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Verizon Droid Meta-Review: “A Killer Phone”

Source: Mashable!

Nov 06, 2009

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November 6 is an important day for both Verizon and Motorola — and to a somewhat lesser extent, Google. The U.S.’s largest carrier is unleashing its first Android device, and from the swath of reviews already in it looks to be a monster of a phone. Thus far it is being hailed as both the best Android phone to date as well as the best phone in Verizon’s current lineup.

The Droid is getting high marks for its speed, audio quality, gorgeous screen, overall build quality, choice of physical or virtual keyboard, multitasking functionality, home and car docking options, and free Google Maps Navigation, among other niceties. Plus, it gets all the benefits of running on Verizon’s extensive 3G network, which means far less dropped calls than certain other popular phones that start with an i.

As with most devices, of course, it’s not without its drawbacks. Several reviewers dinged it for lack of multi-touch support, a lackluster camera, lack of auto-syncing software, and the paltry size of the memory available for storing apps — only 560 MB of the phone’s built-in memory

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