My black berry storm served me well for a year and a half, but as soon as I heard about the Droid-X,I knew it was time for a change.
Being the tech geek I am, nothing less than having it on launch day would do. Less than a day in I can already tell I made the right choice.
I read a lot of complaints that the phone is too big, but I have to disagree. The big screen makes reading a breeze.It may be bigger than most phones, but I don’t find it awkward at all.
Being my first android phone I don’t have a point of reference from previous versions, but 2.1 is an awesome experience.”Experience” really is the only way to describe it. Easy to use and navigate, well integrated and snappy, it makes my previous phone seem like a dinosaur.
The camera works well, and the on phone editing works great, but out of all of the effects and features, I was a little disappointed to see the red eye reduction wasn’t in the arsenal. This is especially disappointing considering the flash has a serious red eye issue.
My favorite piece by far though had to be the inclusion of swype. I got pretty good over the years with multi touch keyboards, but after a few hours of swyping, I dont think I could ever go back. As proof, I’m writing this article exclusively with swype. I almost feel like its faster than traditional typing on a full size keyboard, which is a complement from someone who pounds out 65 WPM.
I’ll surely spend a lot of time on this little bad boy over the next few days, I’ll post another update once I’ve fully settled in.