Motorola DROID Review
0. phoneArena posted on 31 Oct 2009, 05:00
With a lot of attention in both ads featured online and television, the Motorola DROID is fast becoming a household name. We found very few faults with the phone – specifically the minor ...
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70. destardi posted on 24 Nov 2009, 10:12 0 0
You're a tool and a douchebag rolled into one; that's pretty amazing. FYI - Droid - 24% of the Android market in just over 2 weeks. I guess you suck at knowing what's up. Good luck with that!
74. haste_the_day posted on 27 Dec 2009, 06:39 0 0
or maybe you dont have anything constructive to add to the conversation? seriously? wow...
10. Vandro posted on 01 Nov 2009, 12:04 0 0
Interesting to see the knock on battery life when BGR claims more than ample performance for a days use. I charge every night, so that isn't a problem. And, firmware update. Still looks like the best offering on Verizon, and probably my first smartphone buy. Droids DO do it better.
11. hockeyfreakb4 posted on 01 Nov 2009, 15:55 0 0
wow.... so biased.... your only three cons were because; 1. it CAN multitask, so you DO, and YOU run the REMOVABLE battery down... your an iphone lover so how about you get an extra battery, something your phone cant do... 2. your too stupid to avoid the touch sensitive buttons. 3. lose some weight and maybe your fat fingers will fit on the keyboard.... and, you talk throughtout the review as if this phone is better than the htc hero, yet the htc hero got a 9 on almost everything, especially the places where the droid beats it.... and sound, cmon, dont knock the volume just it goes to high for your baby ears... turn it down... design, you say its quality built and you give in an 8.5.. you gave the hero a better one and this one is built way better.... camera, the droids camera is obviously 10x better than the hero and you gave them relatively the same score... multimedia, ok what it ships with isnt that great as far as music, but everything else is great and you can download even better stuff in the app store.... and organized, who gives a $H!t if it comes with a freaking voice recorder or the other usless stuff no one ever uses... if u really want it, pick from the plentiful apps for free in the market... most biased review i have ever read... no wonder i prefer phonedog.com
13. JonMayer posted on 01 Nov 2009, 19:15 0 0
I wouldn't be as harsh, but this review is one of the worst I have seen. I just wanted to say Amen brother! The original iPhone's camera got a rating of 7.5... That piece of crap camera in the original iPhone got 0.5 better than the DROID? The battery rating is just BS if they pounded the hell out of the phone and it actually lasted all day. Plus, go buy a second battery if you are worried about long weekend trips to the Australian outback or some crap where you somehow can't find a USB socket. I used to look to phone arena for generally good reviews and now I will take anything posting here with a grain of salt. I registered just today so I could share my complaint with this terrible score.
25. koustik posted on 02 Nov 2009, 21:06 0 0
The reviews are based on the technology at the time of its release, of course you would only know that if you read the little "how we rate" link. PS: its ok, alot of people that come here forget to notice that little link.
32. idiotwind13 posted on 04 Nov 2009, 15:26 0 0
Don't tell anybody that- notice the flaming i took from pointing out that nobody pays attention to what the number actually means. It's not an absolute scale, but don't try to bring up that. It is unfair to say that the battery gets drained by multitasking, but that doesn't necessarily mean that a very good score of 8.5 is unfair or biased. The 0-10 scale is relative, not an absolute. But nobody wants to hear it.
41. efarmdog posted on 07 Nov 2009, 23:03 0 0
"The original iPhone's camera got a rating of 7.5" - Right, that was how long ago? Technology better have evolved by now... it's been a while.
45. sgtslayer321 posted on 08 Nov 2009, 03:05 0 0
but thats what peole see when they go to check the phone out on this sight not to mention they see other(smarphones) that aren't that good with higher ratings
12. Windsponge posted on 01 Nov 2009, 16:54 0 0
I just want to say a few things. One they gave Pre a 9.9 and its battery is far worse than Droid. I have a an I phone 3gs and it is a great phone but if I use it hard as they did the droid for test it would not even last a whole day. 12 hours at best.It also took three updates to correct issues with it. I have both Verizon and ATT. I am a little sick of phonearena being so unfair in there reviews. I read everything I can find on cell phones and feel this phone is finally going in the right direction for Verizon. I have Pre Ordered at Best buy and cant wait to use this phone. After using and giving a fair use I will then give my review here. Looks at least as good as I phone Much better than Pre. Come on Phone Arena Pre 9.9 and Droid just a 8.5. Funny thing I phone 3gs was 8.5 and it got much better reviews from people who accually use the phones. Pre was way less and build was junk. Droid by all accounts is built great. Just my view.
66. weedalin posted on 22 Nov 2009, 22:30 0 0
sigh . . . These ratings aren't absolute or conclusive, merely relative, which you would have known, had you read the 'how we rate' link on the review. The ratings are all relative based on the current competitor set and the technology available. They DON'T serve as an absolute rating for all phones.
14. mr. anderson posted on 01 Nov 2009, 22:02 0 0
i dont see what the big fuss about this phone is. android 2.0 is its biggest selling point, and its already unofficially available on the tmo g1. htc has said it is coming to the hero, and the sense ui is the best thing android has going for it. the droid may have a huge screen, but a huge screen means a huge bulge in my pocket. about 2/3 of the reviews ive read say the keyboard is blah, and some go as far as to say the onscreen one is better. like the storm, this seems like a product of vzws marketing rather than an honest-to-goodness great product. the eris, once updated to 2.0, looks to be where its at for vzw customers.
16. secondcor517 posted on 02 Nov 2009, 07:49 0 0
you say big screen means big bulge in your pocket, if you review the measurements or even the comparisons with other phones you will see that this phone is basically the same size as the iphone.
18. shgam2 posted on 02 Nov 2009, 12:01 0 0
yea I agree lol and when I said it before, people flamed like crazy but seriously, whats up with these people? they just click - whenever they see a negative comment about the phone lol. Sorry I meant a non-positive comment. I'm sure more than half of them haven't even got the chance to use the phone or seen the phone in real life. Apparently it's the first android phone in vzw I heard.. I guess it's a big deal for them but not for many of us who arent with vzw.
15. PhoneArena Team posted on 01 Nov 2009, 22:37 0 0
We appreciate everyone's comments regarding the Droid. As we have only had it a couple days, we will continue to use it, and will make any changes to the review or ratings that we feel are necessary. We will be power-cycling the battery several times and will see how much time we then get using it. -Thank you.
47. sgtslayer321 posted on 08 Nov 2009, 03:19 0 0
come onyou got to admit thow the battery isn't all that bad. I got this phone and have been so excited that I messed with it nonstop so far and the battery was know worse than the storm maybe better and was much better than the Imagio. I really liked the video review but the final rating just doesn't seem right. It is what everyone will look at before they go to buy it and the phone is absolutely in the top three phones in the united states (maybe) even the best.
