Droid vs iPhone Comparison

Motorola Droid is out and as we said earlier in our review, this phone really looks to be an iPhone killer, if there are any at this moment. There are many who might argue that Apple’s iPhone can’t be killed but that doesn’t mean mobile phone manufacturers are going to stop trying to kill it. And if anyone can do it, we can bet that it will some giants like Google and Motorola. Let’s take a closer look at these phones and decide how they stack up against each other.

1. Design and Build

Motorola Droid : The phone comes with a huge 3.7 inch touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard but still it is thin at 13.7mm and the face measures at 115.8 X 60 mm. The weight of 169 grams is, however, on the higher side.
iPhone 3GS : The face of the iphone is the same as Droid at 115.5 X 62mm but is thinner at 12.3mm and is lighter at 135g.
Conclusion : The iPhone is thinner and lighter which makes it a winner in this section.

2. Touchscreen Display

Motorola Droid : The display is a whopping 3.7 inch one and has an awesome resolution of 854 X 480 pixels which is perhaps the highest for any mobile phone I know. The touchscreen is capacitive and has very good response.
iPhone 3GS : It has a good 3.5 inch display showing 480 X 320 pixels which is good but can’t match up with the huge crisp display of Motorola Droid. The capacitive touchscreen is one of the most responsive one available in the market.
Conclusion : The capacitive touchscreen is very responsive in both the phones but Motorola Droid’s bigger display wins the race this time.

3. OS and Interface

Motorola Droid : It runs on the Google Android 2.0 eclairs version which is now a very stable OS and many features like built in search facilities that will give you search results not only from the web but also from within your phone.
iPhone 3GS : It runs on the iPhone OS 3.0 which is a very stable OS and features like multitouch with intuitive interface design makes this system one of the best Operating Systems in the world.
Conclusion : Though Google Android has potential to be the best OS for mobile devices, considering the current scenario, iPhone OS is the winner in this section.

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Droid vs iPhone Comparison