Motorola Droid, not iPhone, is the Best Smartphone

Michael Arrington calls the Droid a phone “that is as close as we’ve come to the Platonic ideal of a smartphone. Its very existence ensures that the next iPhone will be even better than it otherwise would have been.” And he concludes that “Droid is the Alpha phone. And I will love it and only it. Until something better comes along.” That’s well said, assuming Apple has seen the Droid before finalizing the design of the iPhone 4G.

That the Motorola Droid is exclusive ...

to Verizon puts it in a very good position to dominate the iPhone, at least, in the U.S. market. Never mind that currently, the iTunes App Store boasts 10 times more appas than the Google. Soon, Google Android developers will catch up.

For a great head to head between the Motorola Droid and the iPhone 3GS, Mobile Crunch has it in two parts. They have this conclusion:

With Android 2.0, we’ve come to a very difficult crossroad. No longer can we recommend one handset over the other simply by its feature set. At this point, it’s all about the person who will be carrying it. For you, dearest TechCrunch Network reader: Yes, I’d probably recommend the Droid over an iPhone. Would I recommend it for your mother, father, or little sister? Nope. If you want a phone that just works and does damned near everything you could want and don’t mind Apple’s closed garden: by all means, get the iPhone. If you can handle a bit of complexity for the sake of flexibility and don’t mind having to tinker a bit: by all means, get the Droid. At this point, I honestly feel that either choice would make any sane person incredibly happy.

Right now, I’m going for the iPhone because of the ease of the Interface. On the all-important looks department, I find the Motorola Droid narrow enough to my liking. The iPhone has always been too wide for time. Another important factor to consider is pricing, not just the MSRP of every unit, but the amount you’ll spend to enjoy your smartphone on their respective networks. Here’s PC World on Droid fees on the Verizon network: $30 for tethering on an ulimited plan (limited to 5GB) or $60 for 10GB; Microsoft Exchange has a separate $45 a month for 5GB; and cacellation is $350.

[via techcrunch, mobilecrunch, pcworld] moconews Droid wrapup here

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