2 cents - Personally, I've had my hands on the Eris and Droid and really like them both. However, the Driod is more refined, has a bigger screen, etc. and also gets OS updates immediately (i.e. Verizon customers just got the 2.1 update). HTC phones take longer because of their customized desktops (if you will). The Eris has a nice 3.2 " and feels big, has 500Mhz cpu, and works well - though it feels light and made of cheap plastic. The only feature which felt cheap or an afterthought on the Droid was it's keyboard. Note, the Driod scans and has a flash for the camera, Eris doesn't. Hence, the trade-off seems to be a more convenient casual phone verses one slightly bigger and more capable one - I'd go with the latter.
My fav. phone is probably the Evo right now - I would wait for the HTC Evo (Sprint), Incredible (Verizon), and perhaps new iPhone to come out and decide then. The selling points of these newer phones are their 1Ghz processor, larger 4.3" screens (big selling point to me) and Wifi features. The Google Nexxus I heard is not on the table for Verizon 'upgraders' any time soon, though I'm not sure who would even want it, it's not better than any of these other phones. ________________________________ From: Matthias Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, April 26, 2010 10:09:15 AM Subject: [mhvlug] Question on Android phones I have the option of getting a new phone for Verizon and I want an Android just not sure which one. The Eris seems to be in the rear so really it's a question of Droid vs Incredible. Incredible has a 8 megapixel camera vs a 5 on the droid but I really could care less. To me the big differences are OLED and Snapdragon for the Incredible. Keyboard, screen size, and true Android software for the Droid. For me the real Android software is the issue. Reviews I have read are that the Incredible win this catagory because it is 2.1 but it seems like a loser to me since it is Sense and you then have to wait for HTC to update like the Eris situation. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. By the way where is the Verizon nexxus? Matthias Johnson _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium May 5 - Crack and LLVM Jun 2 - Android Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie
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