Behold II Smartphone with Android
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5.0 stars
"Very good phone (iPhone comparison)"
Pros: Call Quality
Speakerphone
Touch Screen
Internet Speed
There are too many pros to list honestlyCons: None so far
Summary: 1st off I want to say that i'm not some anti-apple idiot. I like the iPhone, I always have but i've never wanted one because I use to have ATT and know how bad it can be. I have never OWNED an iPhone but I have used an iPhone 3GS when my buddy went to England for 4 days. as far as I know, it was NOT jailbroken and seemed to work fine.
That being said, it's a lot better than the iPhone I used. Both screens are great, both phones are nice and thin and feel like they are quality devices. Battery life is about the same from my experience as well. A lot of people are trying to bash the Droid's keyboard but honestly, it's not that bad. It's a pretty good keyboard. You do have to get use to it but once you do, it's fine. It's not a GREAT keyboard like the Samsung Rogue's for example, but it gets the job done. The camera is fantastic. The flash works well but it's not meant for pictures in pitch black. The screen is very responsive and the customizable screens are great. The battery charges from 0% to 100% in about 2 full hours which is reasonable.
Now for the Apps.
The Apps store looks great and is easy to use just like the iPhone. There isn't as many apps as the iPhone but honestly, I found every app I could think of wanting and they were all free. Weather, Sports, News, Calculators, games, fart noises, soundboards, magic 8 balls, dice.. basically anything you can imagine seems to be available for free. All the Apps seem to work great too. I'd like to know what kind of Apps the iPhone has that Android doesn't because like I said... I found everything I wanted.
My favorite part of the phone is the multitasking. I like surfing the web, which is VERY fast by the way, while listening to Pandora radio and checking my e-mail and text messages all the same time. It's a nice feature.
The iPhone is great and all but there are a few key features this phone has that make this better. The Camera and flash, multitasking, keyboard and the network make it better. I don't care wether the battery is removable or stupid things like that. Verizon is a lot better than ATT and that's a huge factor.
If I had an iPhone, would I sell it and move over to Verizon and the Droid? maybe... it depends. If your in a great ATT 3G area like San Francisco for example, then your iPhone wont drop calls and the internet will be fast so it depends how much you value a better camera, a real keyboard and multitasking. Overall, i'd still switch but it's debatable. On the other hand, if you have "spotty" ATT coverage and drop calls sometimes and have little to no 3G coverage.. yes it's definitely worth switching. You dont have to worry about calls dropping or slow internet with Verizon. That and you get a few key features that are important.. to me anyways.
EDIT: The free Google GPS is great too... im glad verizon isnt charging extra for that.
- 5 replies to this review
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I have owned both phones. Both the iPhone and the Droid are very comprable to one another. Both phones will do basically the same things. Overall in my opinion the iPhone is an easier device to use.
But the Droid is not hard to use for anyone who has a basic understanding of how computers work. Having to jailbreak the iPhone is a pain and can be scary for someone not familiar with technology. My bottom line for switching to the Droid was Verizon's 3g is way better. I live in a rural area and honestly a smartphone is a pain with slow internet. Not to mention Verizon's customer service is way better than att. -
Dont listen to anything bensyne says about a jail broken iphone being better than the droid. The droid is SO much better than the crappy iPhone. Bensyne talked about being able to use skype on the iphone. Driods dont need skype because we acually get service on our phones to make real calls. The 3G on the droid is unbelievably fast. AT&T cant even compete with Verizon. All you apple lovers need to realize that the iPhone is no longer the best phone out there. And remember, there's a map for that!
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just saying if you haven't owned a jail-broken iphone you don't know watt the thing is truly capable of which is basically everything imaginable (seriously everything just to name a few 3g unrestrictor which gives your 3g the same capability as wifi which means skyp calls online gaming video music streaming ect... amazing multitasking between anything and free everything does droid do any of those things?
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The ATT network is in fact not that good in all parts of the San Francisco mid-Bay Peninsula. I am moving from ATT to Verizon because 3G is so weak in some parts of Mountain View and Palo Alto, the irony of which is obvious.
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FOLLOW-UP:
I've had the phone for almost 2 weeks now and I still have no real issues with it. Everything works as it's suppose to and it's overall.. refreshing. Some of the Apps didnt fit the huge screen during the 1st few days, but they do now that they updated them, so thats no longer an issue. I keep learning new things about the Droid. It's such an "open" phone that there's stuff you can do that you wouldnt even think of... like making some callers go directly to voicemail for example.
The "Google Sky Map" is super cool. It's one of those "NO WAY" apps to show your friends. You basically point your phone in ANY direction and it shows you the starts, planets and other such things in that direction, on the screen. I found Saturn which was pretty cool lol.
I bought a pair of $100 Bose headphone for my iPod a while back and they obviously sounded great... so I decided to plug them in to my droid... and seriously... the sound quality is crazy good. Pandora on "high quality" is great.
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