Motorola Droid
Am I alone? Moto Droid to Eris?
I feel like I'm in a lone camp here. I got my Moto Droid on New Years and then I just got my wife the Droid Eris this past Saturday (using the free Eris deal).
The long of the short of it is, I kind of like the Eris over the Moto Droid for the following reasons:
- Eris is seemingly way lighter
- I do not like the physical keyboard on the Moto Droid (even though I liked physical keyboards in the past). I'm disappointed in I wonder how much of the weight issue is due to this keyboard?
- The Eris HTC UI interface is better (5 home screens vs 3 by default). I have to run Panda or some homescreen app on my Droid to make it the same. The Eris UI seems more 'refined' in a way.
- The Android 2.0 is coming to Eris in about a week (reporte...
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The long of the short of it is, I kind of like the Eris over the Moto Droid for the following reasons:
- Eris is seemingly way lighter
- I do not like the physical keyboard on the Moto Droid (even though I liked physical keyboards in the past). I'm disappointed in I wonder how much of the weight issue is due to this keyboard?
- The Eris HTC UI interface is better (5 home screens vs 3 by default). I have to run Panda or some homescreen app on my Droid to make it the same. The Eris UI seems more 'refined' in a way.
- The Android 2.0 is coming to Eris in about a week (reporte...
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-Droid is getting 2.1 soon, that is 5 screens by default.
-the screen is what makes the Droid so heavy IMO (it is a heavy duty glass)
-I hated the keyboard too, but I got used to it, and I'm glad I have it now
-Weatherbug and calendar auto launch because they are made to run in the background.. not sure why the eris doesn't do the same.
Sense UI is great, I'll give you that.
This is why I chose and stuck with the droid:
-Screen resolution is unbelievable.
-Faster processor (which means better utilization of 2.1)
-Keyboard. Even if it doesn't hold a candle to the Tour keyboard, I still prefer having one to not having one.
-Battery is MUCH better imo
-Car mount/desk charger are actually useful for me.. (this surprised me)
-the screen is what makes the Droid so heavy IMO (it is a heavy duty glass)
-I hated the keyboard too, but I got used to it, and I'm glad I have it now
-Weatherbug and calendar auto launch because they are made to run in the background.. not sure why the eris doesn't do the same.
Sense UI is great, I'll give you that.
This is why I chose and stuck with the droid:
-Screen resolution is unbelievable.
-Faster processor (which means better utilization of 2.1)
-Keyboard. Even if it doesn't hold a candle to the Tour keyboard, I still prefer having one to not having one.
-Battery is MUCH better imo
-Car mount/desk charger are actually useful for me.. (this surprised me)
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