HTC Droid Eris Vs Motorola Droid: Droid Does Everything Which iPhone Dont
Whenever a new smartphone is announced it comes with a promise that it will beat the iPhone but now Verizon is working on a new battle plan with an army of Droids. The things are different this time as the Droid series will have a backing of Android App store with more than 10000 apps in the store.
Verizon’s initial model in this series will be dubbed the “Droid by Motorola”, while the Droid Eris will supposedly be made by HTC. Are these really separate phones? Are they all the same phone? Will Verizon’s version of the Droid also support GSM/EDGE networks for roaming over in Europe?
Motorola Droid: The Android-powered handset is said to sport a 5-megapixel camera with night shot capabilities, as well as a high-res screen that is rumored to be a 3.7-inch screen with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The Motorola Droid will sport a 550 MHz TI OMAP 3430 processor, similar to what’s found in the iPhone 3GS, HDMI output, and, in a first for Android, dual SIM slots marked GSM and CDMA. The Motorola Droid will offer a slide-out QWERTY thumbboard, similar to the recently reviewed Motorola CLIQ. However, while the Motorola CLIQ is powered by Android 1.5, the Motorola Droid will be the first phone to be powered by Android 2.0.
Some of the new features that Android 2.0 seems to bring to the Motorola Droid includes native sync support for Exchange and Facebook, a new Maps application, a new UI makeover and much more.
The camera rates 5 megapixels and has image stabilization, dual LED flash and autofocus. It can capture DVD-quality video (720 x 480 pixels) at 24 frames per second. The phone will be packed with a 16GB microSD card, which is quite generous.
On the messaging side of the equation, it has support for Exchange, Gmail, POP3/IMAP, SMS, MMS, IM and visual voicemail.
Battery life is impressive with up to 270 hours of standby time and 6 hours, 25 minutes of talk time on the 1400 mAh battery. Not bad, but the CLIQ didn’t live up to its claimed talk/stand-by times.
HTC Droid Eris: Verizon Wireless’ first all-touch Android smartphone seems to be the HTC Droid Eris, which will be a competitor to the recently released HTC Hero for Sprint. This new Google-powered HTC device will be Google-branded, which unfortunately means that we don’t have a chance of seeing the manufacturer’s good-looking Sense interface on top.
The HTC Droid Eris is supposed to offer a 3.2-inch touchscreen LCD, a 5-megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev. A support, micro SD support and Android running in the background.
Specs:
Carriers
- Regions offered: North America (US)
- Carriers (US): Verizon / Alltel
Radio type
- Comm standard: CDMA
- CDMA type: EV-DO rA
- CDMA bands: 850, 1900
Display
- Screen size: 3.2 inches
- Screen resolution: 320 x 480
- Screen type: LCD (Color)
Camera
- Camera: 5 megapixels
- Camera features: Auto focus
Storage
- Memory card: microSD
Input
- Input type: Touchscreen (Capacitive [finger])
- Predictive text: Yes
- Navigation type: Trackball
HTC Droid Eris is a very capable phone , a tweaked version of Sprint`s well reviewed HERO which has pinch-zoom via the wonderful HTC GUI. Supposed to have good battery life as well as a 1500miliamp hr battery. T mobile is pushing out Android 1.6 to their HERO phones right now. this is a great phone at a great price. I know i am getting it, share your views with me at http://areacellphone.com a fans site for Droid Eris.
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Just a suggestion to make an edit to your post, the Eris DOES come with the Sense UI…
I will tell you the truth I hate Verizon but my friend showed me his new Motorola Droid and oh my gosh that is the coolest phone I have ever seen I think it might be better then the iPhone but thats just my opinion because I need the full Qwerty keyboard with good camera and flash.
I received the HTC Droid as a Christmas gift. Kind of new to these devices and haven’t found a problem or issue yet. Nice phone.
The only flaw to the eris is that it has a terrible battery life from what I have encountered. It does not last through the day even with very limited usage. I always kill all my apps after using them and never have anything running in the background
Just got the Eris yesterday – my husband got the Motorola Droid. Had a full-charge at 11am this morning – it is now 3:45pm and the battery is only 50% – all I’ve done is check emails a couple times, taken 1 phone call, and 4-5 text messages. Husband’s Droid is still on the same charge as yesterday afternoon – and he’s been playing with apps non-stop. I can’t live with a phone that won’t even last through the day. I ordered a Droid this morning and will be returning the Eris.
The Eris is a beautiful phone (prettier than the Droid), and I love the touch screen and interface. But the horrible (and I mean horrible) battery was a deal killer for me. I don’t want to have a smartphone, then have to keep wi-fi and everything else turned off all the time just so my battery will last through one day.
Just some thoughts from someone who has experienced both phones.
Cheers.
ABSOLUTELY agree with Julia on the battery life: it doesn’t last 14 hours. Not sure what the sense of paying 30 dollars a month for a phone that won’t stay lit 14 hours without a plug if I USE the data transfer, and I’m not sure what use a cell phone is that needs a plug all the time. I’m back to being stuck connected to a wall. I’d find this hilarious if it weren’t so much money for such a ridiculously long time.
When will we get real free markets?
Why don’t we have them now?
In Europe, you don’t have to deal with this: prepaying your time is NOT so expensive and you’re not locked into a contract for the rest of your natural life.
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