Motorola Droid :: Engadget's Take On Nexus One VS Droid
Jan 5, 2010
Good review of the Nexus One from Engadget. My favorite line (I've been saying this for a while) following:
"It's a good Android phone, but not the last word -- in fact, if we had to choose between this phone or the Droid right now, we would lean towards the latter."
Full review here: Nexus One review -- Engadget
They compare it to the Droid a few times, specifically the screen, the lack of a physical keyboard, overall design and the network.
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Mar 20, 2010
I know it's not necessarily completely Eris related, but I figured some may want to read through what people are saying.
How would you change HTC's Sense? -- Engadget
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May 19, 2010
This folder includes screen shots that are used for Internet Browser bookmarks. It also includes screen shots of web pages that I did not choose to bookmark. When I clear cache while in "Internet" in "Manage Applications" it does not remove these jpg files that are not being used for bookmarks. When I clear everything while in Internet app (in settings) it does not remove these jpg files either. It also does not remove them from within the HistoryEraser app. The only way I can remove the jpg files is with Astro or when connected to PC. I have to go through them and erase jpgs that I do not want there.
There were 72 jpg files in that directory and they go all the way back to when I got phone (on 4/29). I have only added 5 bookmarks myself during that time. They do not take up a lot of space but I just don't want them there.
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Feb 12, 2010
enjoy it it's way faster then flan gallery... NO ROOTING REQUIRE.. flan (eclair) gallery 2.1 with multi-touch or pinch-to-zoom ported to droid | droid life: a motorola droid blog
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Jan 15, 2010
via iSuppli ... iSuppli Does Droid Teardown, Finds $187.75 Bill of Materials and Manufacturing Cost - iSuppli
Ah, here we go again: another report from iSuppli breaking down the bill of materials (BOM) for one of our favorite smartphones. This time it's the Droid / Milestone under scrutiny, Motorola's beefcake slider that currently sells for $560 month-to-month on Verizon ($199 on contract). According to iSuppli's analysis, Droid brings a $187.75 bill of materials that breaks down into $179.11 worth of components and $8.64 in manufacturing costs. Naturally, the BOM does not include licensing fees, software costs, accessories, or the massive outlay this device has received in advertising support. Nevertheless, it makes for interesting apples-to-apples fodder when comparing costs with the Nexus One ($174.15 in materials only), iPhone 3GS ($178.96 materials and manufacturing), and original Palm Pre ($138 materials and manufacturing). The single most expensive component on the Droid is the 16GB removable microSD card ($35) bundled with the Droid. And after a controversial MOTO report that demonstrated a lackluster capacitive touchscreen on the Droid, it's interesting to compare the Droid's 3.7-inch TFT LCD ($17.75) and capacitive touchscreen overlay ($17.50) with that of the iPhone 3GS ($19.25 spent on a smaller 3.5-inch LCD and cheaper $16 touchscreen overlay) and Nexus One (whopping $23.50 for 3.7-inch AM-OLED display and $17.50 for the touchscreen assembly). Rounding out the top-end costs are the Droid's 5 megapixel autofocus CMOS sensor ($14.25), Qualcomm baseband processor / RF chip ($14.04), and TI application processor ($12.90).
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Jan 12, 2010
I really dont think so at all. I looked at some vids in you and that nexus is FAST!! I have my droid clocked at 550 firm all the time (its rooted) and it does not come close to how the nexus moves around and opens things up.I also know that one cannot compare speeds by simply opening things up. If that were true my wifes cliq is faster many times opening things up. But when you do things that need a strong proccesor theres where you will see the difference. For example, before I rooted the droid i could NOT stream tv shows (jetflicks) using wifi and a bluetooth stereo headset. the show would pause every 2-3 minutes, very annoying, and the voice would be of sync as well.
When I rooted the phone and installed an app that keeps the droid at 550 it worked PERFECTLY. No problems with sync or the show stopping every few minutes. SO, Im thinking that there cannot be no way in android world that the droid can perform at the same speed of the nexus when using apps that NEED a good fast proccesor.
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May 2, 2010
I was wondering if there is available simply the nexus one stock theme that is available for the droid. I'm uses Pete's BB 1.0 also. I simply want the theme, not to change the Rom or anything.
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Feb 18, 2010
If the droid can be overclocked to 1.2 or 1.3 wonder how fast the nexus can be overclocked up to 2.0 lol cant wait til one of the snapdragon phones comes to verizon.
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May 7, 2010
I want to run the Nexus One ROM on my Droid. Where can I find the download? I just want the stock ROM so I can get the app launcher and five home screens.
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Feb 3, 2010
So the Nexus One update is available now. I don't think it's possible but could we use the update on the Droid? Force update your Nexus One with multi-touch pinch zooming
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Feb 15, 2010
How do i get it?
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Mar 3, 2010
YouTube - Motorola Droid vs Nexus One: Multitouch Test
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Aug 27, 2010
Is there a way to get the nexus one photo gallery on the Droid X?
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Jan 6, 2010
I've looked at the tech specs of the Nexus One at the google store -Nexus One Phone - Feature overview & Technical specifications
I'm not that geeked up so, I'm wondering if it looks like the Nexus has anything on the Droid?
The 4 gb micro sd seemed pretty underwhelming to me. I know it's expandable to 32 but still...
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Dec 21, 2009
I was able to get the animated live wallpapers working on the 2.1 ROM (only Nexus does not work). Disclaimer: This can brick your phone and should only be done if you know what you are doing and are willing to take the risk, I bear no responsibility for your actions. Directions.
1. Download this zip file, it contains the necessary lib files and the live wallpaper files. wallpaper files - MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service lib files - MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service
2. Unzip these files and place on your SDCARD. (I created 2 folders one named libs and the other app). You need to place the four Live wallpaper files in the app folder and the lib files need to be in the lib folder.
3. Restart your phone in the recover console.
4. Select mount sub-menu
5. mount sdcard and system
6. type busybox cp /sdcard/libs/* /system/lib
7. type busybox cp /sdcard/app/* /system/app
8. unmount both sdcard and system
9. restart your phone
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Mar 31, 2010
I doubt anyone is as excited about this as I am but with the 2.1 update, the Moto Droid has received the Nexus One News and weather app. I have been searching for something like this for along time and there were a few out there but nothing like the one that 2.1 has just given us. I know I sound like a loon but news and weather is part of my daily morning ritual and this just made it better!
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Feb 22, 2010
Is it possible to use that rom on a droid?
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Dec 1, 2010
Where can I get this?
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May 20, 2010
Anyone see this yet, it is just getting more interesting by the moment!
Nexus One and Motorola Droid to Get Android 2.2 Froyo
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Jul 28, 2010
On my droid x I tried to download nexus one weather genie apk file It says "can not download the content not support on this device " And I have unknown content checked off.
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Apr 7, 2010
As stated in the title, would it be possible for someone to turn the nexus one bootup animation or even the Droid boot up animation into a live wallpaper?
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Jan 22, 2010
I am just curious if we know this or not. I would like an invite, but it seems like the invites are inconsistent in terms of the turnaround time from the initial request. I have read recently how some have gotten an invite the next day and other have waited two weeks or longer. That said, could the N1 be delaying the invites? The Google Voice YouTube channel promotes the fact that the N1 comes with GV pre-installed. Does anyone know if this also includes an invite? I am will to be patient for a little while on GV, but if I have to wait too long, I may just have to go with YouMail.
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Aug 23, 2010
Is it safe to do Menu>Device Selection>Show Other Frequency Sets on my Droid and run it like a Nexus One 1gHz processor? I have a stock kernel and am currently at 800mhz after the autodetect.
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Aug 4, 2010
I can't connect Motorola Droid and Nexus One using BluetoothChat It's always return "Unnable to connect". So the socket is always close.
But when I try to connect Motorola Droid and Nokia N97 They are always connect.
How can I connect Motorola Droid and Nexus One ? Where is the problem?
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Jun 16, 2010
Nothing really new, but pretty nice:
Samsung Galaxy S preview -- Engadget
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Aug 16, 2010
$250 just might be worth it :-/
Epic 4G review -- Engadget
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Oct 21, 2010
I love using the Engadget app on my Desire to keep up with daily news, but no matter what I try I cannot watch the embedded videos within the stories.....
The ones that link to YouTube are fine as you can choose the browser or the YouTube app.
But their native videos don't play for me. I currently get the choice of viewing through double twist or streaming media player, both of which say "Sorry, this video cannot be played".
Anyone any idea what format these endgadget videos are in? And how I can get the engadget app to choose a player capable of playing them?
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Nov 3, 2009
Official Press release here
Engadget Hands On Here
So what do we now know? No 32GB internal, just 1GB (but shipped with 8GB SD). No OLED, good ol' TFT. No 1080p recording (was far too good to be true).
Biggest Dissapointment? Android 1.6, not 2.0
Other than that, all the rumors seemed to shape up. I looks good on paper, the hands on was dissapointing to see it in such an unfinished state. I think I will have to reserve judgement till it smartens itself up a little more.
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Jun 29, 2010
Short video preview of the Epic 4G by Engadget. YouTube - Samsung Epic 4G preview
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Oct 27, 2009
One useful thing out of the Moment trashing review by Engadget was this gem in the comments (when asked if the compass existed): Quote:
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