Testseek.com have collected 93 expert reviews of the Motorola Droid Eris and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Motorola Droid Eris.
November 2009
(79%)
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The editors liked
Small size
Solid build
Physical call buttons
5 MP phone
3.5mm stereo plug
Better Virtual Keyboard
Mini-USB connector
Supports Multi-Touch pinch and spread
Polished interface. Good call quality. Has multitouch pinch-to-zoom. Supports all Android apps.
Thin but solid design
Excellent HTC Sense user interface
Mutlitouch support
Very good Web browser
5-MP camera
Compact and comfortable phone
HTC Sense UI.
Bright
Sharp display
Direct Outlook synchronization
Subtle
Elegant
Longlasting design
Sense UI a significant help to Android
Good call quality on at least HSPA networks
Android more flexible for thirdparty apps
Multitouch and inbrowser Flash
Cheap on Telus and Verizon
Hardware smoother than a shave with a cutthroat razor. Brilliant touchscreen is shiny and responsive. 5megapixel cam shoots very passable pics. Price is a friend to wallets everywhere
Gets the rated talk time
Seems well made
Thin and lightweight
Low price
The HTC Droid Eris offers a slim design
Plentiful features
And satisfying performance. It also has pinch and zoom multitouch.
Slim
Compact design
5 MP camera
Pre-installed 8 GB card included
WiFi
Best interface on a mobile device. Social networks integrate neatly with online contacts and calendars. Detailed and useful information presented during calls. ...
Great UI
Excellent text input
Fine browser with Flash support
Cheapest Android phone
Sleek design
Sophisticated
Customizable interface
Display supports multitouch pinchtozoom
Good call quality
Fantastic touchscreen
QWERTY keyboard is nice to have
Google Maps Navigation means just one device
Huge library of opensource applications
Slick design
Good sound
Perfect touch screen
Adequate battery life
Handsome and unique design
Hardware keyboard
Google Navigation onboard
Slide out keyboard
Haptic feedback touchscreen
16GB of builtin storage
Highly customizable
3G network support.
Direct YouTube upload
Many functions
Android OS 2.0. Background tasks. Scary-good voice command.
The Motorola Droid has superior multitasking capability and call quality
Snappy Web browsing
Gorgeous 3.7-inch display
Lagless UI
Android 2.0 power
Great keyboard
Extremely fast processor
Free GPS navigation
Android 2.0 is impressive
The screen is glorious
ApptoOS integration is revolutionary.
Great screen
Touchscreen offers feedback
Great browser
Large WVGA capacitive touchscreen
Improved performance with Android
Integration with Google Maps is excellent
Making the device a viable alternative to dedicated GPS devices
Audio quality is excellent
Video recording is very good for a phone
The editors didn't like
No keyboard
Android 1.5
No Dedicated Camera button
Poor camera. Poor video playback. Slower and lower-resolution than Motorola Droid.
No camera flash
GPS navigation costs extra
More expensive than HTC Hero (over two-year contract)
Has a GPS but no VZ Navigator
Just Google Maps.
Ships with Android 1.5 instead of 2.0
Front panel softkeys difficult to find
Still running Android 1.5
Same CPU as the Magic/myTouch 3G
Camera not much of an upgrade
Flash support somewhat oversold
Expensive on Sprint.
Processor lags like a chain smoker running the Boston Marathon. Mediocre voice quality. User interface could use a tuneup. And a valve job. Hell
How about a complete overhaul?
Slow and just frustrating to use
Clunky interface
Short talk time or battery life
Not very finger friendly
Poor call quality
Poor picture quality
Poor signal
The HTC Droid Eris has mixed multimedia quality. It comes only with the Android 1.5 OS
There's no file manager
And internal performance was occasionally sluggish.
Short battery life
Android 1.5 instead of 2.0
No dedicated camera shutter release button
Interface may be too complicated for new users. Lacks GPS turn-by-turn navigation. Camera is horrible. ...
DROID Eris has touch sensitive controls
Runs on older Android 1.5 OS
Mediocre camera
Choppy video playback
Battery life could be better
QWERTY keyboard keys too close together
Camera preview misleading
A little bit difficult to use at first because it’s so different from other smartphones
Hardware keyboard isn't great
Android software selection still thin
UI still not a seamless experience
Autofocus doesn't always work on the camera
Less apps than iPhone
Media player is lacking.
Need wifi to upload big clips
No zoom for video
Physical keyboard is horrible. Worst camera ever. Feels like a brick in your hand. No direct synchronization with iCal or Address Book.
The keyboard is difficult to type upon and the keys are close together.
Flat keyboard is difficult to type on
Some camera images come out grainy
Currently has no access to Verizon's V Cast
No multitouch UI
Stifled “With Google” options
Moto’s typical weak camera performance
Final Score
5/5
Terrible
Terrible keyboard
No multitouch
No tool to manage background applications.
Keyboard keys too flat
Multitouch is supported by the operating system but not implemented optimally in the device
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Abstract: The Droid is the first product to spring forth from Verizon's partnership with Google, and the device appears to be a compelling alternative to Apple's touchscreen handset. The Droid's 3.7-inch capacitive screen is larger than the iPhone's display, and...
Handsome and unique design, Hardware keyboard, Google Navigation onboard
Hardware keyboard isn't great, Android software selection still thin, UI still not a seamless experience
It will be difficult for casual observers not to see the DROID as a kind of anti-iPhone in Verizon's arsenal. Certainly the company has played up the comparison with its "DROID does" ad campaign, and it's no secret that Verizon and Apple have previously h...
There are really many, many, many dozens of categories we could dive in to – hell, I’ve got 10 more scratched out in my head alone. But we’d be avoiding an inevitable truth: apples-to-apples, the Droid tends to beat or meet the iPhone. Remote wipe and...
Lagless UI, Android 2.0 power, Great keyboard, Extremely fast processor, Free GPS navigation
No multitouch UI, Stifled “With Google” options, Moto’s typical weak camera performance, Final Score: 5/5
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