04 Nov 09 Does Droid Does Enough?
You tell me.
This guy had earlier ported the Android emulator to his G1 and demonstrated the features of Android 2.0.
Watch the video below:
I’m slightly amazed by the slider sequence for phone locking. It might be a bit difficult for those who does not own the phone to unlock it.
Motorola Droid is the first Android phone to sport the Android 2.0 software and it does promises a few things that the iPhone does not do.
- Google search now with voice, enable you to search by speaking to your phone.
- Car mode on the Droid, it switches to landscape mode for car navigation-like GPS device.
- Different ways to communicate with a contact, call, sms, facebook etc, not particularly new, but convenient.
- Android Market has changed!
- Verizon Visual Voicemail, only available for Verizon subscribers and requires monthly subscription.
The following video shows them:
Another review on the Motorola Droid :
Some from the review worthy of highlights:
- Droid is thinner than Samsung Moment
- Looks like a modern minimalist, not plasticky
- Google Maps Navigation is a main attraction
- Facebook integration to contacts
- YouTube videos doesn’t go full screen due to larger than usual screen size
- Camera settings have gone much better, making the camera better, and with flash! (I’m not really sure if this is tied to the manufacturer only)
Difference with Samsung Moment, Motorola Cliq, HTC Imagio (Windows Mobile/non Android)
Personally, Motorola Droid does set the bar for Android phones a notch higher for those that have yet to release an Android. It’ll be hard to compete for another Android which is not 2.0 to go against Motorola Droid.
It looks like this is a game of the fastest wins…
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Tags: Android 2.0, Droid Does, DroidDoes, Google Maps Navigation, Motorola, Motorola Droid, Verizon, Verizon Wireless
