Motorola Droid – Review

Does your phone have 3G across the country? Droid Does. What else does Droid do? A lot actually, and with every new application that comes out the Droid can do more and more. That’s really the beautiful thing about the Droid it’s something that is just a blank canvas and you then create something unique that suits you.

Overview

What do you get when you purchase the Motorola Droid? Other than (obviously) the phone you get a 16GB microSD card pre installed, a wall/usb charger, and a standard Lithium Ion battery. But there is more to it than just what the box says.

The Droid has a full qwerty keyboard, both as hardware and software. You can use the software keyboard in both landscape and portrait while the hardware keyboard is used in landscape. Both keyboards have not given any real big issues, in fact in the time I’ve been using the Droid I have only had issues typing with the hardware keyboard when I was trying to type with my arm around my girl friend. Even then I was able to type just fine. The software keyboard has given me a few more issues, but honestly nothing I wont get used to. Both keyboards are really solid and the phone could be perfect with just one or the other, however getting to choose between either one is even better!

The Droid also comes with a pre installed 16GB microSD card, and don’t think that Motorola got cheap when it came to picking out the size of memory card to stick in this. Currently 16GB microSD cards are as big as they come, and consequentially also the most expensive. Now I know the first thing some people may think is “the iPhone comes in a 32GB flavor” well yes it does, however what happens when 64GB microSD cards hit the market? Or even when the 32GB microSD cards are up for sale? The Droid will allow you upgrade your storage, which is nice since you will be stuck with it for 2 years unless you like to break your contracts.

The Driod does have a 3.7″ screen, which makes my old LG Dare look like a midget. It makes videos on YouTube watchable, as well as makes it very easy to read my favorite websites such as Gizmodo and EmotionalNinja. There isn’t really much more to elaborate on about this screen, it is just amazing, just make sure you get a screen protector!!

The Droid comes with a 5 mega pixel camera which you would expect to take great pictures for a camera phone. Well it does not let you down, the pictures I have taken have all been crisp and clean. Just in case you forgot, a 5 mega pixel camera is actually all you need for conventional picture sizes.

The Good and The Bad

The Good:

• Free Turn by Turn GPS
• TONS of Free Applications
• Beautiful 3.7″ screen
• 5 Mega Pixel Camera w/ Flash
• Verizon’s 3G Coverage
• QWERTY Keyboard
• Touch Screen Keyboard

The Bad

• Battery Life does leave something to be desired, don’t expect to go more than a day on a single charge.
• Monthly price could be a little cheaper, starting at $90 is a little high..
• The camera has awkward moments where it doesn’t want to take a picture.
  

Conclusion

If you are looking to get a good solid phone I highly recommend the Droid. There are very few issues with the phone and quite honestly none of them are deal breakers. The Verizon network is by far the best network to be on if you live in the US or Canada. While I can’t say you should just get this while still under a contract, if your contract is up or ending soon the Droid should be at the top of your list.