Ease of use?

[LoydroidX]

Two people today told me that Droid is a complicated and difficult system to use.  One of these people said that she likes her iPhone because she can just pick it up and do whatever she needs to, but she has another friend with Droid OS (not sure of the handset), and she claims he had to change a lot of settings, and has to go through several steps and screens to get to basic things like e-mail, text, etc.   I'm not a complete stranger to technology, but I'm certainly not an expert.  I've read a lot of the posts here, and it does seem a bit more technical than I'm used to with a Smart Phone (I've had the Palm Treo and the BB Storm).  Does the Droid X require some good tech knowledge to get the best use out of it?  (BTW, 26 days until I can upgrade.)

[dirkbonn]

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LoydroidX wrote:

Two people today told me that Droid is a complicated and difficult system to use.  One of these people said that she likes her iPhone because she can just pick it up and do whatever she needs to, but she has another friend with Droid OS (not sure of the handset), and she claims he had to change a lot of settings, and has to go through several steps and screens to get to basic things like e-mail, text, etc.   I'm not a complete stranger to technology, but I'm certainly not an expert.  I've read a lot of the posts here, and it does seem a bit more technical than I'm used to with a Smart Phone (I've had the Palm Treo and the BB Storm).  Does the Droid X require some good tech knowledge to get the best use out of it?  (BTW, 26 days until I can upgrade.)

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What you're calling the Droid system is Android OS.  There are 175,000+ Adroid OS activations EVERY DAY!  Do you think with that number of activations that only super tech mobile operation systems experts are using it?

If you don't want to adjust your phone so that it works the way you want, the iPhone may be the phone for you.  Apple (Steve Jobs) makes all the decisions for you when you have an iPhone.

I have attached the Droid X user guide so you can download it and see how easy or difficult the phone is to use.

I have a Droid X and I really like mine. But my wife and daughter have iPhones and really like them.  Just goes to show you that no phone is best for everyone.  No "One size fits all" so to speak.  Check the phones out and make your own decision.

Best of luck to, no matter what you end up with,

[Dant13]

I'm loving my X and it's pretty cool so far. I came from a BB storm and I don't think it is too hard to learn at all. I got texts down. The one thing I don't know how to do is lower the keyboard when I'm trying to send Ala BB Storm. I think I can do it without swype enabled which I'm not sure if it is faster than multitouch or any other way to text but it seems faster.

[rocknm]

Get the DROID!!!!!!!!

I am not the techy type, maybe a little but by no means a techy guy.  I came from a BB Curve straight to the DX. I love it, it does what I want, looks the way I want it too and just feels more like me.  My GF "had" an I*hone untill we went on a road trip from Utah to Ark and back.  She spent more time with my phone than her's, and my service through Verizon was 80% better than her's.  Worked everywhere, had 3G when her's had nothing. Within 2 weeks of returning from trip she purchased the X on Verizon's network and never looked back, and she IS NOT a techy person.  

Read these forums, learn from other's mistakes and enjoy the most open, useable phone there is. 90% of what Ive learned about the Droid OS Ive learned from this site, now instead of asking a lot of questions I'm answering them.

The I*hone is a Geo Metro, it starts, it runs, it stops.  DRIOD is the Ferrari, it just DOES............................

Hope you choose wisely, and enjoy what ever you choose.

[mortb]

I don't think that the Droid X, or any Android OS is THAT difficult to learn. Like anything, there is a learning curve. But at least you can make the Droid X the cell phone that YOU want, and not what Steve Job wants. Dialing a person is an extremely simple thing and not as difficult as that person told you. If you don't like the Motorola Manual for the Droid X, there is an excellant "Droid X for Dummies". I only saw it on Amazon.com.

[robimon7]

its easy as apple pie, its like having a mini computer in the palm of your hand.  You'll love it.

[Wildman]

Its always wiser to try something for yourself before drawing a opinion, not everything is for everybody but I can openly say that Android is anything but difficult to learn, for users that prefer to customize their device then you will learn Android is for them but for a user that prefer a simple interface with minimal customization options the iPhone would be more preferred.  Goto store and test out the display unit and get a ideal for yourself before deciding, I think you will agree Android isnt a difficult OS to understand.

I was a long time Windows Mobile user before I changed to Droid X with Android and like all can agree it can be a learning curve but anytime a user have experienced only one world they tend to not welcome anything different and expect everything to function as the previous device did and this makes their thought of the new experience one sided.

The ONLY thing difficult about Android is deciding what custom design YOU will choose to use next (Not Apple, Not Steve Jobs)..

Good luck...

[lewwill]

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LoydroidX wrote:

Two people today told me that Droid is a complicated and difficult system to use.  One of these people said that she likes her iPhone because she can just pick it up and do whatever she needs to, but she has another friend with Droid OS (not sure of the handset), and she claims he had to change a lot of settings, and has to go through several steps and screens to get to basic things like e-mail, text, etc.   I'm not a complete stranger to technology, but I'm certainly not an expert.  I've read a lot of the posts here, and it does seem a bit more technical than I'm used to with a Smart Phone (I've had the Palm Treo and the BB Storm).  Does the Droid X require some good tech knowledge to get the best use out of it?  (BTW, 26 days until I can upgrade.)

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Droid X is my first smart phone, I got it on July 16th.  I am competent on computers and the X is much like a mini computer.  The learning curve is there but the Droid X is a fantastic device.  Mine has been flawless and I use it for just about everything I do on my laptop.  These forums are the best place to ask questions an to learn about the DX by reading.  Don't be put off by the posts of problems, there are some but only a relative minority experience them.  My neice has an iphone and there is no comparison.  The X is far superior.  I'll be 70 in January and love this "phone".

[Cody21]

This is my 1st Smartphone ..  I had a touchscreen LG DARE before this. I am computer techy.  There is SOME learning curve (as there is with any new computer-like device); but IMHO the curve is not that steep for the DX. I absolutely LOVE this phone. I have sat it side by side to an iPhone ... this thing does EVERYTHING - AND MORE - that the iPhone does. I have not had any of the problems that are mentioned in these forums; aside from the "hot" issue when running lots of CPU-intensive apps (TV, VIDEO, MUSIC)  ....  but my LAPTOP gets hot when I do lots of stuff. The large screen is AWESOME compared to the small iPhone screen. Some if my iPhone friends actually hide their phone when I whip this out ...   lol ...

I read somewhere that the iPhone is meant for soccer moms - since you really are isolated from doing a lot of cool things with it and it assumes everything you need to know.

[OneMarcil]

Well on Thursday I picked up on a deal at Best Buy for a Dell Streak phone. The phone has some nice features. But when I installed the SIM card it turned out that my IPhone stores the contacts on the phone itself which meant I had to put all my contacts in manually. Forget that. I also like the IPhone better because the applications are stored right on the home screen instead of a folder there the items have to be moved to the home screen.