HTC Droid Eris / Reviews

This is one great little phone for the money. I just bought it a couple days ago for 80 bucks (after rebate). So far so good.

This has been my first exposure to Andriod, and so far I love it. Especially with HTC's sense UI...Phew! Transitions are mostly smooth, and I don't find the phone to lag unless I'm transitioning from heavier-weight apps (for instance, from a game to the home screen will sometimes lag a second or two).

Pros:

*Android

*Touch-Screen

*Android Market. Seriously, this has almost ruined my productivity and efficiency. A lot of time can be spent just browsing and downloading very cool apps. This is a wonderfully fun pass-time.

Cons:

*No update for Android 2 (yet!...I've seen pages on the web saying that HTC is going to release one soon, though)

*No physical keyboard. This isn't a big deal for me, but at least give it some thought as a virtual keyboard isn't for everybody

*Battery life. This one I'm not used to. Coming off of a full charge, my phone will not last me more than one day. Compared to other phones (albeit, they weren't full featured phones), this performance is pretty poor. Within approx. one hour, the charge will drop from 100% to 80%, and then, after that, discharge more slowly ~10% per hour. All in all, I would estimate that I get around ~8-9 hrs total battery life out of a full charge. This is what brings it down to a four-star. If the battery lasted longer, I would give this phone five stars, hands down.

Bottom line:

If this phone was lost or stolen, I would definitely want another one. This is such an upgrade from my previous phone experience, though, that I may not be entirely objective. But for anybody just wanting a fun phone, BUY THIS one! You can't get much better for the price.

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