Flashback: the Motorola Droid started a proxy war with the iPhone

26 April 2020
Verizon's aggressive "Droid Does" campaign took joy in highlighting the limitations of the iPhone.

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Motorola ZN 5 had a great camera

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    • bob
    • pr5
    • 28 Apr 2020

    i agree it is a decent effort, only i detest the curved and edged screens, so no matter how good the rest is i cannot bring myself to buy, even at a proper price, one due to the screens drawbacks, also i must admit i would have prefered a single 48/64mp wide only sony sensor.

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      • Anonymous
      • 4Sd
      • 27 Apr 2020

      Orchard Inc., 27 Apr 2020Your comment resonates of the current catalogue from Cupert... moreF the notch

        Imagine progressing your Landscape Qwerty Phones like this!

        (2003) Nokia 6800, (2004) Nokia 6822, (2005) Nokia E70,
        (2006) HTC TyTN, (2007) HTC TyTN II, (2008) HTC TouchPro, (2009) HTC Touch Pro2,
        (2009) Motorola Cliq/Dext, (2010) Motorola Droid/Milestone, (2011) Samsung EPIC 4G,
        (2011) Motorola Milestone 3, (2019) FxTec Pro 1.

        ...if you enjoyed this trip back memory lane, click on my Profile to see an organised list of some truly memorable devices!

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          • Dometalican
          • 7BB
          • 27 Apr 2020

          bob, 27 Apr 2020i looked into this phone, £650!!, no thanks, it also ... moreYea...it even has 3,200 mAH battery and SnapDragon 835...so much good hardware on this but should have been, AT MAX, $400 (understandably, the processor is still better than any MediaTek processor; even the P90).

          Looked nice. While that processor was SUPER efficient back in the day, I would've preferred a 4,000 mAH battery and 2D display. At least it has stereo speakers, headphone jack, expanded memory, and ACTUAL global bands unlike the 'global-ness' of Honor, Realme, Redmi, and Meizu...

            bob, 27 Apr 2020i looked into this phone, £650!!, no thanks, it also ... moreTo be fair, that's a cheap price coming from a small team making almost no profit.
            And in this age of overpriced OnePlus 8 and Samsung S20 Ultra... it looks like a steal.

            I loathe curved screens, yet, their placement makes the most sense on a sliding device.
            I would've preferred they used a 2D screen instead of a 2.5D, and a non-sealed battery, but these are minor things when considering there is no alternative to this device.

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              • bob
              • pr5
              • 27 Apr 2020

              Anonymous, 26 Apr 2020Try F(x)tec Pro1, it's already available with worldwide shipping.i looked into this phone, £650!!, no thanks, it also has a crummy curved screen and is 'edged', so another no waaay no thanks. A good attempt, just not good enough, even though it has a 3.5mm jack.

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                • Anonymous
                • KRV
                • 27 Apr 2020

                Orchard Inc., 27 Apr 2020Quote, "...android began useful after 2.3,android was a big... moreQuote, "...android shall forever be an ad-ridden data-harvesting OS."

                Said the one who worshipping an OS that allow data store be accessed by hackers just a few days ago lol

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                  • Anonymous
                  • IWH
                  • 27 Apr 2020

                  Dayum.. I drooled over this phone back then.. Motorola please consider releasing this in the same body with updated screen and internals.. Trim the bezels a bit and slap a mid range chip with big removable battery and it will sell like hotcakes again.

                  If Apple can release a old form factor phone like SE why cant u

                  Please pretty please

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                    • Anonymous
                    • NL{
                    • 27 Apr 2020

                    Orchard Inc., 27 Apr 2020Quote, "...android began useful after 2.3,android was a big... moreiOS has gApps too FYI... Your data is going one way or another. You think Google pays apple 2 billion dollars for no reason? The level of delusion and fanboyism will remain unsurpassed in history of human race

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                      • Anonymous
                      • KRV
                      • 27 Apr 2020

                      Orchard Inc., 27 Apr 2020Quote, "...android began useful after 2.3,android was a big... moreQuote, "...android shall forever be an ad-ridden data-harvesting OS."

                      Said the one who worshipping a OS that allow data store be accessed by hackers just a few days ago lol

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                        • Anonymous
                        • PZs
                        • 27 Apr 2020

                        many many many thanks for the article

                        back then ... the boomboxes were user removable batteries, people easily shop for the batteries even at the newsstand at almost every corner. although the waste were the governments issues, the market satisfied because equipments seldom broke and only nees to change batteries and happily hassle with cable

                        today ... 2 years phones are considered old although still useful, listening music is limited to batteries in the headset, and must go to the service center to change phone battery

                        people will not mind for user removable 10,000 mah batt that makes 7.5 inch heavy brick thick phones run for 3 x 24 hours without charging, although it feels like rich people to have a phone slimmer and smaller than credit card and run for 6 hours with everything else wireless

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                          • IA5
                          • 27 Apr 2020

                          yeah...wow thanks for writing this article. I thought I was the only one who followed all these joins and break up of markets and companies over the years. I remember back in the 80s watching tv commercials for the new company formed by Vector and Horizon (Verizon). Catchy little commercials btw. That was the first time ever I remember seeing the name Verizon. Man they have come a long way...

                            Whackcar, 26 Apr 2020Back then phones had their individual looks & features.... moreYour comment resonates of the current catalogue from Cupertino that beguiles the most distinctive feature - the notch.

                              cyber, 26 Apr 2020only samsung galaxy smartphones and only after gs2 was able... moreQuote, "...android began useful after 2.3,android was a big joke before that,barely useful..."

                              Your sentiments of Android still hold true today. Some things never change, and Android shall forever be an ad-ridden data-harvesting OS.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • vry
                                • 27 Apr 2020

                                Anonymous, 26 Apr 2020Try F(x)tec Pro1, it's already available with worldwide shipping.Why did it have to jump into the sealed battery bandwagon?

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                                  • Joe
                                  • vV5
                                  • 26 Apr 2020

                                  Moto Milestone

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • mN{
                                    • 26 Apr 2020

                                    YUKI93, 26 Apr 2020Landscape physical QWERTY keyboard need to make a comeback ... moreTry F(x)tec Pro1, it's already available with worldwide shipping.

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                                      • bob
                                      • pr5
                                      • 26 Apr 2020

                                      wish i could get a 5" screen version of this today.

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                                        • BanB
                                        • 63V
                                        • 26 Apr 2020

                                        Had the milestone and loved it!! was my second Android phone after a short relationship with the LG GW620. I originally bought it as a gift for my girlfriend but we broke up before her birthday and i got the best gift i could have 😁
                                        I used to flash custom roms on the LG and Milestone I guess it made feel smart 😀 but after wrecking havoc on both phones, I learned to stick with the OEM's rom on my next phone(a Sony Xperia U) for some reason I'm glad I sticked with Android since the beginning (I think I got my first smartphone in 2010) never blackberry and never iPhone, bought a Windows phone once in 2014 and sold it for half the price after one week as i couldn't stand it 😀