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HTC Droid Eris

 

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Great Deal: $79.99

  • User Score (455)
    6.4 6.4 from 455 reviewers
  • Expert Score (5)
    8.0 8.0 from 5 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. Digitaltrends

    Digitaltrends
    8.0/10
    21 April 2010

    Verizon took its sweet time jumping into the Android marketplace, but the carrier has quickly jumped into the fore of Andoid phone suppliers. Read more

    • Slim, compact design, 5 MP camera, Pre-installed 8 GB card included, WiFi
    • Short battery life, Android 1.5 instead of 2.0, No dedicated camera shutter release button, No camera flash

  2. PhoneArena.com

    PhoneArena.com
    12 November 2011

    Not only did Verizon introduce the Motorola DROID earlier this month, but also the , as both are the first two Android-based devices for the wireless provider. Read more

  3. PC World

    PC World
    7.0/10
    5 November 2009

    If you can live without a Read more

    • Bright, sharp display, Direct Outlook synchronization
    • Ships with Android 1.5 instead of 2.0, Front panel softkeys difficult to find

  4. Wired

    Wired
    19 November 2009

    is a bold, possibly crazy move. But it’s a sign of how competitive the smartphone market is right now and how far HTC, whose latest phone is the Droid Eris, will go to take on its rivals. Read more

    • Hardware smoother than a shave with a cutthroat razor. Brilliant touchscreen is shiny and responsive. 5-megapixel cam shoots very passable pics. Price is a friend to wallets everywhere.
    • Processor lags like a chain smoker running the Boston Marathon. Mediocre voice quality. User interface could use a tune-up. And a valve job. Hell, how about a complete overhaul?

  5. The Gadgeteer

    The Gadgeteer
    16 November 2009

    I highly recommend you look at the other postings in this series, but I really liked this phone. It is not an easy call between it and the Droid. I still feel comfortable with my comparison of the . Read more

    • Small size, Solid build, Physical call buttons, 5 MP phone, 3.5mm stereo plug, Better Virtual Keyboard, Mini-USB connector, Supports Multi-Touch pinch and spread
    • No keyboard, Android 1.5, No Dedicated Camera button

  6. MobileTechReview.com

    MobileTechReview.com
    7.0/10
    7 November 2009

    The T-Mobile MyTouch 3G , HTC Eris, Moto Droid and HTC Imagio . Conclusion The Droid revolution has come to Verizon, starting with the Moto Droid and the HTC Eris. Read more

    • Looks great and feels great in the hand. Fairly easy one-handed operation. Display is quite bright and sharp. Capacitive display is responsive and HTC has added pinch zoom in the web browser. Great web browsing, excellent ...
    • Media players lacking and there's no media syncing (you'll have to drag files to the microSD card yourself). No corporate grade security features like remote wipe. Android Market is weak in the games department. No VZ Navi...

  7. CNET

    CNET
    8.0/10
    6 November 2009

    Though its performance wasn't completely top-notch and we would prefer a more recent Android OS version, the HTC Droid Eris is a satisfying Android device that offers a nice contrast to the Motorola Droid. Read more

    • The HTC Droid Eris offers a slim design, plentiful features, and satisfying performance. It also has pinch and zoom multitouch.
    • The HTC Droid Eris has mixed multimedia quality. It comes only with the Android 1.5 OS, there's no file manager, and internal performance was occasionally sluggish.

  8. Macworld

    Macworld
    7 November 2011

    The Droid Eris touchscreen handset (a CDMA version of the HTC Hero ) has dimensions similar to, and much of the same functionality as, the T-Mobile myTouch 3G ( ) GSM unit, also made by HTC. Read more

  9. MobileBurn

    MobileBurn
    23 November 2009

    While they are both based on the European HTC Hero we reviewed months ago, we've put together a separate review for the HTC DROID Eris for Verizon and the Hero for Sprint, including a series of videos. Read more

  10. etechreviews.net

    etechreviews.net
    18 November 2009

    We reviewed two HTC phones before this the HTC Hero and HTC Tilt2. Now we’ve got our hands dirty on this one, let’s see if this is better than the other HTC products that we have tested. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Good at the time. Ok now.

    Amazon
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: Massigunner, Amazon
    19 August 2011

    This phone has good basic info for the consumer looking for touch screen capabilities with simple design and ease of use. The one drawback on this phone is it's sometimes slow response time and tendency to freeze... Read more

  2. "Had phone 1-1/2 years. Terrible. Freezes, force closes"

    CNET
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: gustofl, CNET
    16 January 2012

    Don't even consider an HTC product. I subscribed to 2 years of Verizon service and bought two of these phones at $199 each. Shoot me, please!!!! Anything and everything bad a cell phone can do, this phone does it. Read more

    • NONE, no redeeming features.
    • Everything. this phone is a piece of (wait, no profanity allowed:) This phone chatters and goes crazy, cannot be used with charging, goes straight to voice mail. If you use Micro Outlook, have to use Touchdown. That app sh...

  3. Neat Phone

    Ebay
    10/10
    Reviewer: magentaomoon, Ebay
    7 April 2011 See Product at eBay ($79.99)

    I really liked this phone,Sadly I had to return it, but none the less thought if it had been activatable it would of been nice to have. The time was nice and clear and big on the front, it responded to touch quickly. Read more or see product

  4. Worst. Phone. Ever

    2.0/10
    Reviewer: IchBenYoda, epinions.com
    3 March 2010

    When I got my new every two bonus from Verizon, I decided to go smart phone because they were offeri Read more

    • Lightweight
    • Everything else

  5. Rate it all!

    Rate it all!
    10/10
    Reviewer: B.Norton, Rate it all!
    13 November 2009

    HTC Droid Eris 5 I was in the market for a smart phone, especially after reading about the Google Android OS. I have a Verizon contract, making it relatively easy to buy either the HTC or Motorola based systems. Read more

  6. Strange

    5.0/10
    Reviewer: Mohammed_14490, Cell Phones etc.
    9 August 2010

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  • WikiFreak Description

HTC Droid Eris

The HTC Droid Eris is an android smartphone that hails from HTC’s Droid series and is targeted at the lower-end market as it is said to be the cheapest Android phone at the moment. It comes in the form of a monoblock bar and is only available in Black. The HTC Droid Eris is said to be a shape shift of the HTC Hero.

Specifications

The HTC Droid Eris measures 4.45 in x 2.19 in x 0.51 in (H x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 4.23 oz. It has an internal antenna with input d…

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HTC Droid Eris

The HTC Droid Eris is an android smartphone that hails from HTC’s Droid series and is targeted at the lower-end market as it is said to be the cheapest Android phone at the moment. It comes in the form of a monoblock bar and is only available in Black. The HTC Droid Eris is said to be a shape shift of the HTC Hero.

Specifications

The HTC Droid Eris measures 4.45 in x 2.19 in x 0.51 in (H x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 4.23 oz. It has an internal antenna with input device in the form of a touchscreen that has finger touch capacitive capabilities. In addition to that, it also features predictive text input. Not only that, there is also a trackball for navigation controls. In terms of memory, the HTC Droid Eris has a memory slot that is compatible with microSD memory cards. There is also a 5 mega pixel camera with auto focus functions. The HTC Droid Eris is compatible with CDMA communication standard type Ev-DO rA for bands 850 and 1900 MHz. Not only that, it also has an LCD touch screen colour display screen that measures 3.2 inches and has a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. The HTC Droid Eris operates on an Android 1.6 operating system and on a 52h MHz Qualcomm MSM7600 CPU with a memory of 512 MB ROM/ 256 MB RAM. In addition to that, it also incorporates Sense UI integration. Not only that, there is also a HTML browser and Bluetooth 2.1 capabilities as well as a virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard. The HTC Droid Eris has an expansion slot that comes with a pre-installed 8 GB microSDHC card with the option to expand up to 16 GB. The HTC Droid Eris also has a 3.5 mm headset jack.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

The DROID ERIS by HTC gets you. You can make this phone your own, and personalize almost everything about it.

  • Change your phone for work, weekends, whatever. Custom Scenes let you create different phones for every different thing you do.
  • Stay in the loop. Keep up with Facebook® , Google Talk™, and Flickr®. Stay on top of Twitter™ with HTC Peep™.
  • Focus on your people instead of your passwords. Look at everything sent to you—emails, calls, texts, status updates, a…

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