Verizon’s HTC DROID Eris Gets Official
By Simon Sage on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 10:10 AM PST In Android, HTC, Hottest Hardware, New Hardware, Verizon
After an early unboxing, Motorola (NYSE: MOT)’s little brother in Verizon (NYSE: VZ)’s Android rollout has gone public. The HTC droid Eris is bringing a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, 320 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack and HTC’s very slick Sense user interface to the party. I’m still a little boggled as to how the Eris qualifies as a “with Google (NSDQ: GOOG)” experience with all the custom work done on top of Android 1.5, but more power to ‘em. Although not quite as buxom as the Motorola droid, or even HTC’s own Hero, the Eris still offers a lot for $99.99 on contract, and is a great option for folks who want the fancy Android experience while staying on a budget. Keep an eye on the VZ store for the Eris starting tomorrow, or take a closer look at the device over at HTC.
[via PRNewswire]
I was thinking the same thing too Simon, how does this qualify as a “with Google” Experience phone if it’s running HTC’s Sense UI on top of stock android 1.5?…