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- kplo, on 11/11/2009, -4/+122That is the Droid they're looking for.
- eljitto, on 11/11/2009, -4/+76the enitre android OS is what stands a chance against the iphone
- thatsmyaibo, on 11/11/2009, -2/+58You've been waiting all week to say that haven't you?
- Neiby, on 11/11/2009, -10/+55I got the droid yesterday. I would never go back to the iphone.
- roseap, on 11/11/2009, -1/+42I got the droid last Friday, and am extremely happy. Wasn't an iPhone user, but having used the droid I'm not sure how people got by without multitasking. Plays hell with the battery having a bunch of 3G apps running, but at least I can carry a second, or charge it on my laptop with a $3 usb micro cable.
It also makes a great phone! - pgriffinmonmout, on 11/11/2009, -4/+33Dragon Age.
- AlexWilhelm, on 11/11/2009, -8/+36I am tempted here, my iPhone first gen is ghetto as hell.
- jspegele, on 11/11/2009, -3/+25I've heard that about every smart phone.
- RoroCo, on 11/11/2009, -2/+22@thatsmyaibo...
"open development for the iPhone" You're kidding right?
"lightyears ahead of any other smart phone" - I am sure you meant 2 years.
The cell phone industry is fickle bitch. Apple needs to stop being complacent or else they will end up being the next StarTac or RAZR. - jekkin, on 11/11/2009, -3/+17Youtube is --> that way.
- shadowspawn, on 11/11/2009, -3/+17Move along, move along.
- pagno, on 11/11/2009, -1/+14Those Pre commercials are creepy as hell.
- kjones555, on 11/11/2009, -2/+14You've been misled my friend.
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A Droid owner from day 1 - EtherGnat, on 11/11/2009, -1/+13"Droid only has 256MB for app storage. Is it upgradable?"
No, not exactly. It's not nearly as big a deal as it sounds, though, as only the executable must be installed to main memory. All other files can be offloaded on to the SD card (16gb is included). I have 64 apps installed and have only used 100MB of main memory so far.
When (if) the phone is rooted there is an app that lets you install applications directly to an SD card. - apache2, on 11/11/2009, -1/+13[Citation Needed]
- deadpoetic333, on 11/11/2009, -1/+12The original iPhone sold 270,000 phones in the first 30 hours. So the share was significantly larger than the Droid's current one because of not only selling a significant amount more but also because as I recall a smartphone wasn't carried by every third person before the iPhone's release (as it seems it is today).
Source for numbers: http://www.pcworld.com/article/181865/droid_sales_ ...
I think it's a better article than the one shown above, with comparisons to Apples 3GS sales, palm pre sales, and Droid current and projected sales. - Nerfdude, on 11/11/2009, -0/+11the Moto Droid is the new Verizon phone that runs Android.
- kjones555, on 11/11/2009, -1/+12Did you see that gigantic ad that covered the whole page and you had to ask this?
- andreo, on 11/11/2009, -1/+10I made the switch from iPhone to the Droid. I just couldn't put up with the poor signal in the Des Moines Iowa area from ATT.
I've been checking the signal strength constantly. And in areas where I wouldn't even have a signal with the iPhone / ATT, I have not only have at least 3 bars, but I still have 3G coverage.
I can use the Bluetooth mic in the car now because I have a good signal. I can use my Blue Ant earpiece because of the good signal.
With that said. I have to manage the apps on my phone better. Because there's no hand holding from Motorola or Google. If you run to many things in the background your battery will take a dive in no time. I had so many things loaded up and running that I couldn't get 4 hours of battery life out of the phone. But once you know what is using the battery (and there are tools built into the OS to let you see these things). You can get as much if not more battery life as any model iPhone.
Everything else is pretty much nothing that anyone here hasn't heard before. Great looking screen. Separate speaker for speaker phone. Physical keyboard is to small for human hands. Auto correct doesn't fight with you over what word you want to use when typing out a sentence. Multi-tasking apps (could be a blessing, could be a curse depending on if your paying attention or not). Not being forced to acknowledge new text messages or calendar events.
The only strange thing that I've had happen in the last few days is with my router at home. The phone will sometimes loose the connection to the router. And I don't even notice it because it still performs well when grabbing data over the air. But why use the data over the air when I don't have to. And the only way that I've found to get the phone to see the router again is to kill wi-fi on the phone and start it again.
Other then that. I'll miss the iPhone until it comes to Verizon AND it lets you run apps in the background without Jailbreaking. - deadpoetic333, on 11/11/2009, -1/+10He switched it up this time. The one I see over and over is "These aren't the droids I'm looking for."
- pathouston22, on 11/11/2009, -9/+17Thought about it...but still can't justify spending $1000+ a year on a phone plan. So I do other things with that money, like take 2 week 5000 mile driven vacations. Much more satisfying than having access to email or the internet 24/7.
- Samohtneas, on 11/11/2009, -2/+10Good for you.
- Contren, on 11/11/2009, -0/+8Picked up my Droid last night, and I am very impressed.
Definitely needs some tweaking with apps and some firmware updates, but at release it is already a damn good phone.
My favorites -
Multitasking
Full notification listing (builds a list of all downloads, messages, e-mails and other such activity for you to look at and one click takes you to that notification.
MP3 support without using Itunes
Navigation (can't tell you how sweet this is for a built in service)
Extremely fast Gmail client
Contact sync with Facebook
SNES, NES, and Genesis Emulators
Some annoyances
Battery life is good but I'd like a little better
Some random wifi issues, but 3G is great
Camera software really needs an upgrade
Some games but needs more
A little bit larger selection of professional apps (thinking like a mobile version of GIMP, slightly better support for standard Office and Adobe files)
Need to buy an app just to get enough desktop space
Other than that, I can't put the phone down. I think this could be the start of a beautiful friendship. - Wander2000, on 11/11/2009, -0/+81.45% after this weekend.
- osteor10, on 11/11/2009, -2/+10phone..... whats a phone?
- MacHarborGuy, on 11/11/2009, -1/+9"$1000 a year for the privilege of getting phone cancer"
I didn't know my phone could GET cancer! - blackinthmiddle, on 11/11/2009, -1/+9What's that boy? You say Jimmy fell in the well? And you want me to get someone to rescue him?
- quixand, on 11/11/2009, -8/+15I can assure you, the Iphone is NOT going to Verizon. There has never been anymore communication with Apple since the first Iphone talks.
- vaccumpony, on 11/11/2009, -6/+13thatsmyaibo: the app market for the droid will SLAUGHTER the Apple app store. Apple will continue to treat the iPhone like all their other products: high-end yuppie toys. And while there will always be a place for that junk, the market will only grow with an workhorse product: the Droid is that workhorse. Hell, I want one and I don't even care if the phone works.
- Balanced, on 11/11/2009, -1/+8I'm curious as to how you know this and be in a position that would make a statement here, but it should eb said that making a decision off a rumor is probably not the best plan.
- Nerfdude, on 11/11/2009, -2/+9you can listen to pandora while doing anything else on the phone.
- blackinthmiddle, on 11/11/2009, -5/+12Your comment seems a little silly considering that Apple really changed the market in the first place.
I have the iPhone 3G, played with the 3Gs for a few minutes and I've played with the Droid yesterday and today. Regarding the Droid:
The Bad:
o From the little that I've used it, the Droid physical keyboard is worse than the iPhone's virtual keyboard. Why do I say that? It's not raised at all. If it were like the BlackBerry's awesome physical keyboard, it would be saying something. But the keys are *completely* flat. So in other words, you still need to look at the keys to type. You'll find yourself hitting the keys with your fingernails. At least I did. And I'm an average sized guy (6'0", 215 lbs). They're also mushy keys. The guy who let me play with his Droid today raved about his physical keyboard. Then I saw him *tentatively* typing on the thing. I was three times as fast with my iPhone. Who knows, maybe it's just a learning curve.
o Continuing with the keyboard, why have a touch screen and a directional pad next to the keyboard? Probably nitpicking here, but to me it should just go.
The good:
o Ok, Apple is going to have to step their game up and allow multiple apps to run at the same time. I know they said they tried but the battery hit was just too much. However, the Droid seamlessly runs (it appears) up to six apps at the same time. This is huge to me.
o Speed - Granted, I didn't do enough testing with the 3Gs, but I have my iPhone 3G hooked up to my job's wi fi network and the Droid was *still* downloading pages more than twice as fast. I specifically went to digg.com, which my iPhone always struggles to load. The Droid was more than twice as fast. Yes, I should compare apples to apples, but my 3G had a wi fi connection! I was very impressed with the speed and I can tell you one thing: If Verizon wants to impress AT&T customers who've never used another network (like myself), they should have little demos set up in their store. The speed difference is substantial and I don't think it's just due to the faster chip.
The screen is slightly taller than the iPhones, but not as wide, so that's a wash. It's probably 50% heavier than the iPhone so you really notice that. It feels really sturdy, but is not elegant in terms of it's design at all. Bottom line, however, Apple will have to step their game up if they want to stay on top. And AT&T? I'll just say you guys should do everything you can to keep your exclusivity deal with Apple because as a 15 year customer who's never used another network, I've finally seen a convincing demo of just how bad yours is. - BubblesTheChimp, on 11/11/2009, -0/+6I made a new Digg account so I could digg you down twice for not replying to jekkin's comment properly.
- Crazysticks, on 11/11/2009, -3/+9Droid only has 256MB for app storage. Is it upgradable?
- MacHarborGuy, on 11/11/2009, -1/+7"Something to rub into iPhone users mug: cut any song into ringtones for free (other then the price of the song if you pay for it)."
I make free ring-tones with GarageBand, and I can do it with freely available music. I even have a John C Dvorak ring tone - dumptaker, on 11/11/2009, -1/+7Ugh. But Verizon's plans are soooo much more expensive.
Am I really going to like the Droid $45 per month more than the Palm Pre?
Any former Palm Pre users out there have some opinions on how they justify the much higher monthly cost for the extra bells and whistles of the Droid? - drstock, on 11/11/2009, -3/+9"the open development for the iPhone"
Great, now I have orange juice in my nostrils and all over my desk, keyboard and screen. - StarkDigging, on 11/11/2009, -0/+6Sorry for the length of this post. I picked up a Droid over the weekend. While it doesn't (and can't) live up to the hype, it's IMO the most impressive smartphone since the iPhone. I am a huge fan of the iPhone, and wanted to wait, but I wasn't willing to drop the network coverage I get with Verizon, and for those of you hoping for an 'any time now' announcement from Verizon and Apple... don't hold your breath.
Pros: surprisingly rich app selection, nowhere near as many as the iPhone app store, but gaining ground. I've already got several useful apps - a voice recorder, great location specific tools like Locale and Loopt, a ringphone importer/editor, total Google Voice integration, apps that incorporate barcode scanning... (like weight loss and shopping apps, the Google skymap, the free (and superior) google navigation software, widgets for just about every use, Facebook, twitter, gmail, webmail integration, unobtrusive notifications. Even NES and SNES emulators (not that I'd EVER use illegal ROMS with them). And everything I just listed... all free (unless you count the increased costs of owning a smartphone). Call quality is great. The OS 'desktop' is really customizable. Backgrounds and themes are easy to switch out. Absolutely gorgeous screen.
Cons: No pinch zooming in browser or in many other apps. This may sound like a small deal, but there is no reason to have left this out (the hardware is capable, Verizon just inexplicably left it out in the US market). The physical keyboard's buttons are too flat (although they have a nice responsiveness). The camera is bad (due to terrible camera software, so this is hopefully a fixable issue), although it takes great movies. Only two screens aside from the home screen (simply not enough space). Managing multiple apps could be easier (two suggestions: get the 'power control' widget and the 'Advance Task Killer' before anything else if you value your battery life!). Apps' executable info cannot be saved to the SD card, so the relatively meager 256 Mb of on-board flash memory is all you have. Media synch interface (songs, movies etc.) is terrible and it's going to be up to new apps to correct this.
Please don't take all the complaints to mean I'm not recommending this phone. It's a whole lot more advanced and elegant that any other phone available to me as a Verizon customer. I'm shocked that Verizon agreed to support hardware that isn't inherently crippled. By next year (but probably 2011), if Droid's lead is followed, we'll be swimming in Android phones - not just by Motorola but more by HTC and others) over several carriers that pose a real threat to Apple's market share. This is a great thing, of course... not because I dislike Apple, but because now they have no excuse not to innovate even more for their next version of the iPhone. It's truly a win win. - wiggles, on 11/11/2009, -2/+7I picked one up on launch day and have been extremely satisfied. The only thing that sucks is the lack of root access at present...
- rolf, on 11/11/2009, -2/+7Uh, 1st Gen Apple is 2 years old. They doubled the ram and have faster CPU in it now. You need to compare 3GS to current Droid offerings.
I'm sure fanbois of both sides will be burying pro/anti-iPhone/Droid comments. So, I'll move on from here and actually read something interesting in another Digg conversation. - MtheoryX, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5Yes, but have you ever really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
it a intretsing thought thoug =D - MtheoryX, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5I lol'd.
- deslock, on 11/11/2009, -1/+6OK, but even the "cheap" cell plans will cost you $500 without a smart phone.
So cut that vacation in half. And hopefully you don't eat while on vacation (and you sleep in your car) because the gas alone will cost you $500.
Just yankin your chain man... - DCstewieG, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5Are you on Sprint? Their navigation sure does the job for me.
- haikuFU, on 11/11/2009, -5/+9Goddammit. Someone make a Blackberry BES connector for Android so I can ditch my ***** work phone and get something I like.
- chrispix99, on 11/11/2009, -0/+4As an android developer, what apps are you missing? Might make it worth our while to bring some to Android.
- ZeNiTH456, on 11/11/2009, -1/+5Is that 1.44% included in the Android 6.14%? If not, why separate?
- Charlotte_Web, on 11/11/2009, -0/+4The latest rumor is that the next gen iPhone will be capable of running on either AT&T OR Verizon's network.
>> Plus ATT would be insane not to pay Apple a ***** load of money to keep them.
There's also the issue of marketshare for a phone that's as much computer as phone, and Apple could double their marketshare by allowing Verizon to sell the iPhone. - Asten77, on 11/11/2009, -0/+4If you want apps, though, Android is already light years ahead of what the Pre has, and I suspect that gap will only get larger.
- EtherGnat, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3Verizon had nothing to do with the exclusion of multitouch. It's a "with Google" phone so the decision was theirs and theirs alone.
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