Looks like the apple fan boys above are so pissed here, they just cannot accept the reality that their beloved iphone is outdated and old. Plasticky crap ? Poor iphone/ATT user ..

There is nothing "flimsy" or cheap about the Droid. I have dropped mine, attached it to my belt while hauling rocks, opened and closed the keyboard at least a few hundred times... it is sturdy. As far as apps go, it doesn't have ALL the stuff that the iPhone does, but it has the apps that count. Since 90% of apps are worthless garbage anyway, who cares about quantity. It's quality that matters. The 5MP flash camera kills the hell out of the iPhone's, the extra pixels make things like the barcode scanner far more accurate than the iPhone's version, and the dual LED camera flash can also be turned on for use as a REALLY bright flashlight, with the help of a simple app. pdaNet tethers the phone to a laptop FOR FREE, without jailbreaking the phone, and the DockRunner app turns on docking mode for free as well. The magnets and magnetometer are so accurate the phone can be used as a compass and METAL DETECTOR, useful for finding studs in a wall or maybe determining if a questionable container is safe to microwave. Use it to find lost keys in the sand at the beach or whatever. The stuff this thing does is amazing, and while you're texting you don't have to lose half your screen to accommodate an overly-sensitive virtual keyboard. The directional pad is also very useful for navigating websites without constantly clicking your club-like finger on wrong links. The superior microphone and access to Google Voice allows stunningly accurate voice search, voice navigation, and even translation, as well as just being plain old better reception as a PHONE, its primary use. Turn-by-Turn GPS navigation built-in with a REAL GPS chip? Your TomTom and Garmins are obsolete, folks, and your iPhone's inferior AGPS and hundred dollar apps don't cut it. This is the one gadget to rule them all. The only thing missing is thermal imaging and night-vision mode for the camera. I suppose I can wait for the next model, though. The bare-bones dummy at Verizon stores does not do this justice. When you can swap out microSD cards with a back-up or alternate card as well... the iPhone doesn't hold up. Multi-touch screen scrolls just fine, and it has all the same pinch-zoom crap the iPhone does, so long as you customize your multi-touch settings properly. Thing is, the basic model gets most of this free, you just have to install the right apps, and you won't see the Droid's full potential in the Verizon store unless one of the employees tweaks theirs out like crazy and shows you what it can really do. As far as accessories not being available, that's a load of BUNK coming from iPhone lovers. You can get Droid screen protectors, the Body Glove, car mounts and all of that already from third parties as well as official Motorola & Verizon sources. For productivity, the Droid is a killer with essential eBay & PayPal apps, Adobe Photoshop, and built-in Exchange server support. For recreation purposes, though, it doesn't have nearly the games iPhone does. Yet. But the development kit for Android is free, and the Android Market is far less restrictive than the Apple Store as far as approving apps. this means it is a wide open market for independent developers & programmers hoping to make a name for themselves on a budget. Look for a steady stream of apps to flow for the Android OS in the coming months. Oh, and did I mention the Droid actually works as a phone, too, without dropping every third call? Sorry, iPhone lovers. You can dismiss the Droid all you want, but while you're sitting around playing 3d pinball because your coverage area sucks, I'll be getting work done efficiently on the road and making money with my Droid.

I'm not an Apple fanboy. The only Apple product I own is an iPod Touch, which I recently bought. I build my own computer systems, and as you can tell by my name, I'm a Linux user - not a Mac user. I actually WANT Android to succeed. So far, I'm telling you that, it's a decent effort, but...it's not nearly there. Being Google was involved, I expected more.

I don't care about turn by turn navigation, nor do I care about tethering because at 5GB monthly caps on your service, tethering isn't very useful beyond what you can do directly on an iPhone. As for using the calc on the desktop? Are you serious? Look, as hardware, the Droid is a piece of plasticky crap. Feel the quality of the iPhone, then pick up the Droid. The Droid is simply junk as hardware and it's just as expensive as an iPhone. Like I said, you can still get all sorts of accessories for the original iPhone. Like all other phones, you won't be able to replace your ragged aging case for your Droid NEXT YEAR. They obsolete them. And, like I said, the software is not smooth nor nearly as intuitive as an iPhone.

There is a reason I don't own a Droid, and that's simply because I found it to be crap. So you're saying I have to own one to have the right to tell it like it is and call it the piece of crap that it is? You're a joke! BTW, if anyone has owned a Motorola phone in the past few years, you can attest to how unreliable their phones have been.

Using a Droid in a Verizon store does not allow evaluation of capabilities of the Droid. PDAnet app allows Droid to tether to any computer for high speed modem. The physical keyboard is very useful and more accurate than virtual screen keyboard, without blocking screen content. Scrolling is fast and smooth. Turn by turn navigation is a free app and works as well as my Garmin I paid $250 for. And the maps will be kept up to date without paying the $90 upgrade fee Garmin charges. The GDE app allow 7 home pages. I can develop my own apps without getting approval from Apple. I can use the Droid as a calculator on a desktop without it rocking all over the place like an iPhone. Frankly I'm sick and tired of iPhone fanboys writing lame reviews about products they know nothing about. These are bogus reviews that serve no purpose except to try to mislead the public. If you don't own a Droid and take the time to download and use the apps, your opinion has no validity.

Okay, I'm a Linux fan...duh! However, I tried out the Motorola Droid at my Verizon dealer (I'm a Verizon customer) and I was less than impressed with it. The hardware feels cheep, there is little longevity to owning one because it won't have available accessories 2+ years down the road like iPhone, and the experience with the software left something to be desired. The scrolling seemed less than smooth, and just felt completely unpolished. I have an iPod Touch, and my brother has an iPhone, as do a few of my friends. The iPhone is light years ahead in polish, as well as the quality feel of the product. Sure, there are a couple of features on the Droid that iPhone doesn't have, but let's get real here. It's like comparing a beautiful iMac with it's beautiful IPS based screen with a $600 Acer with a crappy TN screen, and you're basically paying the same money for the two. There simply is no comparison. If you can't stand AT&T service, I understand, neither can I. However, Droid just isn't all it's touted to be. It's a very cheap imitation with a premium pricetag.

How did you get that Time Magazine rated the Droid *BETTER* than all the others?

Yes, the Droid did make Time's "TOP LIST"... but here are other things that Time Magazine also considered "top" in that same 2009 list:
Joaquin Phoenix horrible interview on Letterman
That cat that caught the Swine Flu virus
Governor Mark Sanford sexual affair
Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift during the awards show
The Balloon Boy scam (actually on the list 3 times!)
The children's book: Duck Rabbit (huh?)
The Cleveland serial rapist-killer (A "top" rapist???)
Lady Gaga tries to wear 'normal' clothing
GM goes bankrupt
A story about people with too much "Brown Fat" in their bodies
Michael Jackson drug death
You can't go hiking while naked in the Swiss Alps any more
The awful song "White Liar" by Miranda Lambert
A racist Kanye West t-shirt "Imma let you finish" quote
Ophra's twitter page
The video game called "Scribblenauts" (huh?)
Chrysler's need to be bailed out by with billions of your US tax dollars

Google has a winner with this android thing... who needs a laptop?

I have a Droid and have got to say that it is very good at what it does, and more importantly, what it doesn't. It doesn't have all the lockdown features I have seen on other phones like my treo 700wx, it doesn't Verizon branding all over it that you can't get rid of, and it doesn't have proprietary connectors. It was almost like Verizon wanted to see what would happen if they built an almost standards compliant phone (but no SIM card). It's not a phone, it's a miniature computer that just happens to make phone calls.

Actually you can get the latest version of Maps for Android -which includes navigation- in 1.6 (the version available on the G1). It works beautifully.