Like it or not, we've got it on pretty reasonable authority that HTC's first "DROID" phone is nothing more than a rebadged, shape-shifted Hero (something we've been
hearing for a while now), and that it'll be launching on Verizon on November 6th, the same day as
Motorola's DROID. That means Android 1.5 "Cupcake," Sense UI, 3.2-inch screen, 528MHz processor and so forth. The Eris will retail for $199 but with a $100 mail-in rebate. It'll pack in an 8GB microSD card and the hopes and dreams of a generation of cheapskates that will be hopin' and prayin' that HTC manages to push Android 2.0 onto this thing so they don't look
too bad in front of their DROID-toting buddies on Verizon.
[Thanks, anonymous]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Michelle @ Oct 31st 2009 3:33PM
now what about the passion, or what ever its called with the snapdragon? cause if i go out and buy this and then that comes out soon after im going to be mad.
Zaggs @ Oct 31st 2009 5:37PM
Once the Eris gets Android 2.0 there wont even be a huge difference between the phones. Some people may really just like how Sense works.
mulda71 @ Nov 1st 2009 7:24AM
except for the extra inch+ of screen of course
Who? @ Oct 31st 2009 4:25PM
Implying that people who buy the Droid Eris are cheapskates is not the most prudent thing to say.
kmc1828 @ Oct 31st 2009 4:35PM
seriously what the hell is that? different strokes for different folks...
Bill @ Oct 31st 2009 6:58PM
I'd rather have the Sprint hero and a cheaper plan (with unlimited wireless calls).
Lumi @ Oct 31st 2009 7:37PM
JUST IN! Both the Droid Eris and the Droid by Motorola will be available in all circuits on the 6th of November. Available to order within the indirect channel a day or two before.
Dwayne @ Nov 1st 2009 4:40AM
I have a feeling that this device will be the better of the two Android devices for Verizon. I really Luke the look of this device. I like the fact that it doesn't have a physical keyboard and the Sense UI is remarkable. Also, you can't beat the price. For $99 you can't buy a better phone unless you get the iPhone 3G. If I were on Verizon and waiting for a new device to buy, I would get this one over the Droid. I heard that the device will be eligible for the Android 2.0 upgrade. That would make it an even better buy. Verizon finally has a great device to sell.
Alexandicity @ Nov 1st 2009 1:59PM
I'm terribly confiused and can't sort myself out. The Droid is a Motorola phone. The Droid Eris is, apparently, an HTC phone. Motorola and HTS work in the same "phone producing" sector. Apparently Droid is a series, of which (presumably) Droid Eris is a part of. How is that possible? Is the "Droid" line a rebranding of Android itself?