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But yes, definitely referring to a full-QWERTY slider.]]>Oct 28th 2009 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/]]>Oct 28th 2009 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
I think by 'full qwerty', they mean in landscape format, whereas the Pixi is in portrait. I could be wrong.]]>Oct 28th 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
This isn't the droid your looking for...]]>Oct 28th 2009 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
The Hero on Sprint looks nice and all, but this thing is gorgeous. And the innards of this device looks even better!]]>Oct 28th 2009 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
you dont go hijacking a thread because you think that the pixi is better
If you dont have anything nice to say, dont say it at all!]]>Oct 28th 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
Maybe this can get motorola out of the hole they have been in for a long time.]]>Oct 28th 2009 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/my bad!]]>Oct 28th 2009 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
I'm not comparing the pixi to the Droid, I'm simply correcting the article. Don't be so defensive, guy.]]>Oct 28th 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
l2read]]>Oct 28th 2009 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
Every technicall aspect he just said they didn't have...Droid has.

The kids are getting out of control. Where are the parents.]]>Oct 28th 2009 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Droid has multitouch (and Android 2.0 supports it too), it's just uncertain for now if it uses pinch-zoom and stuff like that (you know, it's not yet been released to the crowds, so we'll have to wait and see how multitouch will be used)
Droid has a lot of apps, not as much as the iPhone but then again, there are lots of crappy apps for the iPhone (we call this the iFart-syndrome)
Droid hasn't got that many users, because, you know, it isn't released yet. How many users did the iPhone (3G(s)) have after the announcement but before general availability? Exactly.
Droid actually has a fast processor. Do your research.
Droid seems to have a solid build, but we can't judge that without holding the device, which, I assume, you haven't either.
The Droid commercial may play on the iPhone, but it actually has a lot of nice features and things that are way beyond the iPhone, and don't look like it either (Turn by turn, home screen that shows more than just some icons, the specialized in-car UI, the home-dock UI).
Droid has a file manager, you can install it through the Market (or, as Apple would say: There's an app for that!)
Droid may not have as much internal memory, but you can slide in MicroSD cards, which would make it possible to have more storage in your Droid than you can get in any iPhone available now (and in the future, probably).
Droid has unlocked WiFi! Maybe a carrier would cripple it, but it's inprobably and easily undone if done at all.
I'd love to tell you how Android is the greatest mobile OS, but well, you don't seem like you're ever going to agree, so I'm gonna let the point about the greatest mobile OS go.
About the CNET awards: CNET might seem slightly biased, but even if they aren't (which is possible, ofcourse), an unreleased phone has indeed not got any awards. Just like the iPhone before it was generally available didn't have awards.
Droid has the magnetometer, and it's not the first Android device to have one either. Apple was later to the game with this than Android.
And no, Droid doesn't use WAP (no Android phone on the market does, actually), it's got WiFi and the 3G flavours you need depending on who your carrier is and where you live (just like the iPhone). And it's got a spiffy browser, too :)]]>Oct 28th 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/

what happened to "this isn't the final design"?


]]>Oct 28th 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
It's nice to see Android on such a nice phone. I've got a Pre and loving it, but that phone is damn tempting.

It will be interesting to see if Sprint will still force the Everything Plan on Android phones when 2.0 is live. Telenav is something that's lumped into the plan.]]>Oct 28th 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
Apple will prove once again that great marketing with good products beats great products with inferior marketing.

Everyone (well, every Engadget reader) thinks campaigns like "Get a Mac" are getting old, but it is one of the most successful campaigns of the decade. Apple beats Motorola in marketing and that will prove to be deciding factor. ]]>Oct 28th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
"The Pre was prettier, but on a bad network" - Um, have you ever used AT&T? It's hands down the worst provider. 30% of calls in NYC get dropped.

Verizion > Sprint > T-Mobile > AT&T in my book, most people would probably switch the middle two. Depends on where you live.

Droid looks great. iPhone would be everywhere if Apple didn't want a fat check from AT&T, now they will lose a lot of ground to the other networks.]]>Oct 28th 2009 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
The Droid hype reminds me of the ZuneHD hype, so it will be interesting to see what consumers do when they vote with their wallets.

BTW: Amazon MP3 bestseller list shows the Zune HD at #26 (16Gb) and #28 (32Gb), ouch so soon after the launch .....]]>Oct 28th 2009 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
Man, you got no idea do you. That whole list, my Sprint Hero does and has. The Hero has all those features plus turn by turn navigation and a 5mp camera that also does 720X480 video on the first round. It took iphone four years to collect all those features. LOL 3 years just to do copy and paste. Your post only proves your ignorance.

Please don;t compare these Apple fanboys wanna-bes to true Apple Users. Real Apple Users loves and embraces everything tech. Especially something this cool.



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Droid Doesn't have multitouch ]]>Oct 29th 2009 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
But on a serious note, I would have NEVER imagined Verizon going this path and supporting the open community. Thanks You Google/Android for this!!! I'm completely sold come Nov. 6th.

Best Network- check
Best OS/(in the not to distant future)- check
Kick Ass Phone- check

Making iPhone fanboy's kneel down, looking to Steve Jobs for his response, and he "has to leave due to medical circumstances", - priceless.
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IF IT DOES IM BUYING THIS UNLOCKED AND GETTING THE 1200 TXTS/ 1200 MINS WITH 50 MB DATA FOR $29.95. Verizon's post paid costs a bit too much in the pocket.
]]>Oct 29th 2009 2:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
I can appreciate that not running on AT&T may well be a draw but is the screen and Android 2 really that much of a big deal? The videos for the device do not show anything particularly impressive so I am wondering if the truly groundbreaking stuff isn't being shown. What is so damned exciting? What does this device do that nothing else does?

I honestly think you've all gone nuts. For example, the demonstration video shows the woman demonstrating it trying to open the Messages application by pressing it and nothing happened despite the icon illuminating on-screen. She had to press it again for the application to open. Now this might not be the finished product yet but stuff like that gives me cause to pause.]]>Oct 29th 2009 6:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
a detailed preview about droid plus some official (Hi-Res) from Motorola Corp: http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/motorola-droid-official-release-on-november-6-for-199-with-contract/

"kudus to all who waited" Judgment day: 11/06/09..
]]>Oct 29th 2009 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/
Droid Doesn't have multitouch(Yes, it does)
Droid Doesn't have 100,000+ Apps(iPhone has more like 10, with about 10,000 repeats)
Droid Doesn't have 45+ million user(Hasn't been released, dipshit)
Droid Doesn't have a fast processor(Faster than the iPhone isn't fast?)
Droid Doesn't have a solid build (What, like people want a freaking brick in their pockets?)
Droid Doesn't know how to be original (Actually, this is more original than the iPhone. It has its own OS and features the iPhone doesn't have)
Droid Doesn't have a File Manager (Doesn't need a piece of crap that locks up computers)
Droid Doesn't have over 16GB of internal memory (but it still has 16 gigs, expandable to 32)
Droid Doesn't have unlocked WiFi (why the fuck would Verizon tout the WiFi if it isn't unlocked?)
Droid Doesn't have the greatest mobile OS (Yes, it has android)
Droid Doesn't have awards for being the best phone(It hasn't even been released yet)
Droid Doesn't have a Magnetometer(WTF would people need this?)
Droid Doesn't have the best mobile internet experience (It has full HTML, and will have support for IMBEDDED FLASH, unlike the iDoesn't)]]>Oct 29th 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/Oct 28th 2009 11:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/I can NOT wait for this phone!

one more week...one more week!

Looks great guys]]>Oct 28th 2009 11:02AM