Droid Phone

[IndigoSkies 168]

IMO, the phone's as good as the operating system. Most phone are already ridiculously small, thin, light, and plenty fast enough. So you need to consider the OS. Go with BB if you enjoy sending loads and loads of email. BB's are awesome for typers. If you spend a lot of time on your phone, go with an iPhone or wait for it. Get the Droid X if you can't wait. Android is a solid OS. But the wallpaper drives me nut. Even if I use a wallpaper perfectly cropped and sized, Android stretches the wallpaper and makes it blurry. I can't figure out how to get a sharp wallpaper on my Android phone.

[fozzie 41]

What about battery life? The Iphone 3GS starts out great but then fades quickly. I am a little over a year in to the 2 yr contract and it needs daily charges. Otherwise I love the IPhone.

I am patiently waiting for the Verizon version..and lets face it...it gonna happen eventually! If it comes out but it still suffers from the same call dropping issues (some are the AT&T network and some are the hardware) then Ill go ith a droid phone.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

IMO, the phone's as good as the operating system. Most phone are already ridiculously small, thin, light, and plenty fast enough. So you need to consider the OS. Go with BB if you enjoy sending loads and loads of email. BB's are awesome for typers. If you spend a lot of time on your phone, go with an iPhone or wait for it. Get the Droid X if you can't wait. Android is a solid OS. But the wallpaper drives me nut. Even if I use a wallpaper perfectly cropped and sized, Android stretches the wallpaper and makes it blurry. I can't figure out how to get a sharp wallpaper on my Android phone.

Actually the network is the most important part.

[JAYKE 0]

If you want an interface VERY close to the iphone on an android OS on Verizon Wireless, your best option is the Samsung Fascinate. Motorola's Droid line is good, but battery life is a big issue with them.

I am a technician for the big red checkmark (a real one, not one of the store "rent a techs"), and play with test devices daily.

[Anh map 2,098]

So is the battery life an issue pertaining to the OS or the hardware?

I am not looking just for something "like the iPhone." My wife had to have one as a fashion accessory.

I figure it's time to step up and am wanting to figure out the best choice available. I've got "guy fingers" and do a decent amount of email and text communication. My BB has no memory and will just do a hard reset randomly if I am simply listening to something Flycast. Also, I want a camera occasionally and my 8830 doesn't have one.

[JAYKE 0]

So is the battery life an issue pertaining to the OS or the hardware?

I am not looking just for something "like the iPhone." My wife had to have one as a fashion accessory.

I figure it's time to step up and am wanting to figure out the best choice available. I've got "guy fingers" and do a decent amount of email and text communication. My BB has no memory and will just do a hard reset randomly if I am simply listening to something Flycast. Also, I want a camera occasionally and my 8830 doesn't have one.

Little of both. Android OS keeps all apps open, and without downloading a free app called task killer/app killer (and using it), it will suck the life out of your battery. That being said, the newer Motorola Droids are better than the original in that respect, but still lesser than that of your global BB.

Droid 2 is the only one with a "real" (vs. virtual) keyboard.... right now. But there IS a new "Motorola Droid Pro" (google it, it's been leaked to all the tech blogs, etc) that is coming out soonish, that is the firs Droid that's global, as well as designed (in form and function) similarly to a blackberry, with all the "cool bits" of Android.

There's also an "HTC Merge" that's rumored online to be coming out this quarter that is also a global android with a full physical keyboard (also google that one). If I were moving from a BB device and wanted to eliminate as much learning curve as possible, I'd seriously look at the Droid Pro.

[Nik+Heather 121]

Still thinking about this?

I saw this article today which does a side by side comparison of the front runners....

http://manofthehouse.com/gadgets/phones/the-best-android-smart-phones?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Outloud-Outbrain