Droid Dilemma
I bought the Motorola Droid on Friday as a way to scratch the gadget itch I’ve had for a while. My plan was to take advantage of the “Worry-Free Guarantee” Verizon offers. At the time I bought it, I said I’d give it a chance to replace my iPhone but I really only gave it a 1% chance. After spending a weekend with the device I now feel like there’s a 10-to-15% chance.
The Android OS has a lot of rough spots. So many, in fact, I’ve boxed up the phone twice this weekend and told myself the experiment was over. But there are also some really cool features to the OS that are far superior to anything the iPhone has to offer. And those features keep me hanging on.
I guess the only thing I can do now is give it a real go for a full week. I am going to use it as my primary phone and put the iPhone in airplane mode with Wi-Fi on for those few games and activities I enjoy on the iPhone OS that are not available on Android. It’s a test to see if I enjoy using the Droid as my main communications device while carrying around an iPod Touch for all of those other entertainment activities I’ve come to enjoy. My iPhone will play the part of iPod Touch. If I don’t mind carrying both things around then I’ll make the switch. But if I find carrying 2 devices around to be a hassle, I’ll likely take the Droid back.
I have to give Motorola credit. I thought that company had 2 feet in the grave. This device is sharp. And Android 2.0 is pretty good. Can they pull me away from the iPhone and AT&T? I don’t know. But they’re good enough to make me actually want to give it a real chance. And that’s saying a lot.
