Motorola yesterday unveiled their much hyped Droid phone which will be the first phone to be powered by Android 2.0 platform and is set to release on November 6th on Verizon Wireless. The timing of Droid phone release is interesting as it collides with the first multitouch-capable Windows phone (HD2) by HTC which is also set to release next month and will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC Sense running on top it.
The following comparison may help you decide which phone to get between these two, come this fall.
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Motorola Droid |
HTC HD2 |
| Operating System | Android 2.0 | Windows Mobile 6.5 |
| Size and Weight | Height: 115.80 mm Width: 60.0 mm Depth: 13.7 mm Weight: 6 ounces (169 grams) | Height: 121mm Width: 67mm Depth: 11mm Weight: 5.5 ounces (157 grams) |
| Processing Speed and Capacity | 550MHz CPU 16 GB Removable memory card Supports up to 32 GB microSD. | Snapdragon MSM 8250 1GHz processor 16GB or 32GB flash drive 320MB RAM 512MB of flash MicroSD card slot |
| Cellular and wireless | CDMA 1x 800/1900, EVDO rev. A Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR | WCDMA/HSPA (900,1200 Mhz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi connectivity Bluetooth 2.1 support
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| Power and Battery | lithium-ion battery Talk time: Up to 8 hours | 1230 mAh rechargeable battery Talk time: Up to 7 hours |
| Changeable Battery | Yes | Yes |
| Display | 3.7-inch (diagonal) capacitive widescreen touch display with 854 x 480 pixels. | 4.3-inch capacitive widescreen multitouch display with 800 x 480 pixels.
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| 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 | 5-Megapixel Autofocus Dual LED Flash
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| 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 | Yes |
| OS Updates | Yes | Not Confirmed |
| Proprietary | Google Apps | Microsoft MyPhone |
| Applications Available | 10,000 + | 20,000 + |
On paper, HTC HD2 surely has more firepower (thanks to its 1Ghz Snapdragon processor), multitouch support and larger screen than Droid. Droid on the other hand has an edge due to Android which is faster, more stable and consistent than the rather anemic Windows Mobile OS. For the end-user in the end, it may actually comes down to the preferred choice of platform, and whether or not they will prefer the slide-out QWERTY keyboard on Droid over the onscreen one with support for multitouch on HD2.
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Let us know which one will you go for!