Since yesterday I started playing with new Droid and I must say it’s better than T-Mobile G1. If anyone as of this moment would ask me which one they should buy I would recommend Droid for sure.
Things I like in Droid:
- Camera with Flash – G1 does not have flash and it’s only 3MP camera on top of that all G1 pictures are 20%-30% darker as of Android 1.6 firmware. Actually since I upgraded G1 to 1.6 I have not been using camera at all because it has no value as it use to have before.
- Qwerty – I love G1 qwerty keyboard just because I don’t have to use ALT button all the time so as far as the keyboard I would say G1 has better, yet due to the size of the keyboard Droid is smaller thinner.
- Layout – Droid wins when it comes to Menu layout, it’s easy to use, but don’t get me wrong G1 has also good Menu but with Android 2.0+ I am sure that will all change.
- Browser – I love the size of the display, browser somehow seems to be bit faster but then again it could be just the size of the display. Had no chance yet to test the 3G speed on Verizon vs T-Mobile 3G on my G1 (upcoming in Review 2)
What am I missing in Droid vs G1:
- Trackball – Omg I was so use to track ball I used it probably 80% of the time for: copy,paste, cut, select all…etc
- Apps – There is still bunch of Apps left that need upgrade so it’s compatible with Android 2.0 on top of that with Droid!
- Space – Even tho my G1 screen is smaller, I can put more widgets or shortcuts on my home screen than on Droid. Droid is using too much space between shortcuts
Well this is my short review that I could compare G1 vs Droid within 24hours. I will do another full Droid review soon. Also if I get Nexus One I will definitely compare those 3 Android devices.
