Posted on Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 by Jeremy Sikora
File Under:Editorial; Tags: compare, cons, droid, iphone 3gs, iphone vs. droid, Motorla, pros, The competition, verizon
Much has been said about Verizon’s latest addition to their smarthphone arsenal, the Motorola Droid, some good and some bad. I decided to pick one up and decide for myself. It’s been a little less than a week that I’ve spent with my Droid and I must say, I’ve actually come away quite impressed. Now by no means am I saying the Droid is the best looking device on the market, nor is it the perfect smartphone — that simply does not exist. But what we have here is a very solid effort by Motorola. Sure Apple is at the top of the game in regards to UI, ease of use, speed, etc… but they have to play some major catch up with the release of their next iPhone — namely on display, notifications, and multitasking.
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Yankees vs Red Sox. Coke vs Pepsi. Obama vs Hilary.
Apple vs RIM?
Are we walking down a path that will lead to a no-holds-barred smackdown between smartphone giant RIM and newcomer Apple? Chris Ullrich over at TUAW certainly thinks so. He recently pitted the iPhone against the Curve and comes away with a conclusion not so much different from our good friend Mike Overbo.
The iPhone and Blackberry have long been on a collision course since the iPhone’s inception. With Treos still stuck in the 1990’s and Windows Mobile’s, well, Window-ness, these two companies are destined to battle it now and for the rest of eternity.
So where do you place your bets? Apple, in all its gleam and glory or RIM, with its utilitarian approach? Or is there enough room for the two of them?
