According to an analyst, it is believed that Motorola moved 10,000 Droids in their first weekend of sales.  That’s a pretty good start for Verizon’s first Android smartphone, and really their most anticipated release in quite awhile.  Some people might say the Storm was exciting, but I never saw as much hype with that phone.  Analyst Mark McKechnie at Broadpoint AmTech, also added that he believed Motorola will sell 1 million Android phones in the fourth quarter of 2009.  This also includes the Cliq. 

I am on the fence about the Droid.  At first, I was completely excited, but as a Verizon subscriber, there is really nothing else in their line-up that was of interest to me.  So, a big new Android phone = awesome.  Now, as I look at the details, there are a few things that bug me.  First, is that there is no dedicated phone button.  You need to scroll through the home menu to get to the phone.  This device is primarily a phone, so that should be the main function.  I started to pay attention to how often I hit the phone button on my Centro, and its at least 10 times a day.  Second, the report on the camera is that it is pretty terrible.  If I am going to shell out $199 to $299 on a phone, I want things to work well.  I know I just said it is a phone first, and that’s very important, but I’m just asking for an ok camera.  I want to be able to take fun photo with friends or that random celebrity meeting with Angelina Jolie. 

I am interested to know, if anyone out there has purchased a Droid, let me know what you think.  Am I being too picky?  I am very critical with my electronics purchases.

Via Engadget

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