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I want to keep it but.....

In the near future the Nexus One is the only thing really comparable/better than the Droid. It's mostly about preference because the Droid will have 2.1 and Flash soon plus the keyboard....yes its not the best but its manageable for me at least. Speaking of iPhone...I don't think they will be getting Flash 10.1 anytime soon.
 
mulder_fbi said:
I dont see how anyone can think the droid email support is better than another device. It has weak exchange support, crappy email app, gmail app is separate from non-gmail, unreliable mail delivery, no home screen indication of which account has mail, no short cut to the combined email, etc., etc.
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I hate to be acting like a droid fanboy here since I just got one a few days ago, but it's worth addressing some of your comments:

I would say the email support is better than all other devices with the exception of the Blackberry (and that is only when it is running an onsite BES parallel to an Exchange server). But what you really seem to be saying is that ActiveSync is weak. I agree. Frankly, what you left off is that the Droid should have been able to sync with Tasks just like a lot of other devices that sync through ActiveSync. Why MS left off a notepad sync, on the other hand, is bewildering.

I like the email app more than the Blackberry interface app. How can you not LOVE the html more? Blackberry is good for promptness but their GUI was awful.

Same goes for the Gmail app...it's a heck of a lot better than the app on the Blackberry. Moreover, I like that it is separate. Indeed, on my Blackberries, I always used to de-unify the messaging because I found it way too busy. Indeed, I had an inbox for SMS, email, gmail, etc. Liked it much better that way. Now indeed, you can argue that you should have the choice to re-unify the messages...seems fair to me.

When I had a unified inbox on the Blackberry, I never could tell which account had email. They all just aggregated into one notification. So what are you referring to?

Essentially, it sounds like email is the most important product for you. Ergo, why didn't you get a Blackberry? They are AWESOME for that. I guess you didn't believe everyone online who said that the Droid didn't live up to the Blackberry in that regard and figured you would have to see for yourself?
 
nycebo said:
I hate to be acting like a droid fanboy here since I just got one a few days ago, but it's worth addressing some of your comments:

I would say the email support is better than all other devices with the exception of the Blackberry (and that is only when it is running an onsite BES parallel to an Exchange server). But what you really seem to be saying is that ActiveSync is weak. I agree. Frankly, what you left off is that the Droid should have been able to sync with Tasks just like a lot of other devices that sync through ActiveSync. Why MS left off a notepad sync, on the other hand, is bewildering.

I like the email app more than the Blackberry interface app. How can you not LOVE the html more? Blackberry is good for promptness but their GUI was awful.

Same goes for the Gmail app...it's a heck of a lot better than the app on the Blackberry. Moreover, I like that it is separate. Indeed, on my Blackberries, I always used to de-unify the messaging because I found it way too busy. Indeed, I had an inbox for SMS, email, gmail, etc. Liked it much better that way. Now indeed, you can argue that you should have the choice to re-unify the messages...seems fair to me.

When I had a unified inbox on the Blackberry, I never could tell which account had email. They all just aggregated into one notification. So what are you referring to?

Essentially, it sounds like email is the most important product for you. Ergo, why didn't you get a Blackberry? They are AWESOME for that. I guess you didn't believe everyone online who said that the Droid didn't live up to the Blackberry in that regard and figured you would have to see for yourself?
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Very good take on it and further the Touchdown or K-9 email apps solve many of the problems with the native email app. Now I am lucky b/c my droid works perfectly with my ActiveSync so yes, I actually like my email better on the droid than I did my BB 8830. I wouldn't say that email is the droid's best feature but with the apps it's certainly not a weak point at least in regards to how I use it. And the other features and strengths blow away most BB's IMO.
 
GDroid said:
What if you don't like the "plastic-ness" of the N1? :p
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Good question, but I must say I have always been a fan of plastic...pretty much my favorite material hahaha j/k

It's not so much the hard edges and slider of the droid that I dislike. It's just the heavyness and the fact that I've never had good luck with Moto hardware. I'm much more trusting of HTC and I like the N1 FF.
 
I wouldn't wait until June to find out if Verizon is really getting the iPhone or not. There's speculation that the CDMA chips Apple is buying could be for the upcoming tablet they plan to announce this month.

That being said, do you use the hardware keyboard much on the Droid? If not, and you can wait til spring, I would return it and get the Nexus One.
 
I held and played around with a Nexus One last week for a while. It is anything but "plastic-ness". Solid. Sleek. It will be a real tough decision when it's released. But, candidly, the Droid has grown on me a lot. And when 2.1 comes out for it....the N1 may get bypassed in favor for rumors of the N2....(kidding, kidding).
 
Re the e-mail: I've come from a BB and using K-9 Email I find it as reliable and as quick as the BB. That was a no compromise issue for me.

In fact, mail hits my Milestone faster than my desktop. Plus all desktop Outlook folders are accessible via the handset.
 
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