2011年4月14日星期四

HTC Droid Eris Review

If the Motorola Droid is as well substantially and as well pricey an Android business phone for you, Verizon now provides an entry level Android phone, the HTC Droid Eris, for half the cost ($99 with contract and post-rebate). Even although oddly named for the Greek god of strife, Eris provides something but. essentially a slightly spruced-up edition belonging for the HTC Hero from Sprint, Eris is largely a fast powerhouse packed owning a 5 MP camera, WiFi and visual voicemail, and provides 7 home screens, 4 substantially greater compared to substantially more pricey Droid.

Unlike the genuine GSM variant belonging for the HTC Hero, which experienced a protruding "chin" on the bottom, each the CDMA Hero and DROID ERIS lack this, which could allow it to be sleeker and substantially more attractive. The DROID ERIS has a tremendous amount of gentle curves and is also covered mind to toe owning a dark soft-touch coating greater than plastic material construction, in contrast for the defined corners and metal design employed from the Motorola DROID. for the reason that of those differences, the HTC DROID ERIS feels much less "square" when holding it and never as heavy since the Motorola DROID. As they say "Beauty is inside the eyesight belonging for the beholder", but we think the DROID ERIS to acquire the substantially more eye-appealing equipment in between the two, centered on appearance. although we also think the fact that metal design and additional unwanted extra fat belonging for the Motorola DROID allow it to be really feel like a higher-end device.


The HTC DROID ERIS retains a comparable 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with 320x480 resolution that is found out on Sprint's HTC Hero, but coloring help has long been enhanced from 65K to 262K. The sensors above it will also instantly adjust the backlight centered inside the surrounding gentle level, and turn the show away when it is up coming for the cope with through a call. When comparing the show found out inside the HTC DROID ERIS up coming for the Motorola DROID, the variance is significant. not just may be the show inside the Motorola DROID bigger (3.7") and increased resolution (480x854), however it also facilitates 16M colors. for the reason that of this, you can obviously see the variations in between them, as pictures inside the Motorola DROID start looking truer to existence and therefore are clearer without owning any pixelation. We also observed that when utilizing the equipment outside through the evening the fact that display inside the Motorola DROID was brighter and much less difficult to view, regardless of the actuality the fact that HTC DROID ERIS wasn't as bright. We attempted each the automated and handbook brightness settings, however it do not create a noticeable difference.

The genuine guts and display undoubtedly are a comparable as previous Hero phones—which can be to say, practically a comparable as all of HTC's other Android mobile devices so far. The 480x320 screen's even now nice, even if it feels dated now the fact that Droid's substantial screen, beckoning the up coming generation, looms large greater than it. Oh yeah, HTC? how can you eradicate your stupid, pointlessly distinctive edition belonging for the mini USB port? Let's go to micro USB now, yeah?

The even now camera's much better compared to Droid though, and about a comparable since the Sprint edition belonging for the Hero, executing relatively decently in low-light situations. Video, not so much.

While Motorola's Droid can be the 1st with Android 2.0, Eris is equipped "only" with Android 1.5. However, the Eris, like all Android phones, is upgradable to 2.0, but Verizon reps do not show when. What Eris purchasers will overlook like a complete result may be the cost-free yahoo Maps Navigation with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, accessible only with Android 2.0.

HTC Droid Eris Review


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