to 5GB) or $60 for 10GB; Microsoft Exchange has a separate $45 a month for 5GB; and cacellation is $350.
[via techcrunch, mobilecrunch, pcworld] moconews Droid wrapup here
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November 7th, 2009 at 8:50 am
You might want to re-check your sources for pricing. Not sure what
you meant by writing…
> Microsoft Exchange has a separate $45 a month for 5GB
…but I see no such charge in Verizon Wireless’ fee-schedule. And
if you are referring to the oft-cited ‘$15 per month for MS Exchange
access on top of your monthly data plan’, then you are simply wrong.
Read this, for more info.:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/181440/droid_vs_pre_vs_iphone_a_cost_of_ownership_reality_check.html
November 16th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I just can’t agree. No native multi-touch support, extremely poor battery life
and the worst physical keyboard I’ve seen on any smartphone. Add in Motorola’s
usual abysmal quality and you’ve got a really cool phone that you will want to
dump after the “kewl” factor wears off.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:49 am
I really like the design of the Motorola Droid. Got mine about 2 days ago.
Love the alarm clock feature with the dock station. Hope they make a new version without the keyboard so it can be thinner. The digital keyboard is good enoug for me.
Navigation is really fast thanks to Android 2.0. Typing is kinda hard on the keyboard because of the 4 way navigation pad that is in the way.
Nah, whatever I think the Droid is awesome and can easily take the iPhone.
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