My first internet phone and my first smartphone. I enjoyed this phone very much. Looks great and worked great. All my old phones I've ever had I've given them to my mom and dad. But once I upgraded to my boyfriend's droid 2 and offered my mom or dad my droid 1 phone they didn't want it says its required to get internet access and will be paying a lot more. The only reason I upgraded to my boyfriend's droid 2 was to get a better quality camera and video camera. Comparing the droid 1 verses droid 2 I like the faster part and better camera and video camera qualities but I had more issues with the droid 2 while droid 1 didn't have issues. I still give droid 1 thumbs up. I also loved the keyboard on droid 1 also. Battery Life Seemed pretty good unless you use it for games, GPS, watch videos then obviously your battery will drain faster. But that's any phone battery if you use them for those purposes. Display/Screen Quality Clear and crisp Design Nice looking phone

LiLleaf8853

USA

I've had this phone for a little over a year and I'm about ready to upgrade. I want something like it. I did add a 20GB MicroSD card to mine. It's very durable and the keyboard is easy to use. I love the SD Card feature where you can move your apps to SD card and make the file size smaller to save on phone space. The phone doesn't have an enormous amount of physical drive space, but unlike some phones you CAN move apps to the SD Card. :) You can also hook it up via USB on your computer and copy pictures, MP3's, make playlists, backup data and basically use it as a USB thumb drive if you want. This makes it great for installing apps quickly too :) The wifi is great on it. The only downside is some of the larger newer games do tend to crash or cause the phone to overheat and turn off. Battery Life Battery life is great until you start playing a bunch of online games. Display/Screen Quality Screen quality is good, barely scratches but I put a screen protector on it to be safe. Durability I have dropped it, sat on it, thrown it and it's even been out in the pouring rain. It keeps on working :)

jadedthought

Martinsburg, WV

I've bought this phone for 6 months, and so far, all I can say is this phone is ok.  It does its intended job, no more, no less.  I have an issue with unable to send MMS with my phone and after extensive research, it must be due to my service provider (T-Mobile).  With that aside, this phone is pretty decent.  A 5 megapixel camera is the norm for cell phones these days and it does have that.  The picture quality for the camera could be a tad better though.  I have a nokia N82 and it's older than my droid with the same 5 megapixel camera, but the picture quality taken from my N82 is better than pictures taken with my droid.  So, if camera option is huge for you when choosing your cell phone, then the droid isn't for you.  You might as well look for an alternate option.  On the other hand, if you are looking for a decent smartphone that does everything else perfectly, then I suggest you give Droid a chance, you won't be disappointed!

gokou1628

San Gabriel, CA

Overall, this phone is good because it is durable and the quality of it is very good, but has a average/short batter span. Look at the factors below for more review of the product. Battery Life battery does not last that long and I have to charge it everyday. With watching videos at a constant rate it lasts about 3-4 hours. With everything on my phone shut down (like apps and programs) it can last about 2-3 days. Display/Screen Quality screen quality is good and the lighting is good, but a little bit too bright in pure darkness and sometimes not bright enough in the sunlight Call Quality overall very good, but sometimes my in my phonebook I am not allowed to view my contacts or add contacts. It is a bit confusing because it asks you to sign into your google account and then you have the option of putting the contact on the sd card or google account Ease of Use it was a bit hard to set up everything at first, but afterwards it was easy to use once you got the hang of it Durability I have dropped my phone several times and it still has not broken yet, but I do recommend you get a screen protection and a case (hard or soft) because that is what I expect has cushioned the phone when it has been dropped. Design This phone is a bit heavy, but I like the design that it has a keyboard

LisaThai

USA

Having a smartphone has really revolutionized my life. I can access whatever I need anywhere!The Motorola Droid is a bit bulkier than I would like, but I love the physical keypad and speed. The battery does not last as long as I would like though, but my calls are clear and my phone is reliable.

kejwestbrook

Brighton, MI

upgraded to the Droid from the Blackberry, this is one of the best decisions i have ever made. this phone allows you to do almost anything you need from the pam of your hands. fast web browsing through the 3g network or connect to wifi at almost any location that has it. although i only have the original droid, i plan to stay in the droid family. since i have gotten mine, i have had several family members purchase into the droid family including the Droid 2, Droid Pro, and even the Evo from Sprint. all having zero complaints and is very user friendly. the GPS that Droid comes equipped with is better than some GPS units. there are unlimited apps in the marketplace from A to Z. motorola is probably the best phone manufactorer out there and is constantly coming up with better ways to make a great phone perfect. i will never change from a motorola phone unless they just up and quit making phones. keeping an eye open for their next great phone

chilliwilly

Gastonia, NC

The original Droid is more than a year old now but I still argue it's one of the best android devices on the market, that is until the more powerful dual core droids start rolling out q2 of 2011. One of things I love about the Moto Droid is that it comes with vanilla Android, that means a build of the Android OS that is stock from Google without all the custom layers that many of the manufactures are adding these days -  you can argue the advantages of them, but I tend to think the vanilla build is a lot more pleasant to use. The Droid was one of the first smartphones with a 1ghz processor, which gives it plenty of juice to run the most intensive apps in the Marketplace today. It has the usual specs that you'll find in a modern smartphone - GPS, accelerometer, touchscreen, digital compass, and onboard and user upgradable memory (micro SD card) t name a few. It's main selling point was that it ran on the Verizon network and it gave people the option to have a competitive smartphone with a physical keyboard. It sold well and continues to and at the discount prices (free in most places) that you'll find the Moto Droid at these days, I think it's a great deal. The only issue I might have with buying a device this long in it's life cycle is weather or not Moto will allow you to upgrade to the latest and greatest Android OS. It's currently at 2.2 (Froyo), which is not the latest but is what all but one Android handsets is on.

TomCworld

Forest Hills, NY

  As soon as the Motorola Droid was released I knew it was the phone I wanted. My previous phone (LG enV touch) just wasn't cutting it anymore. Sure, it had the full keyboard, but I got bored of the phone quickly. When I first used the Motorola Droid, I was playing around with my friend's; it took a while to get used to considering the phone I had. Now that I own my own smartphone, I will never go back to a dumb phone. The QWERTY keyboard is great, the only complaint I would have is that the top row of keys is close to the phone and makes it very easy to make spelling errors when texting or writing an email. If you are looking for a phone that gives you everything you want in one place, then a smartphone is the phone for you. My college uses Gmail as their primary email service and it was easy to set up my school email to go straight to my phone. This makes it convenient for when a professor cancels a class last minute, I receive the email instantly where people without a smart phone end up going to class, and waiting until they finally realize it was cancelled. Great product, GPS is accurate, wide variety of applications to choose from. It has everything you'd ever want/need. Battery drains quickly if you text a lot, and use a lot of apps at the same time, just remember to use your app killer and the battery will last all day.

sms3449

Rochester, NY

When the iPhone was first released, I was like everyone else; slobbering. When I came to the sad realization that a Verizon iPhone was not in the near future, I reassessed my options. Moving from a flip phone to my first smart phone made the choice an important one. After much research, I selected the Droid. Boy, am I glad I did! My boyfriend has the iPhone and while it is now available on the Verizon network, I would still not choose it over my Droid. The #1 aspect for me is the free turn-by-turn navigation. I've since stopped using my GPS because my phone works that much better. Running on a Google OS, my navigation is constantly updated with the latest maps. The directions are excellent and accurate, even providing traffic estimates. A seemingly small thing that makes the Droid superior to the iPhone (in my eyes at least) is the smart texting capabilities. As I go to type a text to a friend, Droid suggests words that I may be about to type. This saves me a ridiculous amount of time and allows for far less text misspellings. It is wonderful for composing mobile emails or really for anything text-related. The Droid is fast and contrary to others' reviews, my battery easily lasts all day. Just be sure to download a free app killer (I use "Advanced Task Killer") to conserve your battery life. After I'm done surfing the web, emailing, playing a game, etc. I always make sure to "kill" the apps that are running. It's a little thing that can preserve a LOT of battery life. Speaking of apps, there are a ridiculous amount of free ones for Droid! Droid is starting to rival Apple in it's marketplace, as many developers are creating Droid friendly versions of their iPhone apps. I haven't paid for an app yet and the functionality of my phone is incredible. Overall, I would 100% reccommend the Droid. Its biggest cons are it's size and weight - minor in comparison to it's benefits. I can't wait to see what Motorola will come up with next :) UPDATE: Over time the quality of this phone became compromised. The technology just far out paced the phone and I had to upgrade. I moved to the Droid Razr and haven't looked back since - LOVE IT.

tigerlily1233

Norwood, MA

What can I say about "My Droid"?  Well, I love it!  The Motorola Droid coupled with the Verizon service is great!  The only draw back I have is the battery life is not very good.  You better have charger's in the house, at the office and in the car if you use it very much at all.  I use mine constantly for my emails, facebook, play games ... oh and did I mention for my phone. (lol) I really can't imagine life without it now.  I can stay in touch with my college student and know what she/he is up to at all times.  The only draw back is it will not play the games associated with facebook and I think that's a bit lame but I can live without that right now. Buy a Droid it's great and works even in rural areas unlike the competitors service. Battery Life really wish it didn't eat the battery so fast Display/Screen Quality watching movie trailers tonight & excellent graphics Call Quality drops calls in a lot of areas phone gets hot if you talk very long Ease of Use phone gets hot if you talk very long hard to answer while driving Durability I did drop it once and it still works fine Design kinda heavy

phoriginals

Johnsonville, SC