COMPARISON: HTC EVO 4G VS. MOTOROLA DROID
KEY DIFFERENCES
4G: The HTC Evo 4G is the first phone on a U.S. network to boast 4G connectivity, making it capable of connecting to Sprint’s WiMax network (where available) and enabling the device to reach peak download speeds of over 10 Mbps and peak upload speeds of 1 Mbps. In areas without 4G connectivity, the EVO will still operate on Sprint’s 3G network. Of course, the Motorola DROID connects to Verizon’s speedy 3G network.
Power: The Motorola DROID is a powerful device in its own right, but succeeding the DROID by a number of months, the EVO 4G is at the top of its class, armed with the latest processor and more RAM. The EVO 4G has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 512MB of RAM, while the DROID has a 550MHz processor and 256MB of RAM. While the difference may not be significantly noticeable in most day-to-day operations (e.g. checking email), the EVO 4Gwill outperform the DROID, particularly when many applications are running simultaneously.
Display: Like the HTC HD2 (T-Mobile), the HTC EVO 4G is equipped with a huge and gorgeous 4.3-inch touch sensitive 480×800 pixel display. The screen real estate makes the EVO 4G an ideal entertainment device — perfect for watching movies, browsing the web and even reading eBooks. The Motorola DROID also has an impressive and sizable 3.7-inch touch-sensitive display, and with 480×854 pixels, is slightly higher resolution and has significantly more pixels per square inch due to the display’s size differential.
Source: WireFly
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Claimed Motorola Droid 2 preliminary info leaks out.
Coming from gadgetsteria:
here are a few facts on droid2.
It is slightly more rounded edges,the open chin on the current droid vs the droid2 is the same,but the face of the droid2 chin is equal lentgh.this means the exposed chin on the current droid is open vs the droid2 chin is now part of the face slider.
also the 4 soft keys are moved around just a tad.same location but the menu button isnt the 4 dash’s. its like the devours 4 squares.
the 5 way nav is gone and replaced with 4 arrows in the keypad. this allowed the keypad to be biggerfor fat fingers like mine.
the camera is 5mp HD and the phone looks nothing like the pic above. not even close. it looks very close to the current droid just evovled a tad.
The power,volume,cam keys are now flush soft touch and not so obvious like the current droid is.
I cant speak on the guts yet.too soon.this is all i can say so please dont ask for more specifics yet.
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HTC Incredible Vs Motorola DROID: Will you upgrade on Verizon?
It is common knowledge that the Motorola DROID remains the powerhouse handset on Verizon’s network at the moment, and now that the long awaited upgrade to Android OS 2.1 has finally rolled out to customers, we imagine some of you will be holding on to your ‘fresh’ DROID for some time.
But will the HTC Incredible tempt you as soon as it is released? 45% of Product Review readers said No.
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Verizon’s One-on-One Droid Training
Verizon has taken a page from Apple offering free 30-minute one-on-one training for the Droid phones it sells (the Motorola Droid and the HTC Eris Droid.) and Business Week has a review of the service. Here are some of the highlights:
Making the appointment for the training was frustrating. None of the automated phone prompts at Verizon mention the training, so you’re left guessing which number to press. These free sessions are offered at Verizon’s corporate stores, but not at their retail stores.
Upon arrival at the College Park store, I informed the greeter I was there to receive a one-on-one training. A few moments later the manager of the store told me I’d be receiving my training from one of their trainers, Jennifer, after she was finished with her current customer. That’s a good sign when the manager of a store is involved so directly with customer interactions.
I first asked how I could better manage battery life on my phone. My out-of-the box experience with my Motorola Droid (which I love) was very poor. The phone was not able to make it through a single day on a battery charge. One evening soon after I bought the phone, the battery was dead when I needed to make an important call.
It turns out that there are several very useful ways to extend battery life on the Droid. Jennifer showed me how to download a program (or app) from the Android Market that identifies what programs are currently running on your Droid. By quitting programs that are running in the background, you can extend your phone’s battery life. (In addition, before the training, I independently discovered a very useful widget called Power Control that has dramatically extended the battery life of my Droid. (See http://www.idg.com/www/rd.nsf/rd?readform&u=http://www.ehow.com/how_5596884_extend-battery-life-motorola-droid.html) I leave Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and synching turned off most of the time — and also make my screen a bit dimmer — so my Droid now lasts two full days (or more) before needing to be recharged.
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As a final question, I asked Jennifer if she could recommend a Twitter client for the Droid. She told me she uses Facebook more than Twitter. Fair enough — we all choose the social networking tools that work best for us. Still, it would be good if Verizon trainers were aware of the most popular Twitter client for Android — Twidroid. I find Twidroid very helpful for following my Twitter stream when I’m on the go.
Seeing how busy this Verizon store is on a weekend, I began to understand why Verizon doesn’t want to schedule training sessions during this time. That being the case, Verizon needs to do better in scheduling trainings outside of Verizon stores. One possible location? Public libraries. I work as a public geek at a public library. All day long I answer people’s computer questions. Could I also be answering their Droid phone questions? I sure could. Would it be better if I were Verizon Android Certified? Yes, and even though such a certification does not yet exist, maybe it ought to.
Cell phone training classes in public libraries are a logical next step as cell phone become an ever more dominant part of our lives. I’m rather surprised public libraries have not begun offering this kind of training yet.
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Motorola CLIQ XT T-Mobile Release Dates Leaked
According to some internal docs, the Motoro9la CLIQ XT should be arriving on T-Mobile March 10th. Just yesterday, we heard some pricing details on: $139.99 for the CLIQ XT with a contract.
Source: Into Mobile
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Verizon: Use your Motorola Droid or HTC Imagio as a FiOS TV remote
Verizon posted a note on its forums that says FiOS TV customers can use their Verizon Wireless Android powered Motorola DROID or the Windows Mobile powered HTC Imagio as a remote to control their FiOS set-top box. The software allows you to control channels, pause/rewind/face forward, set parental controls, record TV shows, and even transfer photos from your phone to your television. If a phone call comes through, your TV will be automatically muted.
Source: Mobile Burn
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HTC to lose #1 Android market share as Motorola sweeps in to take 2010?
- Image via CrunchBase
Wow, what a difference a year makes. It wasn’t that long ago that we were sounding the death tone for Motorola. A company that had risen so high with their popular Razr cellphone several years back and fallen into a black hole of a slump, churning out crappy and unoriginal handsets left and right. And then came Android with it’s open architecture and high level of customization that helped Motorola find their groove again when they released the Motorola DROID back in November of 2009.
As many of you know however, the DROID isn’t Motorola’s only Android device. Here in the states they’ve also got the Cliq and Backflip with many more in the wings. It is this momentum and laser focused attention on Android and Android only that is paving the way for Motorola to take over the title of #1 Android manufacturer from HTC.
Read the full story on Gadgetsteria
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Motorola ‘Ruth’ specs outed
Motorola’s got another Android phone coming up. The so-called “Ruth” — model number MB511 — has been unearthed via Motorola’s own user agent profile database, revealing a decidedly HTC Tattoo-like QVGA display, GSM / WCDMA radio of some sort, and Qualcomm MSM7200a processor. What’s more, we’re seeing a mention of Android 1.5 in the browser specs section of the profile.
Source: Engadget.
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Verizon’s iPhone alternatives: HTC Droid Eris vs. Motorola Droid
Mlive has a comparison between the two Droids:
Design: HTC Droid Eris
(But iPhone beats both Droids)
• Without a keyboard and a smaller screen, the HTC Droid Eris is much more pocketable and sleeker than the Motorola Droid. (The Eris also has a trackball.)
• Despite its name, the Eris doesn’t have the annoying “DROOOOID” sound effect and “I’m a robot from the future who is going to kill you” startup graphics that Motorola’s phone has.
• The Droid Eris speakerphone is loud, but not quite as loud as Motorola Droid.
• Like the Motorola Droid, the Droid Eris has a 3.5mm headphone jack and WiFi.
• Both Droids have a capacitive touchscreen and on-screen keyboard like the iPhone. But unlike Motorola’s Droid, the Eris supports multitouch pinching gestures for zooming in on web pages and in other applications.
• Both Droids have a 5 megapixel camera that is meh, but the Motorola Droid records video at more than double the resolution than Droid Eris (352 x 288 pixels).
• Unlike the the Motorola Droid, there is no physical button on the Eris to activate the camera.
• I had trouble with the Droid Eris screen unlocking while in my pocket and calling random people, but a software update has made the screen less sensitive while locked.
User interface: Advantage Motorola Droid
(Both Droids beat iPhone)
While both Droids handle multitasking well, the Motorola Droid runs Android 2.0 while the Eris is still running Android 1.5.
HTC chose the older operating system so it could use its Sense user interface for Android, which offers some special eye-candy widgets for such things as Facebook and Twitter. I found these widgets to be subpar to other application options on the phone, and I really missed the unified e-mail and Google navigation voice commands featured in Android 2.0.
Overall
The Droid Eris packed more of a punch than I expected. Like the Motorola Droid, I felt comfortable leaving the house without my iPhone.
While I was disappointed that the Eris didn’t have Android 2.0, rumor has it HTC does plan to push an upgrade to the phone over Verizon’s network.
While I prefer the extras the Motorola Droid offers, check out the Eris if a smaller form factor is one of your main requirements.
Read the rest of the review on Mlive
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HTC Droid Eris Goes BOGO with Verizon for Christmas
If you are still on the lookout for that Christmas Droid deal then you may like to know that Verizon Wireless is again running their famed Buy One Get One Free Promo on the HTC Droid Eris.
Same deal as previous on this one, purchase a Verizon Droid and you’ll get an HTC Droid Eris free gratis, although you will require a 2 year contract on both smartphones.
Source: Phones Review
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