Motorola Droid – the first phone from the DROID series was unveiled today in a press conference held by Verizon Wireless. Droid will be the first phone to be powered by the new Google Android 2.0 operating system and will be available, starting from Nov. 6th for $199 (after a $100 rebate) with a two-year contract on Verizon. Below is a quick rundown on how Motorola Droid stands against the ever so popular iPhone 3GS.
|
|
Motorola Droid |
iPhone 3GS |
| Operating System | Android 2.0 | iPhone OS 3.1.x (OS X Mobile) |
| Size and Weight | Height: 115.80 mm Width: 60.0 mm Depth: 13.7 mm Weight: 6 ounces (169 grams) | Height: 115.5 mm Width: 62.1 mm Depth: 12.3 mm Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams) |
| Processing Speed and Capacity | 550MHz CPU 16 GB Removable memory card Supports up to 32 GB microSD. | 600MHz CPU 16 GB or 32 GB flash drive
|
| Cellular and wireless | CDMA 1x 800/1900, EVDO rev. A Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR | UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR |
| Power and Battery | lithium-ion battery Talk time: Up to 8 hours | Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery Talk time: Up to 12 hours on 2G, Up to 5 hours on 3G |
| Changeable Battery | Yes | No |
| Display | 3.7-inch (diagonal) capacitive widescreen touch display with 854 x 480 pixels. | 3.5-inch (diagonal) capacitive widescreen multitouch display with 480 x 320 pixels. Fingerprint-resistant oleo-phobic coating |
| Multitouch | No | Yes |
| Keyboard | Slide-out QWERTY keyboard + Onscreen virtual keyboard | Onscreen virtual keyboard |
| Camera, Photos, and Video | 5 megapixels Autofocus dual-LED flash DVD quality video recording of up to 24 fps (720×480) resolution | 3 megapixels Autofocus Tap to focus Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio Photo and video geotagging |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor |
| Location | Assisted + Standalone GPS Digital Compass WiFi | Assisted GPS Digital Compass WiFi |
| Multitasking | Yes | No |
| OS Updates | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary | Google Apps | MobileMe |
| Applications Available | 10,000 + | 100,000 + |
Motorola’s Droid is the first Android-based handset on Verizon and has been hyped a lot, thanks to “iDont, Droid Does” ad campaign, but I still don’t think it will hurt or chip away from Apple’s iPhone 3GS sales anytime soon. In the end, we, the consumers are all going to be the winners. Lets just wait and see whether the device lives up to the consumers expectations or not.