Motorola DROID A855 Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)
Manufacturer : Motorola; Android 2.0-powered smartphone with 3.7-inch touchscreen and slide-out full QWERTY keyboard; GPS-enabled for location services; Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g); 5-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD...Q&A Recommending this Product
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Pros:
battery life (6)
- ...email (look online to see how to do it). The battery life is pretty good , and it feels like a real phone. Sadly heavy...
- ...Tethering is available via the PDANet app. - Battery life is surprisingly decent . I returned many good windows mobile phones...
- ...network that has 3G coverage almost anywhere, battery life is good and it has many other awesome features....
- ...another year and they'll be getting closer. Battery life is amazing . For the past few days I've been constantly...
feature set (6)
- ...screen kb isn't that bad either actually. A really nice feature when typing on the touch screen is autocomplete...
- ...navigating on iPhone. Multitouch is also a neat feature . The Winner - iPhone Customization Droid...
- ...battery life is good and it has many other awesome features ....
- ...needs to be done. Web Browser - One of the best features on any android device including the Cliq...
keyboard (10)
- ...device is slick and the physical + touch keyboard are great , The phone flies. I do not get any lag at...
- ...slide out keyboard. My 700 series Palm keyboard is far superior . They should recall the Droid and replace...
- ... My 12 year son has bigger thumbs. This keyboard is fine for 5-10 emails a day but no business user...
- ...negatives are: the camera still-photos (video is excellent) and the keyboard . The camera has great potential and it can...
maps (4)
- ...what's available, and for free. Google maps is great . Last night on the walk home from a bar...
- ...in easily. And provide great sound. 5. Great maps -- in each town, it tells me where I am...
- ...direction and voice recognition (Google Maps duh). iPhone has Apps with turn-by-turn...
- ...screen entirely if you want to look at a map or something, but if you want to hang up you still have to...
navigation (3)
- ...The Droid blows them away in other usage: navigation is great , though difficult to save an address as...
- ...notification. The Winner - iPhone by a little Navigation (GPS): Droid seems to have more dedicated...
- ...the biggest battery drain. GOOGLE MAPS NAVIGATION Here's something I did not expect. The...
os (3)
- ...icons on your home screens), and the Android OS makes it super easy to do so. The Droid has one-touch access...
- ...flaws, but the pros outweigh the negative. Pros: Android OS (Can be a pro & a con) Full HTML Web Browser...
- ...first few days with a major upgrade of an OS , so, everything that is "not quite there...
picture quality (10)
- ...iPhone's and more dense with pixels, so images are very sharp . The colors are great, and the screen is...
- ...only few negatives are: the camera still- photos (video is excellent ) and the keyboard. The camera has great...
- ...NOT-QUITE-THERE-YET * The camera takes awesome pictures in full daylight, but struggles with focus. Good news is, developers...
- ...international calls) * 5MP camera - it won't take a picture worthy of a frame, but more than decent for web postings on the...
screen (9)
- ... and here we go. THINGS YOU WILL LIKE The screen is brilliant , and the touch interface is responsive....
- ...widgets that you can put on your home screens. The screen is incredible , probably the nicest screen on the market...
- ...Got a Droid and am very happy with it. The screen is awesome - bigger than an iPhone's and more dense...
- ...are very sharp. The colors are great, and the screen is nice and bright. I had a Samsung Rogue for about...
sound quality (10)
- ...excellent. (I use PandoraOne a lot, and it sounds great ) The camera quality is impressive, 5.1...
- ...through my car stereo. Yet, the Droid's sound quality is as good or better than other music-playing wireless...
- ...Verizon Palm in difficult locations. 4. Great music system -- I put in really nice headphones...
- ...and my good cans go in easily. And provide great sound . 5. Great maps -- in each town, it tells...
touch screen (5)
- ...my Blackberry Curve and more fun to use. The touch screen is great and crystal clear. Even the touch screen...
- ...screen is great and crystal clear. Even the touch screen keyboard is nice . I do prefer an actual keyboard but this...
- ...will love it, but can't say that yet. The touch screen goes black while talking (battery saving...
- ...screen's sensitivity. KEYBOARD I have a hard time with touch screen keyboards, which is why the slide-out keyboard...
usability (5)
- ...but it feels more solid and durable. * Easy to navigate - phone does not come with a user manual...
- ...has the solid feeling. the UI is extremely easy to use . Droid has it's advantage too. multitasking...
- ...operating system that is becoming much more user friendly . This phone has the "google experience...
- ...screen is accurate and responsive, and very intuitive to use. About as good as the iPhone but...
video quality (2)
- ...negatives are: the camera still-photos ( video is excellent ) and the keyboard. The camera has great...
- ...The camera quality is impressive, 5.1 mp, video and still, a zoom function and it has a...
Cons:
customer service (10)
- ...text to speech function, the GPS included on the phone can talk to me! (iPhone 3G does not have...
- ...internal memory instead of SD. Then again, I am not much into gaming on the phone . The Winner - Tie Mutitasking: Droid...
- ...Not sure if it is the touchscreen or the website, but it is frustrating none the less) * There...
- ...and one for the wife) after I delt with VW rep . When I asked the VW rep if I could see...
reliability (10)
- ...to be once you get used to it. In fact I have no problem at all. Each key is not completely flat...
- ...than an iPhone but it feels more solid and durable . * Easy to navigate - phone does not come...
- ...pick up. I've tested navigation once and it worked flawlessly . Quicker than my girlfriend's two year-old...
- ... just like a Garmin GPS. I tried it and it works pretty well . Loading music and photos onto the Droid...
software (3)
- ...unintelligible. * Lack of music management software - Extreme default bare-bones app to listen...
- ...mess. Yes, there are learning curves and software updates to be had but the most important communication device...
- ...only negatives that are a concern would be the lack of software client for syncing music/movies (you must...