Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Motorola, DROID, Verizon, iPhone | Themes: Smartphones
The web has been buzzing about the DROID commercial that aired on Saturday night and if you were watching sports over the last two days, you probably caught it too. So, what's it all about?
DROID is a new phone from Motorola and Verizon Wireless. Running on Google's Android OS, this device is not the same social networking phone (dubbed the CLIQ) that we've been hearing about over the last few weeks. In fact, the campaign for DROID makes Motorola's CLIQ look like a bit of a lackluster effort.
For those of you who weren't watching ALCS game between the Yankees and the Angels, the 30 second TV spot takes a swipe at Apple and all the things the iPhone can't do, e.g., "iDon't have a real keyboard,' and 'iDon't run simultaneous apps.' This is all followed up with a resounding "DROID DOES."
Feel free to get yourself all caught up by checking out the video below.
So, now we know we're looking at a November release, a real keyboard (possibly a virtual keyboard with a slide-out QWERTY), the ability to run more than one app at a time, a 5mp camera with an LED flash for taking pictures at night or in the dark, interchangeable batteries (should you feel the need to carry a second battery for your phone) and, of course, that it's going to be available on Verizon's nework.
Other little tidbits gleaned from reports around the web say it's going to be the first phone to run Android 2.0 (the CLIQ is v1.5 aka "Cupcake" and we're currently at v1.6 aka "Donut") and will have voice recognition. Hardware-wise, ZDNet reports that DROID packs 3.7-inch 480×854 pixels touchscreen with WVGA+, 256MB RAM, GPS, 16GB microSD with support for a higher capacity and a 1400 mAh battery.
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I don't own an Android phone or an IPhone. But it's great to see Apple getting knocked down a few notches. Droid vs IPhone is the next MAC vs PC battle.
I like the first part of the commercial then all of the sudden I felt like I was watching a District 9 commercial. Should have finished the commercial the same way it started parodying Apple and their iPod/iPhone commercials. It was funny... and then it was odd.
I don't know why someone has totally ripped off the iPod/iPhone commercials. They are so unimaginative and easy to replicate... just play music, show product, write things on screen, end commercial.
More like MAC vs Linux...LOL!
I really liked this commercial, too.
Of course, it only matters if the phone actually delivers.
I really liked this commercial, too.Of course, it only matters if the phone actually delivers.
Let's pray it does! I only say this, not that it really will, because the blind really need to see what they are not getting with there iPhoney's.
good. I was waiting to get an iPhone. Next iteration will be all the better. I love competition!
And in the next advert:
iDo explode in your pocket...
Droid doesn't.
Apple, these are not the droids your looking for.
iDo explode in your pocket.
iDo drop calls.
iDo have large security holes.
iDo have features that still don't work.
iDo have a highly restricted app market.
Droid doesn't.
Great ad. I don't really keep up on phone tech so I wasn't aware of this ad or product, but I was glued to the tv during this commercial. So yeah.. marketing team did a good job.
There's one thing that people never consider when comparing the iPhone to competitors: does it have a glass-covered capacitive touch screen? For me, there is a night and day difference between the cheap old pressure sensitive touch screens that a lot of phones are shipping with today and the capacitive touch screen on the iPhone. If you can't get the interface right, nothing else is going to matter.
This is possible the come back phone for motorola.
I'm interested in what the "10,000+ Apps" are. Are these ported iPhone apps? I remember hearing a story about Microsoft offering big bucks to iPhone developers to port their apps to Windows Mobile. Did Google do the same thing?
Or does the Android app store really have 10,000+ already?
LOL about time someone made fun of the whole "i" thing. Never tried using Android but this add makes me want one.
Calling it DROID is a FAIL
I wouldn't even call all the iPhone "apps" apps. Most of them are stupid widgets that are called apps, or just plain dumb altogether. Well except for the baby shaking app that was a good one.
Well if you iDon't, just jailbreak and you will do + tones more apps and cooler device
It would be good if apple finally got some competition in the smartphone market. Even though EVERY competitor looks like an iPhone wannabe
Really impressive, all the engineers of the world could not come up with a better idea than what Apple did a couple of years ago. I'm glad I have the original!
There are already phones that do all the Droid does. My Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is awesome.
iDo explode in your pocket.iDo drop calls.iDo have large security holes.iDo have features that still don't work.iDo have a highly restricted app market.Droid doesn't.
When it comes to security, Droid is not Fort Knox like some of you make it out to be. Despite some of Apple's security problems, the iPhone is still the most secure mobile phone available.
As for the inability to multitask, this was done to prevent short battery life. Phones that use Android or any other smartphone OS have problems with very short battery life because of multitasking. The lack of a physical keyboard on the iPhone makes it one of the thinnest phones available. The iPhone's adaptive predictive text and landscape keyboard make typing just as easy as a real keyboard. Phones like the Windows Mobile HTC Fuze and the first Android phones were a brick. The only feature that hasn't been enabled on the iPhone is the FM receiver and on the iPhone 3G and 3Gs the FM transmitter, which is a very minor issue since most people don't need these in a smartphone anyways.
The marketing would be more spot on if it said Apples iDont vs Googles iHavent (and maybe never will)
The lamest ad campaign I have even seen (unless you count the MS Seinfeld stuff, which I consider marketing suicide and not an ad campaign at all)
I liked the commercial, but it kind of advertises for the iPhone as well because of all of the "iblah blah blah" statements. I hope the new Windows phone beats the both of them!
I actually don't like real keyboards. I prefer to have an all touch screen phone. I do like all the other function the droid does though. will definitely look into this.
There's one thing that people never consider when comparing the iPhone to competitors: does it have a glass-covered capacitive touch screen? For me, there is a night and day difference between the cheap old pressure sensitive touch screens that a lot of phones are shipping with today and the capacitive touch screen on the iPhone. If you can't get the interface right, nothing else is going to matter.
This phone DOES have a capacitive screen. It's essentially everything the iPhone offers and a whole lot more. The one argument you can make is that it doesn't have as many apps, but the Android market still has 10,000+ apps right now and it's just getting going. Once this phone hits the app store is going to grow even more. As others have mentioned, let's hope that this phone really does turn out to be as good as promised (which is looks like it will!).
I'll keep my G1 anyday over switching to Verizon Brainless...
iDon't allow open development.
I wouldn't touch the iPhone for that reason alone. Even though jailbreaking obviously gets around the issue I think it's idiotic to support the company pushing the policy.
iDon't allow open development.I wouldn't touch the iPhone for that reason alone. Even though jailbreaking obviously gets around the issue I think it's idiotic to support the company pushing the policy.
iAgree
There's open development for iphone, just jailbreak it it's easy.
This commercial should have actually shown the freaking phone and what it does, how it works. What a waste of 30 seconds of my time.
It does have all those stuff but
iHas 1M apps!
There's open development for iphone, just jailbreak it it's easy.This commercial should have actually shown the freaking phone and what it does, how it works. What a waste of 30 seconds of my time.
Yeah, just what people want to do, void their warranties to do what they should be able to do on their phone.