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Scoble doesn’t like it because it’s not shiny. He included other valid reasons, but that one stood out for me…
The back of both the iPhone and the Palm Pre is smooth. The back of the Droid is not. That is NOT a shining example of great industrial design.
Many in the media–which can play a big role in steering users to one technology platform or another–sense that Windows Mobile has now been relegated resolutely to has-been status.
I walked into Best Buy at release date and didn’t see any lines. I asked for the Motorola Droid and got set up in about 15 minutes. The Droid is the first Android device I’ve played with, and I’m slapping myself for ignoring this platform this long. I was able to setup my email, contacts, calendar, and install apps faster than my Nokia phones and the iPhone. I guess it helps that I already use a lot of Google services. I’m sure many of you do too. After just a couple of hours of usage, I give you my unboxing and first impressions.
You can also watch this video in HD on Youtube.
I like:
I don’t like:
So that’s my first impressions of the Motorola Droid. I’ll give it some more real-life usage before publishing my full review. If you want to purchase this device, Amazon is selling it for $149.99 with a service plan.
There you go. I’m buying one today because Michael thinks it’s THE phone to have.
Droid is the Alpha phone. And I will love it and only it. Until something better comes along.
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We could bore you with meaningless details about how the phone is thinner and lighter than the Sprint HTC Hero, feels much better in the hand, and is generally the best Android device besides the Motorola DROID our connect has used, but we’ll stop there.
Very cool commercial. It makes me forget that the Droid’s camera sucks.
The Motorola Droid costs the same as a 16GB Apple iPhone 3GS
Below is an apples-to-apples comparison graphic that examines the true cost of ownership and select features of each phone.
All retailers should handle rebates like this.
Customers who purchase the smartphone at Best Buy Mobile can avoid the hassle of mail-in rebates with instant savings applied at the point of purchase. The phone will retail for $199.99 with two-year activation.
I’m confused why there’s no mention of Nokia in this article.
Android will edge out Blackberry, Palm and Windows Mobile before it makes a dent in the iPhone market. iPhone customers have proven to be too loyal and resilient to adandon their handset of choice.
November 6th is the arrival date. Sounds like a very good device.
DROID by Motorola has a solid exterior, intelligent interior and is one of the thinnest full-QWERTY slider phones available. It is a no-fuss, high-tech, location-aware, voice-recognizing, over-the-air updating, multi-tasking machine – and it is available just in time for holiday wish lists.
features good ol’ WCDMA 850/1900/2100 — the bands AT&T uses for their UMTS 3G — alongside GSM 850/900/1800/1900, making it the perfect adoption candidate for both AT&T and Rogers.
will the Motorola Droid be successful? Absolutely, we think. It will eat in to BlackBerry sales, Windows Mobile sales, and positively murder any lingering Palm Pre sales. It’s that good.
I’m getting really interested with this device. I guess the ads showing up on the Yankees games are working.
One of our tipsters has send us pictures of Best Buy´s internal documentation that reveal an Android cell phone equipped with 5-megapixel camera and QWERTY keyboard, components that the Motorola Droid sports as well, is getting released through the retail network of the company on 24 October at a price of $599.99 without contract.
Motorola PR is on a roll. There’s a lot of buzz on this upcoming device.
a couple images of a promotional mailer that went out to one of our connects. It has a pretty decent shot of the device on it
it makes the CLIQ looks like a child’s toy partly because it is, and partly because the Droid, even in its non-final form, is the most impressive phone we’ve used since the iPhone.