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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

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Droid: a smarter choice than the iPhone

Droid: a smarter choice than the iPhone

 

We expose the good, the bad, and the malfunctioning in smart phones

The Motorola Droid 3G is the phone that everyone's talking about. It is the phone that does, and after all the hopefuls that have risen over the years, it's the first potential iPhone killer.
 
The Motorola Droid is a smart flip phone with a QWERTY keyboard, VZ navigator, and a 5 megapixel camera. The Droid is yet another brilliant move made by Google to help us do what we couldn't before. Photo by Christophe Haubursin.Verizon Wireless Motorola Droid contains a 5 megapixel camera, great for taking those one-armed photos with your friends. The display screen stretches 3.7 inches with a clear screen resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The Droid includes two types of keyboards touch screen and a QWERTY, so youíve always got the option. The QWERTY keyboard is preferable to a virtual keyboard, as it does not include the auto-correct option, a feature many people dislike with the iPhone.
 
The most significant of the features in this phone is Google's Android 3.0 operating system. Getting lost will never again be a problem, because the Droid also features the ultra fast VZ Navigator, made exclusively by Verizon. However despite all its advantages, the Droidís battery life is one to take in consideration when purchasing this phone. The Droid, when fully charged, only lasts for one day that is filled with phone calls and texts.
 
Verizon also features a large app market, though it isn't quite as large as Apple is. Nevertheless, there are by far enough to suit your needs, from Twitter account outlets to Pandora Radio players for your music.
 
Since it is part of Verizon, it would be very rare for this smart phone to drop a call on you. With a two year contract, the Droid stacks up at $199. The Droid is, quite visibly, a "smart" investment.
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