Debating between phones.

[SlashX1896]

I own the Touch Pro 2 with verizon, but the board on the screen is messed up now, and its all discolored and does not work (doesnt have water damage people are thinking magnetic damage?) I was going to get a replacement and keep it as a backup phone, but i found out my plan is eligible for another upgrade, so was going to get a new phone aswell. But im debating because the Moto droid is 199, and the htc droid / eris is only 99, i wanted to go with the moto but is it worth the extra 100?
thanks, slashx

[anarkie]

That's up to you to decide. I got the Eris, as did my fiancee. I made the choice for the 2 of us. I decided on the Eris for a few reasons.

1: HTC, great reputation for smartphones, and Sense UI with 7 home screens

2: Motorola's mobile division has been suffering. Not a confidence builder for me. Might be right or wrong, but I just wasn't comfy with their position in the market.

3: Size/Feel. The Eris has the soft feel to it, and is very lightweight. It felt comfy to hold and use. The Droid felt too blocky and bricklike to me. I keep my phone in my shirt pocket. I don't want a saggy pocket.

4: Price. $100 is $100. I'll spend it if I can justify it. But this round, I couldn't. I had a $75 off deal, and with the BOGO, got 2 phones for $25. Not a bad deal.

5: Upgrades. Both phones will get upgrades and the Eris will get Nav soon enough. It's a wash for the 2.0, IMO.

6: Hardware keys. I like having a call send/end button and the trackball gets it's share of use, too. I don't want to have to slide open a keyboard for a D-Pad.

Those are just my reasons. I'm sure many people have their reasons for getting the Droid over the Eris. I hope it works out well for them as well. At least both phones are on a great network. Average speed on the net: 1.2 Mbps. Sweet.

[clockcycle]

Personally hoping on a HTC Dragon/Passion running Android (like the one handed to Google employees recently).

Or the Sprint / Motorola Droid comming with better hardware specs than Verizon's.

[jrodizzkool01]

The Motorola Droid is a much better choice than the HTC Eris.

1. Screen- Droid has a 3.7 inch screen that shows 16 million colors while the Eris has a much smaller, 3.2 inch screen with only 65,000 colors. Pictures and videos look clearer and more vivid on the Droid.

2. Processor- Eris is stuck with the same Qualcom 528mhz processor that causes HTCs to lag while the Droid has a Arm Cortex A8 processor 550 mHz similar to that of the iPhone's. When playing a game or using an emulator, the Droid is speedier than the Eris.

3. Size- The Droid is heavier because it is made of metal (while the Eris is plastic) and therefore feels more sturdy to me. This is a matter of personal preferance though.

4. Even though Droid is $100 more, remember that it include a 16GB SD card while the Eris only includes an 8GB one. A new 16GB sd card is around $80-$100 in most places.

5. While the Eris include Sense (and it looks very nice), Sense is a positive and a negative. There is no way to completely turn off sense without jumping through hoops and rooting/flashing a new rom to do so. The Droid comes with 3 home screens but there are many free home screen applications available in the Android Market that can change the number of screens from 3-7. I am using Home++ on my Droid and currently have 5 screens.

6. Android 2.0.1 is already on the Droid while the Eris only has 1.5. The Eris will get an upgrade to 2.0 but it is not confirmed when.

These are just some of my reasons why i feel the Droid is a better choice than the Eris. I suggest that you do like I did and go to the Verizon store and play around with both devices. Open up the same applications on each and look at which one runs the app better, compare design, etc. It all comes down to which device you feel is better for you.