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[Baker]

It's most likely the OK/confirm button.

Why does it looks so silly then? *Not trying to troll

It looks like some 1980's fingerprint reader.

 

[numble]

I'm getting sick of my iPhone 3GS. I've had an iPhone for like three years and the experience is growing stale.

Wonder what GSM android phone I should get. I wish this Droid was GSM because it seems great.

There is a GSM version, not available in US yet...

 

[kitchenmotors]

Am I the only one who thinks this phone looks really cheap? Almost like one fall could break the thing into pieces.

 

[glistenm]

I thought it was well understood that's a dpad on the side of the keyboard?

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

:lol :lol :lol

 

[RubxQub]

Am I the only one who thinks this phone looks really cheap? Almost like one fall could break the thing into pieces.

Slide phones that are this thin always make me wonder about how well built they could possibly be to prevent the two halves from blowing apart with a decent drop.

Like all modern electronics, treat them with respect and you'll avoid most/all issues

 

[DrFunk]

I'm getting sick of my iPhone 3GS. I've had an iPhone for like three years and the experience is growing stale.

Wonder what GSM android phone I should get. I wish this Droid was GSM because it seems great.

there is a GSM version

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-spotted-in-fine-gsm-form-video/

 

[DrForester]

Due for a Verizon upgrade soon

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Same here. I'm guessing there won't be any special offers for existing customers looking to upgrade to the phone/more expensive plan?

The recent rumor was the Verizon subscribers eligible for an upgrade could get the Droid for $99 less than retail. But, that's a rumor yet to be confirmed.

 

[gutshot]

Car dock mode

 

[FleckSplat]

It's most likely the OK/confirm button.

OK GO button? Million seller confirmed!

 

[alr1ght]

is the touchscreen glass or some type of scratch resistant plastic?

 

[shenglongdong]

The recent rumor was the Verizon subscribers eligible for an upgrade could get the Droid for $99 less than retail. But, that's a rumor yet to be confirmed.

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, I signed another 2 year this May, and am not eligible for upgraded pricing until 1/2011.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

is the touchscreen glass or some type of scratch resistant plastic?

The Cliq was glass and I think I heard that it was confirmed this one is too. Actually, I believe BGR's hands-on confirmed the thing to be practically all glass and metal.

 

[Expendable.]

Can someone confirm how much it is to upgrade? I'm due for my Verizon upgrade now an would love to get one of these. $100 would be amazing.

 

[Akim]

Can someone confirm how much it is to upgrade? I'm due for my Verizon upgrade now an would love to get one of these. $100 would be amazing.

I thought it was 200 to upgrade but does anyone know for sure?

 

[ClosingADoor]

To Europe please....

 

[dallow_bg]

Is this what the funny anti-iPhone ads were about?

iDon't...do this
iDon't... do that

They made me laugh, though i love my iPhone.
This phone looks really nice. I start to wonder how locked in I am to the App Store.

 

[Futureman]

It's $200 after $100 mail in rebate.

 

[btkadams]

if the iphone has a slide out kb and had a removable battery, it would have me instantly.

why can't there be a perfect phone?

Spoiler

this one is motorola, so it can't be perfect

 

[kaskade]

That phone is pretty sexy. Hopefully a 2.0 rom will be out soon so I can put it on my myTouch.

 

[DietRob]

I like the look of the phone. I just got my Blackberry Tour though so I'll probably need to stick with it for a while. I want the android OS soo bad though.

 

[Apoc29]

I thought Droid was a trademark of Lucasfilm? Lawsuit incoming?

 

[Expendable.]

It's $200 after $100 mail in rebate.

Usually the new every 2 upgrade plan is a reduced price.

 

[TheOMan]

Okay this thing looks HOT *AND* it has a keyboard...it's this or the XP3 and I really can't decide. HALP.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

if the iphone has a slide out kb and had a removable battery, it would have me instantly.

why can't there be a perfect phone?

Spoiler

this one is motorola, so it can't be perfect

This phone is as close to perfect as we'll see for a while. Only downsides could be if the keyboard's mediocre (but at least it's still there) or the storage (which, again, shouldn't really be a problem.)

Compared to past Android phones, though, this thing is perfect. It has a headphone jack. It has a speedy processor. It has a slim, sleek form factor - while still boasting a hardware keyboard. And it actually has fantastic battery life.

Not only that, it's launching with 12,000 apps (+2,000 from less than a month ago when the Cliq was shown!) In just a year, this thing positively blows the G1 out of the water. Android's growth is proving to be exponential, as well as the hardware it runs on.

I thought Droid was a trademark of Lucasfilm? Lawsuit incoming?

They're licensing it. In fact they sent an R2-D2 to some press people as a stunt.

 

[Double D]

I thought Droid was a trademark of Lucasfilm? Lawsuit incoming?

They went through Lucasfilm in order to use the name.

 

[gutshot]

I thought Droid was a trademark of Lucasfilm? Lawsuit incoming?

EDIT: Beaten

 

[ukas]

I thought Droid was a trademark of Lucasfilm? Lawsuit incoming?

There's already a disclaimer on their ads regarding the trademark.

 

[Fatalah]

Android 2.0. My goodness.

 

[glistenm]

I thought Droid was a trademark of Lucasfilm? Lawsuit incoming?

Probably they're using it without written permission and not it's not used under license from Lucasfilm Ltd and it's related companies..

 

[Bad_Boy]

It's $200 after $100 mail in rebate.

They say the 100 mail in rebate is a debit card? Is is possible to pay my verizon bill with that puppy? :lol

 

[Robobandit]

They say the 100 mail in rebate is a debit card? Is is possible to pay my verizon bill that puppy? :lol

It's a Vista debit card.. so I'd assume so :lol

 

[Blackface]

"The only people who will buy the Droid are Star Wars Freaks" - CNBC

"Iphone has something the droid can't claim they have, an app store" - CNBC

I mean, fucking really?

 

[Gary Whitta]

Can't wait to see this latest "iPhone killer". How many have there been now?

 

[Fatalah]

Can't wait to see this latest "iPhone killer". How many have there been now?

You settle down. This phone is on a good network, with the most subscribers in the US.

The hardware is powerful, Google's behind the OS. What more do you want Droid to be?!

 

[Gary Whitta]

You settle down. This phone is on a good network, with the most subscribers in the US.

True, it's just Verizon envy. BRB, gotta go make another failed call on AT&T.

 

[CiSTM]

Can't wait to see this latest "iPhone killer". How many have there been now?

IPhone has been killed many times already... Now they just need to come up with AppStore killer.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

"The only people who will buy the Droid are Star Wars Freaks" - CNBC

"Iphone has something the droid can't claim they have, an app store" - CNBC

I mean, fucking really?

wut da fuk

12,000 apps is nothing to sneeze at - it's now close to eclipsing the total number of Windows Mobile apps, (which is estimated to be between 10k and 20k, though the amount that actually work on new handsets is undoubtedly smaller.) Not even mentioing the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Android is definitely a strong #2 when it comes to pure peen-waving "app count" numbers, as if that was an accurate gauge to begin with. Bigger than Blackberry, WebOS, Symbian, and MS's official WinMo Marketplace.

 

[El Papa]

looks like a phone.

It's flat and thin. You should be all over it.

 

[Gary Whitta]

IPhone has been killed many times already

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Zero Hero]

I'm interested to see how the exchange client works.

 

[CiSTM]

:lol :lol :lol

Plz explain your lolz ?

 

[Dazzla]

To Europe please....

Ditto, my iPhone contract comes to an end in February. This is what I want to move on to.

 

[fortified_concept]

To Europe please....

THIS. This damnit...

 

[fortified_concept]

:lol :lol :lol

Saleswise no (in USA), hardware-wise and feature-wise it has been obliterated.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

I'm interested to see how the exchange client works.

There is no separate client anymore, it's completely integrated into the system itself. So is Facebook, actually. Gizmodo said that it's not like the Pre's "all or nothing" integration, either, you get to choose and group.

 

[Fatalah]

:lol :lol :lol

I think the guy meant in terms of processing power. But he should have been more clear. In terms of the total package, the iPhone packs a punch with iTunes & their App store. Apple brings it all together very well.

 

[Gary Whitta]

Saleswise no (in USA), hardware-wise and feature-wise it has been obliterated.

I don't want to derail this thread but this is nonsense, or at the very least irrelevant. In terms of naked tech specs there are other phones out there that boast more megapixels or CPU or whatever but you couldn't pay me to use any of them. What really matters to everyone except hardcore tech junkies is versatility and ease of use and there still isn't anything out there that even comes close to the iPhone experience.

For the record when I say "iPhone killer" I mean what everyone else who uses the term means - the one that will dethrone it in the marketplace. And the only phone that will do that is the next iPhone.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

I like how the keyboard looks in these two Gizmodo pics. In front-on shots, the keys look crooked and incongruous; here, they look neat and even a little buffered out. I like.