About a DROID: a review of Motorola’s newest smartphone

December 3rd, 2009

Verizon Wireless is the US’s largest wireless carrier, and it’s renowned for its good network coverage. At the same time, Verizon’s top-end consumer smartphones have been represented by its aging collection of Windows Mobile and Blackberry devices. The Apple iPhone went to AT&T, the Palm Pre to Sprint, and the first generation of Android devices to T-Mobile. But Verizon has finally struck back, taking the first Android 2.0 Device and releasing it with some Apple-like hype. Ars has gotten a hold of a Droid, and we’ve taken it (and the Android 2.0 platform) out for a test drive.

With the release of the Motorola Droid, Verizon Wireless takes a shot directly at the iPhone. Featuring an eye-catching 3.7″ WVGA screen, the same speedy ARM Cortex A8-based processor that powers the Pre and the iPhone 3GS, and a modern smartphone OS, the Droid is definitely a phone to be reckoned with. But is all this enough to make this phone your daily companion?