Today marks a new day in the Android world. Despite the fact that the G1, MyTouch3G, and other devices before them has yet to compare to the like of the Motorola Droid. Not sure how well Sprint’s Hero works but the Eris is as sharp as it is efficient. Definitely a better approach taken by the good people at Google with Android 2.0 & Android w/ the Sense UI. The Verizon store I visited in Little Falls, NJ wasn’t quite the madhouse I expected or maybe everyone already came and got theirs or ordered online. Now our take on these two devices.
*The Good*
Above are shots taken with each camera & posted here. Being that they’re both 5MP cameras w/auto focus, the shots came out pretty good. I was little concerned due to the blogosphere trashing the camera but it turned out to be a hardware issue which they appear to have resolved. The keyboard on the MotoDroid is a lot more solid that the pics make them out to be. Very impressive, great spacing between letters. The D-Pad next to the keyboard also works great and not as cheesey as it looks. The responsiveness of this device is incredible. No lagging what so ever within toggling menus, switching between screens, YouTube loaded quickly & played without any buffering interruption. Improved Search by voice, which is something that my voice (which is deep, not Barry White but you get it) could never be heard properly until now. Improved browser experience bringing you a zoomed-out, full page look along with a great processor to make everything run quick & smooth. The 3.7 inch w/ 480 x 854 makes everything viewed on the MotoDroid look more crisp & cleaner than any other smartphone screen. The 4 soft buttons at the bottom of the screen works well although it initially looks out of place, you shouldn’t have any complaints.
The Droid Eris doesn’t have Android 2.0 but runs 1.5 w/ the Sense UI on top of it. It too runs great. It is surprising light & thin, maybe lighter than my 8900. The soft screen buttons work just as well as Moto’s. The Sense UI gives you 5 home screen to stack apps/widgets on like the Cliq offers. The Eris has the standard screen resolution 480 x 320 which is works fine. The Eris’ Sense keyboard looks & performs better than the standard onscreen keyboard Android offers.
The Droid Eris doesn’t have Android 2.0 but runs 1.5 w/ the Sense UI on top of it. It too runs great. It is surprising light & thin, maybe lighter than my 8900. The soft screen buttons work just as well as Moto’s. The Sense UI gives you 5 home screen to stack apps/widgets on like the Cliq offers. The Eris has the standard screen resolution 480 x 320 which is works fine. The Eris’ Sense keyboard looks & performs better than the standard onscreen keyboard Android offers.
*The Bad*
The bad part about the MotoDroid is that it only offers the standard 3 home screens when other Android devices with less under the hood offers 5 (Eris, Hero, Cliq). While the MotoDroid has everything except the kitchen sink inside, it manages not to have multitouch support (which would’ve been great to use with the immaculate screen). The Exchange Sync on the Droid isn’t as solid as a BlackBerry. Despite the other improvements/advancements, the Music player was in need of a new look/interface and didn’t get it all. Same ol setup from the original Android OS. It needs serious help.
While the Eris takes nice camera shots, it still suffers that same problem that almost all Android devices suffer from. It has no flash with it.
While the Eris takes nice camera shots, it still suffers that same problem that almost all Android devices suffer from. It has no flash with it.
*The TG 2 Cents*
With the flaws and all. Both devices are priced well with Verizon. The Droid is still the MUST BUY Android device with everything that it is capable of (Exchange support, social network integration into contact info, & a unified email inbox). The Eris isn’t too far behind , but it’s a matter of preference. We would tell consumers to play with both devices before purchasing your MotoDroid (Cause we know that’s one you’ll end up with). It appears that Android has arrived officially for Verizon. I guess it paid off to wait on a Android device.
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