Droid Eris: Verizon's other Android phone?
Droid Eris
(Credit: gdgt)We're learning a lot about Verizon's Motorola Droid (with more to come soon), but what do we know about the Droid Eris?
Also called the HTC Desire, the Eris (and the Moto Droid) will be a part of a series of Google Android devices for Verizon Wireless. According to Gdgt, preliminary specs include a 5-megapixel camera, a microSD card slot, EV-DO, a 3.2-inch display, and (thanks to the Boy Genius Report) a 528MHz processor. Official photos are nonexistent at this point, but the Eris should have a HTC Hero-like a trackball for navigation.
Verizon hasn't announced a release date, nor has the carrier even confirmed that the Eris exists. But the clever AndroidGuys got a tip that Verizon employees are receiving Eris training. That makes a rumored November 6 availability quite likely.
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Kent German is a senior editor for cell phone reviews at CNET. When he's not testing the newest handsets on the market, he's blogging about cell phone news for Crave. In his On Call column, he answers reader questions and gives his take on the rapidly changing mobile industry. E-mail Kent.
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ill stay with sprint and my 70 dollar 450min, unlimited cell to cell, unlimited data, txt, pic, video messaging, and free nights and weekends, for all that verizon is 110. This phone is better than the hero in almost every way but the service is the exact opposite!
I thought I was the only one who noticed this!
This is how you know that fewer and fewer people paid attention in school, or even READ BOOKS!
I will never say that I will never leave Verizon, it could happen, but I like what I get and I do not mind paying for services I actually receive.
The Droid will not be perfect to start with but that is what an open system is good at, improving the dang thing. Right?
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by kodiak2000
November 3, 2009 8:37 PM PST
- WOW! i just saw it in person. What a rush! beautiful phone. Man is it fast. The verizon rep just couldn't take it any more. To big of a secret to keep. Played with it for about 45 mins. and it looks like its gonna b a hugh sucess. Rep says that the Eris is nicer to look at, a little thinner because of no keyboard but a little slower. His opinion was no slide out is really needed. I never had 1 all thumbs moment with the droid's virtual keypad. Didn't even bother using the slideout. I hope they put the 2.0 on the Eris.
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