WOW the Droid is phugly

Slayix312 · 10/29/2009, 07:59 PM

I have been trying to like the Droids design. Which is the only thing that it seemingly fails horribly at. The thing just looks so damn cheap and tacky though. It looks like a freaking GPS handheld system. If it was on Sprint this wouldn't stop me from buying it, considering the spec's seem extremely nice but im sure an Android 2.0+ phone for Sprint can't be more then 4-5 months away tops considering the amount of them coming out.

guerillatwang · 10/29/2009, 08:14 PM

agreed.

iDon't have interest in this phone.

donm527 · 10/29/2009, 08:15 PM

We'll have to see more pics and how it looks in person.

I thought the first released pics made it look plain but the more pics i see and read more about it... hear it's a heavy phone... metal and glass... and seeing the cool phone stand/dock. might not be a super sexy phone but might be a good looking phone... hopefully a solid and quality feeling phone and the OS is going to be very interesting.

TyBec · 10/29/2009, 08:19 PM

+1

MarkY · 10/29/2009, 08:24 PM

Wow, I thought I was the only one who thought the Droid just didn't do it in the looks department. I'm sure someone will come out with some compelling designs soon.

calsccr9 · 10/29/2009, 08:28 PM

I'm sorry but I just don't see this phone's mass appeal. Sure it has great specs but its just running android with no overlay (sense, blur, etc.). I'm not trying to put it down or anything, I guess I've just never really like android. Yes I know its running 2.0 but come one. Android has been out for a little over a year now and it seems like everyone has cut the platform so much slack in comparison to webOS. In my opinion, it has looked unfinished up until 2.0, which adds a lot in terms of UI.

Slayix312 · 10/29/2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by calsccr9

Android has been out for a little over a year now and it seems like everyone has cut the platform so much slack in comparison to webOS. In my opinion, it has looked unfinished up until 2.0, which adds a lot in terms of UI.

Agree 110% with this statement.

morelloX · 10/29/2009, 09:00 PM

Agree, features sound hot, phone looks like dog ****

gabe2gg · 10/29/2009, 09:36 PM

It may look ugly but u know that phone is a BEAST !

dj ozone · 10/29/2009, 10:00 PM

yea this phone is ugly....i was checking out Cnet video with Bonnie Cha previewing the thing and man this droid looks huge in her hands...she does have little hands tho...

but its a big phone you might as well get a netbook

YouTube - Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)

gage006 · 10/29/2009, 10:18 PM

I couldn't care less how ugly it is. The specs are enough to make me fall in love.

Kupe · 10/29/2009, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by calsccr9

Android has been out for a little over a year now and it seems like everyone has cut the platform so much slack in comparison to webOS.

That's because the original Android OS was more functional than WebOS is now. It's funny how more people are willing to overlook a little form to get function ... while fewer people are willing to overlook function for pretty.

solarus · 10/29/2009, 11:22 PM

Agreed...love the specs but wow it is ugly as sin. Hopefully Palm will see the specs as a real threat (which they are) and the Pre 2 or whatever they call the next gen device will see some strong spec increases too.

cardfan · 10/30/2009, 06:09 AM

Does it matter? Half the time, people then throw it in a case so what's the point of how it looks?

I bought the iphone based on what it does. Personally, it's looking a bit dated but it's pretty solid and reliable. Fits well into docks or mounts. Fingerprint magnet though.

The Pre on the other hand fits well on its touchstone which really shouldn't be used in a car. Mounts for it suck. As does the USB door. To me, that's ugly design. For a phone that offers free sprint nav, Palm was and still is nowhere to be found to promote an in-car solution.

This Droid? It looks pretty good to me. Thin, big high res screen, slide out kb, fits well into docks, metal, and even has car mounts designed for it.

ldj · 10/30/2009, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Kupe

That's because the original Android OS was more functional than WebOS is now. It's funny how more people are willing to overlook a little form to get function ... while fewer people are willing to overlook function for pretty.

I think the iPhone sales figures disprove that! To Joe Public, looks are EVERYTHING...

Kupe · 10/30/2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ldj

I think the iPhone sales figures disprove that! To Joe Public, looks are EVERYTHING...

Help clarify please: Are you claiming the iPhone is non-functional or are you saying the iPhone is pretty? It's possible to be functional AND pretty, you know.

ldj · 10/30/2009, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kupe

Help clarify please: Are you claiming the iPhone is non-functional or are you saying the iPhone is pretty? It's possible to be functional AND pretty, you know.

I'm saying that the iPhone is a lot less functional than some phones on the market - certainly in that price range, but this is overlooked by most people as the aesthetics and public perception of the phone are more important. The device lacked many basic features that a phone from the late 1990's had, yet has sold by the million since its launch.

cardfan · 10/30/2009, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldj

I'm saying that the iPhone is a lot less functional than some phones on the market - certainly in that price range, but this is overlooked by most people as the aesthetics and public perception of the phone are more important. The device lacked many basic features that a phone from the late 1990's had, yet has sold by the million since its launch.

Multitouch browser, high res (for that time) capacitive glass screen that used fingers to navigate, solid quality, ipod functions, all factored into making the first iphone successful. Just one button. (try to keep in mind there was nothing out there like the iphone at the time)

This wasn't about looks and just hype. It wasn't even a smartphone because it lacked apps. But many traded in not having features or apps for the experience. Make no mistake, it was the experience of using the few features done well that won people over.

When 3G hardware and app store hit, the iphone really took off. So much for looks..

mvpilot172 · 10/30/2009, 08:48 AM

Droid looks like the guys that designed the bottom half measured wrong, the thing just looks ugly with that non-chin chin on the bottom. As far as the OS goes, I've heard for years how WinMo is not as polished but is soo much more powerful, well same goes for Android and I'm sick of it. WebOS is slick and responsive enough to be at the top of my list. Iphone's OS is starting to look very dated quickly tho I have to add.

Achill3s · 10/30/2009, 11:03 AM

How is the Droid a beast? It has a similar chip to the iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre.

From Engadget review:
"Inside the DROID beats an Arm Cortex A8 CPU (a 600MHz, OMAP3430 chip downclocked to 550MHz), 256MB of RAM, and 512MB of ROM. If that CPU sounds familiar, it should -- it's similar to the chip inside the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre."

10/29/2009, 07:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Slayix312 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NC,IA,IL Posts: 270 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 13 Thanked 39 Times in 19 Posts	WOW the Droid is phugly I have been trying to like the Droids design. Which is the only thing that it seemingly fails horribly at. The thing just looks so damn cheap and tacky though. It looks like a freaking GPS handheld system. If it was on Sprint this wouldn't stop me from buying it, considering the spec's seem extremely nice but im sure an Android 2.0+ phone for Sprint can't be more then 4-5 months away tops considering the amount of them coming out. __________________
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10/29/2009, 08:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
guerillatwang Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 340 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 97 Thanked 50 Times in 35 Posts	agreed. iDon't have interest in this phone.
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10/29/2009, 08:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
donm527 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,718 Likes Received: 94 Thanks: 54 Thanked 139 Times in 107 Posts	We'll have to see more pics and how it looks in person. I thought the first released pics made it look plain but the more pics i see and read more about it... hear it's a heavy phone... metal and glass... and seeing the cool phone stand/dock. might not be a super sexy phone but might be a good looking phone... hopefully a solid and quality feeling phone and the OS is going to be very interesting.
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MarkY Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: DC/MD Posts: 2,753 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 56 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts	Wow, I thought I was the only one who thought the Droid just didn't do it in the looks department. I'm sure someone will come out with some compelling designs soon.
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calsccr9 Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 184 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 32 Thanked 18 Times in 10 Posts	I'm sorry but I just don't see this phone's mass appeal. Sure it has great specs but its just running android with no overlay (sense, blur, etc.). I'm not trying to put it down or anything, I guess I've just never really like android. Yes I know its running 2.0 but come one. Android has been out for a little over a year now and it seems like everyone has cut the platform so much slack in comparison to webOS. In my opinion, it has looked unfinished up until 2.0, which adds a lot in terms of UI.
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morelloX Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 110 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Agree, features sound hot, phone looks like dog ****
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10/29/2009, 09:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
gabe2gg Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 151 Likes Received: 20 Thanks: 75 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	It may look ugly but u know that phone is a BEAST !
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dj ozone Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 638 Likes Received: 27 Thanks: 344 Thanked 109 Times in 71 Posts	yea this phone is ugly....i was checking out Cnet video with Bonnie Cha previewing the thing and man this droid looks huge in her hands...she does have little hands tho... but its a big phone you might as well get a netbook YouTube - Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)
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10/29/2009, 10:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
gage006 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 547 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 50 Thanked 53 Times in 41 Posts	I couldn't care less how ugly it is. The specs are enough to make me fall in love. __________________ Twitter
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solarus Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 554 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 196 Thanked 199 Times in 105 Posts	Agreed...love the specs but wow it is ugly as sin. Hopefully Palm will see the specs as a real threat (which they are) and the Pre 2 or whatever they call the next gen device will see some strong spec increases too.
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10/30/2009, 06:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
cardfan Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 3,614 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 264 Thanked 466 Times in 285 Posts	Does it matter? Half the time, people then throw it in a case so what's the point of how it looks? I bought the iphone based on what it does. Personally, it's looking a bit dated but it's pretty solid and reliable. Fits well into docks or mounts. Fingerprint magnet though. The Pre on the other hand fits well on its touchstone which really shouldn't be used in a car. Mounts for it suck. As does the USB door. To me, that's ugly design. For a phone that offers free sprint nav, Palm was and still is nowhere to be found to promote an in-car solution. This Droid? It looks pretty good to me. Thin, big high res screen, slide out kb, fits well into docks, metal, and even has car mounts designed for it.
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10/30/2009, 08:48 AM	#19 (permalink)
mvpilot172 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 149 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Droid looks like the guys that designed the bottom half measured wrong, the thing just looks ugly with that non-chin chin on the bottom. As far as the OS goes, I've heard for years how WinMo is not as polished but is soo much more powerful, well same goes for Android and I'm sick of it. WebOS is slick and responsive enough to be at the top of my list. Iphone's OS is starting to look very dated quickly tho I have to add.
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10/30/2009, 11:03 AM	#20 (permalink)
Achill3s Forum Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,999 Likes Received: 59 Thanks: 262 Thanked 539 Times in 392 Posts	How is the Droid a beast? It has a similar chip to the iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre. From Engadget review: "Inside the DROID beats an Arm Cortex A8 CPU (a 600MHz, OMAP3430 chip downclocked to 550MHz), 256MB of RAM, and 512MB of ROM. If that CPU sounds familiar, it should -- it's similar to the chip inside the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre." __________________ Achill3s' Palm Pre: Modded and patched to death!!
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