this is not the droid you are looking for.

/stupid pun

so… the fanboys have come out of the closet proclaiming the death of the iphone. hell… even verizons ads are taking shots directly at apple. so… whats all this crap about?

simply put… hardware specs. it has some of the best specs in the business. arguably, even better than the jesusphone iphone.

so… naturally, being new tech… i was interested. but no way im switching back to verizon (the people shouting from the rooftops about verizons “best network” are full of it. they have taken a big sip of the verizon cool-aid. i was with verizon for 3 years….. the coverage is a myth. they have the same shortcomings EVERY carrier does.)

so, i have a buddy that works as a regional rep for verizon… and he is CONSTANTLY showing me phones that are slated to be the next iphone killer. and all have failed. but today….guess what i was “privledged enough” (i write that with a small dose of laughing) to put my hands on today? thats right… the precious iphone slaying “droid”.

one word sums it up better than anything else i can think of, and this is a completely subjective take… all apple fanboyism aside……

FAIL.

and its for one simple reason: the keyboard is not only fucking horrendous… its just flat out unusable. if you have even medium sized hands, you will not be able to type AT ALL on this thing. within 5 seconds of use, i was already about to throw it through the wall. there is no forgiveness with the physical keyboard… it cant predict what you meant to type like a soft keyboard can. so immediately, well over 50% of the phone weight (and it IS heavy for a phone) and bulk are ruled out as garbage.

but… taking it further than that… ive heard all about “multitasking” and how great it is. yep… except, the droid doesnt truly multitask. it gives the impression that it does… meaning that background services can run, but as i was sitting there, my buddy got a call. i was browsing when the call came in. i hand him the phone to answer, and he denies the call and hands it back to me. my browser window = gone. it doesnt even remember what page i was viewing when i open it back up. how exactly is that multitasking?

the soft keyboard is decent…. but nowhere near as forgiving as the iphones. but, im sure with some getting used to… it might work. but then… if you are wanting this phone, its probably going to have a little to do with the physical keyboard.

verdict: its not going to make anyone jump ship from their current carrier the way the iphone has. no way. no how. if you are on verizon though, its worth a look. its the best smartphone they have. however, compared to the rest of their “smart”phone lineup… thats like being the fastest kid at the special olympics…. you’re still retarded.

but, thats just my opinion. feel free to tell me im wrong. (ps: you’re wrong).