Motorola Droid vs. HTC Droid Eris?

Question:

I have Verizon wireless and I feel like I need a new phone. I have a LG EnV touch right now. I like it a lot, but I like the idea of the Android OS. I use google a lot so Android seems to suit me. I am 18 so I'm not really rich and I'm not sure If i should fork up the extra money just for the Motorola, or should I just settle for the less flashy HTC.

Answer:

Both the Motorola Droid and the HTC Droid Eris are great phones. I myself am a Verizon Wireless customer and I have had the Droid Eris for about a week now and I really love it. My old phone was a Palm 700wx I had for around 4 years so I felt like it was time for me to get a more "modern" phone.



I must say that the Droid and the Droid Eris are both great devices. The only things I don't like on the Motorola Droid is the terrible keyboard (the keys are flat and is hard to feel the keys) and that most widgets you download from the marketplace look odd on the Motorola Droid because it uses a widescreen resolution. The Motorola Droid however has some seriously awesome speakers built into it and the screen is massive for a phone. It also uses a faster processor (not by much though) and comes with more memory than the Droid Eris.



I chose to go with the Droid Eris because I didn't feel the need for a physical keyboard and it is half the price of the Droid. Also after 4 years of carrying a massive phone that always bulged out of my pants pocket (a bit exaggerated), I didn't want to get a phone that was nearly the same size. Although, one thing I don't really like is that it takes a few seconds to "flip" the screen which can get annoying. Another plus is that sometime this quarter, Verizon is going to release the Android 2.0 upgrade with Sense UI for the Eris, so if you can wait a while, the Eris will be getting a major upgrade.



This is just my opinion on these two devices and I strongly encourage you to go to a local Verizon Wireless store and play with both of the phones and pick out which one "feels" better for you. You are going to be using the phone for at least 2 years, so might as well get the one that suits you best.

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