Released for Verizon Wireless, the HTC Droid Eris combines Google's popular Android platform with HTC Sense, making it easy for users to stay close to one another and create an individualized mobile experience tailored specifically to their needs. Consumers can customize a seven-panel home screen with widgets -- such as Facebook…
status updates and photos -- designed to bring the most important information to the surface. The Droid Eris organizes interactions by person, so users can access text messages, emails and call history and even Flickr streams and Facebook updates from a single contact card. It also includes a 3.2-inch capacitive touch screen, GPS, digital compass, gravity-sensor, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, a 5.0-megapixel auto-focus camera and expandable microSD memory.
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| Pros | Compared to all phones | |
|---|---|---|
| Camera resolution (megapixels) | 5 | Best in class |
| Primary display resolution | 320 * 480 | Best in class |
| 3G | Yes | |
| GPS | Yes | |
| Primary display touchscreen | Yes | |
| Video capture | Yes | |
| Cons | Compared to all phones | |
| Weight (oz) | 4.23 | Below average |
| Appearance | Compared to all phones | |
|---|---|---|
| Phone style | Bar | |
| Antenna style | Internal | |
| Color(s) | Black | |
| Height (inches) | 4.45 | Below average |
| Width (inches) | 2.2 | Below average |
| Depth (inches) | 0.51 | Great |
| Weight (oz) | 4.23 | Below average |
| Display | Compared to all phones | |
| Primary display color support | 65,536 | Average |
| Primary display resolution | 320 * 480 | Best in class |
| Primary display diagonal size (inches) | 3.2 | Best in class |
| Primary display touchscreen | Yes | |
| Primary display type | LCD TFT | |
| Camera | Compared to all phones | |
| Integrated camera | Yes | |
| Camera resolution (megapixels) | 5 | Best in class |
| Auto-focus | Yes | |
| Number of lenses | 1 | Great |
| Camera flash | No | |
| Camera features | Auto focus, Records video | |
| Video capture | Yes | |
| Power | Compared to all phones | |
| Battery type | Li-ion | |
| Power device | Battery Charger | |
| Standby time (hours) | 420 | Great |
| Talk time (minutes) | 300 | Great |
| Connectivity | Compared to all phones | |
| Bluetooth support | Yes (v2.0) | |
| Infrared | No | |
| PC cable connectivity | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11g, 802.11b | |
| Cellular band/frequency | CDMA 1900, CDMA 800, EVDO | |
| Memory | Compared to all phones | |
| Installed memory (KB) | 294,912 | Great |
| Expansion memory type | micro-SD | |
| Audio/Video | Compared to all phones | |
| Integrated audio player | Yes | |
| Supported audio formats | AAC Plus, MP3, AMR, QCP, AAC, M4A, MIDI, EAAC+ | |
| Integrated video player | Yes | |
| Supported video formats | M4A, QCP, AMR | |
| Supported ringtones | MP3 | |
| Features | Compared to all phones | |
| Alarm clock | Yes | |
| Audible battery alert | Yes | |
| Auto-redial | Yes | |
| Calendar | Yes | |
| Calling features | Call barring, Call divert, Call hold, Call timer, Call waiting, Caller ID | |
| GPS | Yes | |
| Input type | VIRTUAL_QWERTY, TOUCHSCREEN | |
| Internet Browser | Yes | |
| Java | Yes | |
| Messaging | SMS, EMS, MMS, IM | |
| Mobile E-mail | Yes | |
| Push-to-Talk support | No | |
| Ringer control | Yes | |
| Speakerphone | Yes | |
| Vibrating alert | Yes | |
| Voice dialing | Yes | |
| Reference Links | Compared to all phones | |
| Link to official product page | Droid Eris page | |
| Miscellaneous | Compared to all phones | |
| Operating system | Proprietary | |
| WAP version | 2.0 | |
| Languages supported by device | English | |
| Language supported by manual | English | |