Droid 30 second review
Yes, I got a Motorola Droid. Simply put, it’s freaking awesome!
Pros:
- Great Google integration.
- Verizon is a good network in my area (YMMV)
- The “touch screen” is nearly identical to the iPhone (only “difference” I see is with the “flick scrolling”, it’s not a sensitive as the iPhone).
- The “real” keyboard is nice.
- It’s thin.
- The media dock is really nice
- It has a “car mode”, also nice.
- 5mp camera is good (it has a flash too)
- Good speaker quality
Cons:
- Android Market needs some work, I would love to see a “featured” section…or a “top rated” area. It’s hard to find the “right” apps (like a twitter app).
- The phone itself is thin, but “boxy” and “rigid”…not contoured like an iPhone.
- Really Verizon, charging for Visual Voicemail? Seriously?
Bottom Line: Solid OS (Android 2.0), excellent hardware = Good Phone. Do I think it’s the “iPhone killer”…hardware and network-wise YES. OS, not yet…the *only* issue that I see, is that it’s not “pretty” enough. I think a little spit and polish would really bring it to the “tweens” and “soccer-moms”…but, for a “geek-type” it IS a iPhone killer.
Update: The battery that I got in the box (i.e. it only had the charge it had at the factory…about 40%), lasted all day long with heavy usage. Insane!
