By Molly McLaughlin on October 29, 2009 in
Consumers and reviewers alike have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Droid, Verizon's first Google Android phone. Verizon faked out reviewers by sending them the wrong Droid earlier this month, but yesterday real review units were sent to a number of sources. So what does everyone think?
We looked at initial reviews from CNET, Engadget, PCMag.com, PhoneScoop.com and TwinCities.com. For the most part, reviewers agree on the Droid's pros and cons, which we outline below.
The Droid is available for pre-order starting today at Best Buy, and will hit shelves on November 6.
Here's what reviewers like:
- The gorgeous "killer" 3.7-inch (440 pixels by 854 pixels) touch screen
- Android 2.0 is a big improvement
- Google Maps Navigation app is very cool
And what reviewers don't like:
- QWERTY keyboard "feels flat"
Notable Motorola Droid Features
- 3.7-inch, 440 pixels by 854 pixels touch screen
- 5-megapixel camera
- Wi-Fi
- Standard 3.5 mm headphone jack
- QWERTY keyboard
- Full HTML web browser
