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Moto Droid vs. Droid Eris: Which One's Better and Why?

M3lton

Pardon me if this has already been asked in an ealier thread, but...

I keep reading about how the Moto is more powerful the the HTC droid.

But, besides screen size and resolution, their stats are practically the same.

What are the strengths that the Moto Droid has over the Droid Eris?

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supitsmike

M3lton wrote:
Pardon me if this has already been asked in an ealier thread, but...

I keep reading about how the Moto is more powerful the the HTC droid.
But, besides screen size and resolution, their stats are practically the same.

What are the strengths that the Moto Droid has over the Droid Eris?

The processor, the RAM and ROM are very different, as well as the native OS that it runs.

Overall I'd say the Droid is worthwhile, as it's on stock UI and it has a completely faster processor.

M3lton

How are the processor, RAM and ROM different?

Different makers? Or what?

They don't give too many specific stats about the RAM and ROM.

It still looks like they're pretty even.

Some areas the Eris looks better, some the Moto looks better.

Still not really convinced the Moto is the better Droid.

I'm thinking they're pretty even in terms of performance.

The only thing is the Eris runs on 1.5 (cupcake), as opposed the the Moto with 2.1, but most likely that will be updated soon too.

hornetjockey

I bought the Droid Eris over the winter because I preferred the smaller form-factor over the Moto Droid, with the understanding that I would receive an update to Android 2.0 or 2.1 in the 1st quarter of 2010. That has not happened and an update doesn't seem to be in sight either. I would get the Moto Droid as the old Android OS is missing some seriously basic functionality due to the older OS, plus I have a friend with the Moto and it definitely is "snapier" in terms of speed and response to touch input.

kenyu73

It's not even a matter of HTC Eris vs. MotoDroid anymore. The HTC Incredible is coming April 29th and its basically the Eris with alot better hardware and larger screen, but still reasonable. I guess the only real benefit right now is the fact that the Eris is free after rebates. The Incredible will probably be $199 with a new contract...

Verizon is shelving the Eris sometime in May I believe.

y0diggity

kenyu73 wrote:

Verizon is shelving the Eris sometime in May I believe.

This is wht I read today as well, on about 4 different sites. They said that Eris EOL (end of life) would be the end of May. Nice, huh? A whole whopping 7 months of life. I've read about houselfies living longer... (j/k, I was being sarcastic about the houseflies part)

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