Nah there's still a wow factor when there's a new great smartphone. But if you want that old wow factor then the Galaxy fold should already offer that.
Jolly Lolly IKR. These phones were blazing fast 💨 back then!!!! I had Verizon back then, and this Droid was my first Android smartphone. Brings back so many memories.
I'm sure we will be saying the same thing about today's phones in 2025 or so. It's amazing how far we have came with smartphones in just a period of 10 years.
Again really? I've never understood the, "it just works" response about iphones. I don't know if I'm in a unique situation here, but my android phone also just so happens to work. And if you're having problems with SMS on Android, I don't know what to tell you. It's one of the most basic, easy to use functions on any operating system. I can text on my phone without looking at the phone, and with one hand. I don't know how much easier it could be.
@n1ztb Okay, the Droid that is being sold as of RIGHT now. It ships with Android 2.1 standard with can be updated. The phone that the video is playing the Droid is running 2.0 which DOESNT come with Multi-touch. So when you update it then you get the multi-touch. iPhone come with Multi-touch standard.
@@corey7219 cool I just switched over to the iPhone 13 I have always used Samsung used the Droid when it first came out up until my s10 that I'm typing this on lol I thought I would regret the switch but nope I like it more then the galaxy phones
my motorola droid (milestone - android 2.1) is wwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaayyyyy slower than the device in this video. and i do not even have a "rich collection of useless software junk"... well android failed for me. iphone ftw!
just to throw it out there i've watched a few of your reviews and head to head comparisons and you forget to mention in this one is the option to change your homescreen using the market place. you're able to download custom home screen "launcher" apps that not only change the look of your homescreen but add functionality and originality. now granted since you yourself admitted you were more of an iphone user at the time its something thats growing more and more on the android platform phones.
@DragonX7777 no the Droid doesnt use i apps file. they have Android Marketplace, which is basically the same thing, just small differences (types & amount, that sort of thing)
Still watching this video today 8-25-2022 my all time favorite,I still have the Motorola Droid as a collection but it's not working anymore,too bad I wasn't able to own an iphone 3GS.
if you update milestone/droid to 2.1 instead of 2.0 which comes from factory, the lagging issues between switching home screens and zoom function in internet is much more improved. I have both but thought ppl should know that before judging the motorola.
@Melovetocheer to top it off the iphone only has one model each year. you can't choose which one is best for you so youre stuck with w/e you get. at least with droid you can choose which model phone you want so long as its an android phone :P
@pyro74boy How did they copy? So the LG Prada had the same software as the first iPhone? I don't think so. The LG Prada has a resistive touchscreen, and the iPhone has a capacitive touchscreen. Do some research, resistive and capacitive are two different types of touchscreens. The LG Prada also did not have multi-touch. I've seen the iPhone introduction keynote, and Apple did not say this was the first touchscreen phone. There has also been many phone with touchscreens before 2007.
iPhone browsing speed is so weird, it loads the graphics quick which makes it seems like it is faster but the page doesn't completely load for another 3-4 seconds
@pyro74boy So the Evo, Droid, Galaxy S, Pre are all touchscreens, did they copy the patent from LG too? There's a reason why the battery is sealed. A sealed battery on a phone helps the phone to be thinner and it allows the batter to be larger, thus the battery has a longer battery life. Tell me, how often do you need to replace your cell phone battery?
I tink the review was EXCELLENT, but 1 ting is that the Motorola Droid/Milestone does have "Multi-touch". I don't know if this is strictly applied to my Milestone or if the Droid also has it. Either way, the review was informative and helpful, thanks.
@CPBJNEWORLEANS exactly, a jailbroken iphone is uncomparable to ANY phone. bc if another phone has some cool new feature, there will eventually be something in cydia that will do the exact same thing, sometimes even better.
@n1ztb no, but seriously, how many times did you replace battery in any of your devices over its lifetime? And even if you did you had to go to a specialized store or order it online. Does it really take longer to got to an Apple store and have a battery replaced? I'm guessing not but I own droid/milestone
@Eff3ct3D Depends on where you live. AT&T's 3g is ever so slightly faster. But Verizon get 3g literally EVERYWHERE. At&t no 3g unless your close to an urban area.
The thing about Android is features. Apple witholds many features so that it may introduce them in a new phone, or paid update, and Android keeps everything free and up to date.
@AdamKaoru I find it better for email, editing documents, viewing outlook related material, and lecture material. Other than that I mainly use them both as phones.
@AdamKaoru I do have to admit though the iphone is better for maps, and general net surfing I think, the trackball crap of the blackberry is annoying sometimes when you get used to touch screen.
@Seantube3 The LG Prada was made before the iphone its not a question of who made it better its a question of who made it first and Apple did copy LG. Its also very bad that Apple toke the touch screen patent and tried to take credit for something that was never their idea to begin with.
I bought my Droid two weeks away and I really love it. I'm pleased to tell that now Droid is even better than it was in this video. It's much better than iPhone 3GS. Maybe iPhone 4 would be similar, but never better. Droid is one of the best purchase i've ever did. Sofi.
is it just me or is the scrolling motion on the iphone smoother than on the andriod? it all makes the scrolling feels just a bit better and makes the os on the iphone a bit more responsive... it even shows in this video.. i say this after using both the driod and the iphone.
if i purchased an unlocked droid for use in australia, google maps would be fine for accessing australia correct? it's not like it comes with the software preloaded for your region?
@TheZklim it may be true that droid has a wider variety, but unlike apple app store, organization on droid is bad, its hard to find a good app in a certain category, and with google not having many restrictions, people can sell half baked apps for money, or lay them with spyware swype is just by preference, same with the key board
@KuViache exactly. The soda comparison is perfect. Orange Soda from a local store tastes almost better than Fanta (sometimes depending on the brand) and costs less. Although i like Coke much better =D
u can cuztumize a iphone more than i driod cause if u jailbreak the iphone u can change the slide to unlock and u can also change the background and change the app names and the app pics
Funny considering it was not til the 3GS that Iphone could record video and not tile a little after that it could finally send MMS. Over two years and three phones to be able to use MMS is not good updating.
@Ninjaboy1898 oh yeah, in no way do android phones rip off the iphone. Their os's are completely set up different and the style of the phones are different, except that they are both touch screen which by the way was out way befor the first iphone was out. To say that it rips off the iphone is like saying chevy copied off of ford therefor its a cheaper version.
Staying connected has sure come a long way! Before, cellphones could only make calls and now you can do so much more. However, if you think about the practicality behind some of the features, you'll probably realize that a personal computer or laptop is your best option. I understand the whole "convenience" behind smart phones and certainly social network websites are a new method of connecting people, but then that the degrades the whole purpose of having a cellphone in the first place...
Well, that's pretty fair, i figured they were both pretty similar. Now the pinch zoom feature is available on Droid. But what i want to see is a durability contest. Comparing battery life times, charge times, and the overall ability to withstand stress. By which i mean: Everyone drops their phones. I have done it so many times. One time, i was at a river, i dropped it, and it fell about six feet and landed on a sharp rock and then into a puddle. Still works as good as ever. So there's an idea.
@Melovetocheer yep so i dont see whats so great about the iphone. it has no customization, no major changes but a little user interface change with one update maybe each year on its firmware that does anything to it other than fix a minor bug. and it STILL doesn't support flash unless they finally updated it so it can plz correct me on that one if im wrong. its just a brick no matter which provider you use it on in my opinion because you can't do anything with it to make it YOUR iphone.
if you want to get the most out of droid...... get the european motorola milestone, and it you get the "NAM" version, you can use the 3g on tmobile, and also use multitouch.....
@QAZ2453 I have had a Droid for 2 years, and it breaks down so easily. I am ALWAYS careful with my phone, NEVER dropped it once, and the keyboard COMPLETELY fell off with barely any use. It glitches. A lot of the pre-installed apps crash your whole phone.
I was forced to leave AT&T because coverage was abysmally subpar in my area. I now am with Verizon on the Motorola Android. I am a Mac user and I faced losing my iPhone with a bit of trepidation. Browser speed with Verizon was much faster in my area (coverage a HUGE factor). Basic apps seem more intuitive on the Droid. Get the "big buttons" app to tweak virtual keyboard. K9 app gives you push email speed. Open source blows away the native app aspect of iPhone. The Droid rocks.
jocxz ,i get your point but he wont because he wants to earn more money each year saying oh the new 3g or 3gs 4.o 4.1 so whats next .2.3.4.5.6 and so on so the apple fans will buy the new one because there is something new with the
WTH? Multitouch does work with Droid 1. Mine is now upgraded to Android 4.1 and somebody did the overclock software, so it now runs at 1ghz instead of 600mhz. Touchscreen is little shitty after 3 years, but the phone still works good and I use it all the time. Stood the test of time, so far.
lets see: iPhone 3g lacks GPS, video camera and flash, among many other things you will find ond Droid. 3gs does have a GPS and a 3mp camera. Its only iPhone 4 that gets a flash, 5mp camera and similar screen resolution as Droid. Those first iPhones were bs. Screen resolution was 300x200 VGA. Droid is 800x400 and almost the same ppi as iPhone 4.
2009-2010 were big years for smartphones. I miss the wow factor of smartphones, now they're just an everyday thing.
Nah there's still a wow factor when there's a new great smartphone.
But if you want that old wow factor then the Galaxy fold should already offer that.
@@Zinkolo Definitely the Red Magic 5s takes the Wow! Factor to new levels none have tried yet
Dang smart phones were way slower then
Jolly Lolly IKR. These phones were blazing fast 💨 back then!!!! I had Verizon back then, and this Droid was my first Android smartphone. Brings back so many memories.
I'm sure we will be saying the same thing about today's phones in 2025 or so. It's amazing how far we have came with smartphones in just a period of 10 years.
Again really?
I've never understood the, "it just works" response about iphones. I don't know if I'm in a unique situation here, but my android phone also just so happens to work. And if you're having problems with SMS on Android, I don't know what to tell you. It's one of the most basic, easy to use functions on any operating system. I can text on my phone without looking at the phone, and with one hand. I don't know how much easier it could be.
It's just isheep maaaaahhhhing anti android propaganda.
@n1ztb Okay, the Droid that is being sold as of RIGHT now. It ships with Android 2.1 standard with can be updated. The phone that the video is playing the Droid is running 2.0 which DOESNT come with Multi-touch. So when you update it then you get the multi-touch. iPhone come with Multi-touch standard.
Imagine hearing someone saying “i prefer a physical keyboard” in 2019 lol
I wouldn’t mind it I’d feel vintage in a good way
Kinda feel weird watching this on a iphone 7
Even weirder on an iPhone Xs
Kinda feel weird watching it on an iphone Xs
Watching on xs
Watching on an iPhone 11 Pro
Watching on an iPhone 16 Pro Max
my droid survived 4 years and is still running
kclt.aviation how about now?
@@BlueForSureRight is it still running 9 years later?
@@corey7219 what kind of phone do you have now
@@jamesmiller4085 a us unlocked galaxy s20 fe 5g
@@corey7219 cool I just switched over to the iPhone 13 I have always used Samsung used the Droid when it first came out up until my s10 that I'm typing this on lol I thought I would regret the switch but nope I like it more then the galaxy phones
Wow you sound like a child. So much time has passed since this video’s release. Remember watching this video when it came out. Incredible.
Who watch this test on 2016? :D
2017...
2019
2020
2023
2024
Who watch this test in 2018 ??
2019
2023
2024 here.
my motorola droid (milestone - android 2.1) is wwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaayyyyy slower than the device in this video. and i do not even have a "rich collection of useless software junk"... well android failed for me. iphone ftw!
just to throw it out there i've watched a few of your reviews and head to head comparisons and you forget to mention in this one is the option to change your homescreen using the market place. you're able to download custom home screen "launcher" apps that not only change the look of your homescreen but add functionality and originality. now granted since you yourself admitted you were more of an iphone user at the time its something thats growing more and more on the android platform phones.
@DragonX7777
no the Droid doesnt use i apps file. they have Android Marketplace, which is basically the same thing, just small differences (types & amount, that sort of thing)
Still watching this video today 8-25-2022 my all time favorite,I still have the Motorola Droid as a collection but it's not working anymore,too bad I wasn't able to own an iphone 3GS.
Me too! Crazy how far technology, and especially phones, has come.
@Ixplick117 The pinch was introduced with Droid 2.1. the above review was only for Droid 2.0, older operating system.
you are an iPhone user, but not a narrowminded apple fan boy and that makes all the difference! really really good! keep up with the good job!
if you update milestone/droid to 2.1 instead of 2.0 which comes from factory, the lagging issues between switching home screens and zoom function in internet is much more improved. I have both but thought ppl should know that before judging the motorola.
Thank you Jon!! It was great and very informative, appreciate the non-biased approach.
@Melovetocheer to top it off the iphone only has one model each year. you can't choose which one is best for you so youre stuck with w/e you get. at least with droid you can choose which model phone you want so long as its an android phone :P
@pyro74boy How did they copy? So the LG Prada had the same software as the first iPhone? I don't think so. The LG Prada has a resistive touchscreen, and the iPhone has a capacitive touchscreen. Do some research, resistive and capacitive are two different types of touchscreens. The LG Prada also did not have multi-touch. I've seen the iPhone introduction keynote, and Apple did not say this was the first touchscreen phone. There has also been many phone with touchscreens before 2007.
@Rocky4306 When the Droid first came out it didn't have multi touch but soon there after it got the 2.1 upgrade and it gave it multi touch.
@enriqueuret Android 2.0 didn't but android is now upgraded to 2.3.4 gingerbread and the new Ice Cream Sandwich is coming out soon so theres that.
iPhone browsing speed is so weird, it loads the graphics quick which makes it seems like it is faster but the page doesn't completely load for another 3-4 seconds
@pyro74boy So the Evo, Droid, Galaxy S, Pre are all touchscreens, did they copy the patent from LG too?
There's a reason why the battery is sealed. A sealed battery on a phone helps the phone to be thinner and it allows the batter to be larger, thus the battery has a longer battery life. Tell me, how often do you need to replace your cell phone battery?
I'm confused; the Droid is multi-touch capable also, and zooming a web page is done just the same way.
I tink the review was EXCELLENT, but 1 ting is that the Motorola Droid/Milestone does have "Multi-touch". I don't know if this is strictly applied to my Milestone or if the Droid also has it. Either way, the review was informative and helpful, thanks.
This was great and extremely informative. Much better than any other comparison I've read. This helped me make up my mind. Thanks! GO LAKERS!
@Wallaaii they both can play hd videos but neither record in hd... the droid X does tho and its got an hd output to go straight to tv!
@CPBJNEWORLEANS exactly, a jailbroken iphone is uncomparable to ANY phone. bc if another phone has some cool new feature, there will eventually be something in cydia that will do the exact same thing, sometimes even better.
For the Droid unlock screen how did he get a little arch? My Droid is only straight. Can I somehow change it to the curve in the video?
@n1ztb
no, but seriously, how many times did you replace battery in any of your devices over its lifetime? And even if you did you had to go to a specialized store or order it online. Does it really take longer to got to an Apple store and have a battery replaced? I'm guessing not but I own droid/milestone
Did he mention the bigger screen of Droid? It's a definite win for me (ebooks, websites, games)
@WestBrady16 Yes you get the flash player when you download android 2.2
I got a Droid today, and it has multitouch including pinch and zoom. Just wanted to add that, since it's came out since the vid was made.
Slide to unlock… I can’t say I miss that function on phones. Anyways, it’s fun watching these old tech videos.
Excellent review/contrast on both phones. Good work.
i dont know if you can do this on the iphone but the droid lets you get your contacts from an email adress or social network like facebook
Isn't Iris the name of the voice app that Siri was copied from? So wouldn't it be the other way around?
is the droid the same as the milestone or is the droid slightly different?
@Eff3ct3D Depends on where you live. AT&T's 3g is ever so slightly faster. But Verizon get 3g literally EVERYWHERE. At&t no 3g unless your close to an urban area.
I just got the droid yesterday and how come mine when you unlock it it doesn't have the arch? It only goes straight.
The thing about Android is features. Apple witholds many features so that it may introduce them in a new phone, or paid update, and Android keeps everything free and up to date.
I hope you know that turning the device sideways is called "landscape" not "portrait" you have them backwards.
@AdamKaoru I find it better for email, editing documents, viewing outlook related material, and lecture material. Other than that I mainly use them both as phones.
@AdamKaoru I do have to admit though the iphone is better for maps, and general net surfing I think, the trackball crap of the blackberry is annoying sometimes when you get used to touch screen.
@Seantube3 The LG Prada was made before the iphone its not a question of who made it better its a question of who made it first and Apple did copy LG. Its also very bad that Apple toke the touch screen patent and tried to take credit for something that was never their idea to begin with.
I bought my Droid two weeks away and I really love it.
I'm pleased to tell that now Droid is even better than it was in this video.
It's much better than iPhone 3GS.
Maybe iPhone 4 would be similar, but never better.
Droid is one of the best purchase i've ever did.
Sofi.
You might be running on Android 2.1. The guy in the video was running 2.0. That's just my guess.
is it just me or is the scrolling motion on the iphone smoother than on the andriod? it all makes the scrolling feels just a bit better and makes the os on the iphone a bit more responsive... it even shows in this video..
i say this after using both the driod and the iphone.
if i purchased an unlocked droid for use in australia, google maps would be fine for accessing australia correct? it's not like it comes with the software preloaded for your region?
how did you get that unlock screen for the droid? i have the regular one, where its just sraight across.
@TheZklim it may be true that droid has a wider variety, but unlike apple app store, organization on droid is bad, its hard to find a good app in a certain category, and with google not having many restrictions, people can sell half baked apps for money, or lay them with spyware
swype is just by preference, same with the key board
@IStealPie Uhhh Android 2.1 on Milestone DOES have multitouch. Android just hit 100k apps. Not iPhone sized market yet but getting there :-)
@XxItsxDylanxFoOxX you do know that Android 2.2 isn't actually a physical thing right? it is an Operating System..
The one thing you didn't mention is about the camera! does the iphone have one? The droid has a 5m and the new droid has 8m
@Musiccowboy it already did come out if u get the droid 2 or droid x u hav it itz already installed on either of those 2 phones
@KuViache exactly. The soda comparison is perfect. Orange Soda from a local store tastes almost better than Fanta (sometimes depending on the brand) and costs less. Although i like Coke much better =D
@Afterschaaf thats not opinion thats fact have fun waiting in line for the iphone then another one comes out iphone 4g S
u can cuztumize a iphone more than i driod cause if u jailbreak the iphone u can change the slide to unlock and u can also change the background and change the app names and the app pics
Funny considering it was not til the 3GS that Iphone could record video and not tile a little after that it could finally send MMS. Over two years and three phones to be able to use MMS is not good updating.
Tap your touch screen with accuracy...
Text on your device with percision...
Don't select the wrong icon in frustration anymore...
Invest in the accutext T
Also is there a actually UA-cam app on the android?
@Grandhustle122 You have a lot of phones. It will take forever to update each and every one of those.
@Rocky4306 Yeah I know this, but in the review it said it didn't or that the Droid doesn't innit.
@ARCcommander102
this matters.......why? I didn't know you had to be so principled about phone use...
i remember get that droid man how far we have come.
@Ninjaboy1898 oh yeah, in no way do android phones rip off the iphone. Their os's are completely set up different and the style of the phones are different, except that they are both touch screen which by the way was out way befor the first iphone was out. To say that it rips off the iphone is like saying chevy copied off of ford therefor its a cheaper version.
Latest updates to the stock Browser in Android 2.1 allows for multi-touch.
@pyro74boy have you considered that alot of people tasted AT&T and just dont like it, or simply buy used iphones?
is there anyway to put your itunes music on the droid??
Staying connected has sure come a long way! Before, cellphones could only make calls and now you can do so much more. However, if you think about the practicality behind some of the features, you'll probably realize that a personal computer or laptop is your best option. I understand the whole "convenience" behind smart phones and certainly social network websites are a new method of connecting people, but then that the degrades the whole purpose of having a cellphone in the first place...
Has your opinion changed since making this comment 13 years ago?
my friend has a droid in perfect shape for sale cuz he just got a new X.. do u think 100 bucks is worth buying it??
They should bring back the slide-out keyboard.
Well, that's pretty fair, i figured they were both pretty similar. Now the pinch zoom feature is available on Droid. But what i want to see is a durability contest. Comparing battery life times, charge times, and the overall ability to withstand stress. By which i mean: Everyone drops their phones. I have done it so many times. One time, i was at a river, i dropped it, and it fell about six feet and landed on a sharp rock and then into a puddle. Still works as good as ever. So there's an idea.
@CofFan4ever It blicks when you have a notification. like a text or mail or missed call.
once you look at it or clear it the blicking stops
Witch one has the best on screen keyboard? Witch one had the best response to your finger?
@Concussive1 Actually he says at 6:40 that he's owned iphones.
@Melovetocheer yep so i dont see whats so great about the iphone. it has no customization, no major changes but a little user interface change with one update maybe each year on its firmware that does anything to it other than fix a minor bug. and it STILL doesn't support flash unless they finally updated it so it can plz correct me on that one if im wrong. its just a brick no matter which provider you use it on in my opinion because you can't do anything with it to make it YOUR iphone.
@marvinkrab1986 they have a droid that looks exactly like the droid from the appearance to the actual menu...identical
BTW, Like itunes on Iphone, what's on Droid? How is the music if I use the headphones for Droid? Thanks
Funny how before the iPhone 4, comparisons barely touch on the hardware and build quality of the phone.
I doubt that buddy- the level of customization that cydia provides is unmatched .
if you want to get the most out of droid...... get the european motorola milestone, and it you get the "NAM" version, you can use the 3g on tmobile, and also use multitouch.....
multitouch IS supported on droid for certain apps.
@QAZ2453 I have had a Droid for 2 years, and it breaks down so easily. I am ALWAYS careful with my phone, NEVER dropped it once, and the keyboard COMPLETELY fell off with barely any use. It glitches. A lot of the pre-installed apps crash your whole phone.
hey do u really live in buffalo
How about the sharpness on pictures and video? which one has HD?
I was forced to leave AT&T because coverage was abysmally subpar in my area. I now am with Verizon on the Motorola Android. I am a Mac user and I faced losing my iPhone with a bit of trepidation. Browser speed with Verizon was much faster in my area (coverage a HUGE factor). Basic apps seem more intuitive on the Droid. Get the "big buttons" app to tweak virtual keyboard. K9 app gives you push email speed. Open source blows away the native app aspect of iPhone. The Droid rocks.
He forgot to mention that the droids camera pwns iphones and that the droid has a camera button
ps:android 2.2 update has flash and more apps
jocxz ,i get your point but he wont because he wants to earn more money each year saying oh the new 3g or 3gs 4.o 4.1 so whats next .2.3.4.5.6 and so on so the apple fans will buy the new one because there is something new with the
which one is the more established status badge?
@TheLameTV no he said here in southern california
u forgot to mention that the Motorola also has Pinch To Zoom....... :|
Or maybe its just the Motorola Milestone, the UK version??
ios 7 beta versions are released, currently have it installed
@oPlAy3r1
he clearly says in the video that both phones dont have flash
WTH? Multitouch does work with Droid 1. Mine is now upgraded to Android 4.1 and somebody did the overclock software, so it now runs at 1ghz instead of 600mhz. Touchscreen is little shitty after 3 years, but the phone still works good and I use it all the time. Stood the test of time, so far.
lets see:
iPhone 3g lacks GPS, video camera and flash, among many other things you will find ond Droid. 3gs does have a GPS and a 3mp camera. Its only iPhone 4 that gets a flash, 5mp camera and similar screen resolution as Droid. Those first iPhones were bs. Screen resolution was 300x200 VGA. Droid is 800x400 and almost the same ppi as iPhone 4.
@CoolVideoGameVideos we know, but still the 3G is fast as heck.
@marvinkrab1986 like a droid running iOS or an iphone running android?