# Official Android thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 28, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430 "2009-10-28T08:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![BigEd88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/biged88/32/5064_2.png) [@BigEd88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigEd88)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/221 "2009-11-13T22:41:50Z")
I kinda want this, but I just got a new phone in August, but I’m on the fence about if I actually like my current phone, or just the fact that it has a keyboard lol Also not sure why Motorola has such a stigma against them, all of the phones I got from them have worked great and I really put them through their paces on the job site. Its nice to see Moto actually offering something highend that might actually be competitive for once. They make a good phone, haven’t made good “devices” I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/222 "2009-11-14T09:34:48Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > Sound and display I’m still not seeing it. do you have a droid or droid eris? ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/223 "2009-11-14T12:03:50Z")
This is insane. Seriously. The gps is awful. It is yet to get me within a mile of my actual location. I called Verizon to see if there is a way to callibrate it. They said no. It must be a common complaint as they offered to cancel my contract with no penalty and fully refund my equipment cost. I’m thinking of doing it and just getting an iPhone. Their internet is way faster and the phone is incredibly more intuitive. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@turbo\_dreams](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_dreams)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/224 "2009-11-14T13:01:08Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > This is insane. Seriously. The gps is awful. It is yet to get me within a mile of my actual location. I called Verizon to see if there is a way to callibrate it. They said no. It must be a common complaint as they offered to cancel my contract with no penalty and fully refund my equipment cost. I’m thinking of doing it and just getting an iPhone. Their internet is way faster and the phone is incredibly more intuitive. you’re using the eris, right? i’ve never had a problem with the gps on my moto droid. give the motorola a try before you run to the iphone. ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/225 "2009-11-14T13:04:30Z")
Dumb question, but are you inside? Mine only seems to work when I’m outside as opposed to in a building ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/226 "2009-11-14T13:11:37Z")
I’ve tried it inside, outside, and in a car to the same result. I was just using my friends iPhone for an hour and it seems much more user friendly ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/227 "2009-11-14T14:10:53Z")
damn the battery life on this thing sux, it goes down 10% every hour and its just sitting in my pocket most of the day ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/228 "2009-11-14T14:40:04Z")
wow, these user reviews are not looking so hot… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/229 "2009-11-14T15:29:19Z")
Used my Droid for navigation a bunch today. It was spot on. My battery is at 60%. Been off the charger since 6am. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/230 "2009-11-14T16:14:29Z")
> [@Tunerfreak](#): > > damn the battery life on this thing sux, it goes down 10% every hour and its just sitting in my pocket most of the day :tif: I actually use the thing all day and it checks my gmail/twitter/exchange work email and the battery lasts all day… ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/231 "2009-11-14T20:53:49Z")
i downloaded toggle data and turned off data transmission and it seems to be ok now, plus being it a dead zone at work probably dont help any ---
**Author:** ![woz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/woz/32/7605_2.png) [@woz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/woz)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/232 "2009-11-14T21:02:17Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > I’ve tried it inside, outside, and in a car to the same result. I was just using my friends iPhone for an hour and it seems much more user friendly gps on droid is ALOT better. it is both actual gps AND assisted by cell towers. ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/233 "2009-11-15T07:30:42Z")
To help on batt life, you can turn off the gps satillites. Once I turned that off i noticed a big difference in batt life. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/234 "2009-11-15T14:43:14Z")
Unfortunately the droid is too bulky for my tastes. This sucks. I wish the Eris actually worked. I may reluctantly switch to iphone and at&t ---
**Author:** ![woz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/woz/32/7605_2.png) [@woz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/woz)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/235 "2009-11-15T19:48:30Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > Unfortunately the droid is too bulky for my tastes. This sucks. I wish the Eris actually worked. I may reluctantly switch to iphone and at&t iphone: 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches droid: 4.56 x 2.36 x 0.54 inches ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/236 "2009-11-15T20:03:21Z")
thickness just feels more bulky. sorry. also, i don’t want to pay $300+ for the droid ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/237 "2009-11-15T21:11:59Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > Unfortunately the droid is too bulky for my tastes. This sucks. I wish the Eris actually worked. I may reluctantly switch to iphone and at&t other problems besides the gps? I haven’t seen any other reports of gps problems ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/238 "2009-11-15T21:37:53Z")
its a PITA to go from portrait to landscape mode. more so than other touch screen phones. it’s not as intuitive as the iphone; on the iphone, if there’s a phone number in a text or email it shows up as a link, so you can call it. not so on my phone. also links in e-mails aren’t clickable. managing the phone book is a bit of a PITA if you want to send a text message. keyboard on the iphone is much easier to use as well, I can type a boatload faster than on my phone. copy and paste on iphone is easier to use as well, and the browser is more convenient on the iphone i’m sorry to say, but the iphone is easier to use. screen on my droid eris is better, overall unit size is better as well. if they made a motorola droid without the bulk of a external keyboard I would probably be happy with it. alas, no such luck. iphone still wins the war ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/239 "2009-11-16T05:25:23Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > its a PITA to go from portrait to landscape mode. more so than other touch screen phones. it’s not as intuitive as the iphone; on the iphone, if there’s a phone number in a text or email it shows up as a link, so you can call it. not so on my phone. also links in e-mails aren’t clickable. I am not sure how you can say that portrait to landscape mode is a PITA all you do it tilt the phone and i find the droid much faster as switching modes than the iphone. I get numbers as links and the ability to click links on email on the droid:gotme: > [@Coldaccord](#): > > managing the phone book is a bit of a PITA if you want to send a text message. keyboard on the iphone is much easier to use as well, I can type a boatload faster than on my phone. copy and paste on iphone is easier to use as well, and the browser is more convenient on the iphone using the touch screen keyboard is a pain on the droid cause sometimes it does not like to work or the keyboard closes randomly and you have to type slower. yes and no copy and paste is easier on the iphone, just depends on what you are copying IMO ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/240 "2009-11-16T06:06:24Z")
2.0 \> 1.5 That’s all I am gonna say. I am cheap, had my mind made up on the Eris until I tried it in the store. The Droid is a better device, hands down. When they update it to 2.0, things will get better I’m sure. For the battery complainers, I streamed pandora over 3g/data for 45 minutes on the way to work. Battery is still showing full. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=11) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=13)