Imagio versus Droid, pictorial comparison

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Both have gorgeous screens
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The blurry pic is me not being able to hold steady with the camera:rolleyes:
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Screens when locked
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side view

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Different form factor

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You tube, The Imagio has an edge with a larger Youtube video feeds for reasons I do not understand. Windows optimizations?

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For youtube, have you tried hitting the menu key | more | watch in high quality on the Droid? Not exactly intuitive I know. Wouldn't have ever figured it out if I didn't flip through the quickstart guide. I've watched a couple of vids just to test out the quality on my Droid so far in HQ, it fills the whole screen unlike your shot there and it looks amazing.
 
Silent.Sin said:
For youtube, have you tried hitting the menu key | more | watch in high quality on the Droid? Not exactly intuitive I know. Wouldn't have ever figured it out if I didn't flip through the quickstart guide. I've watched a couple of vids just to test out the quality on my Droid so far in HQ, it fills the whole screen unlike your shot there and it looks amazing.
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LOL, Thanks

I have sold so many so fast , I have not had much time with the device. The frigin battery is dead now but I will take your word for it

Ok I just took it off the charger and did what you said. Your correct but it depends on the video, all are improved but not all fill the entire screen. It would seem that the Imagio scales to fit the screen no matter what. Both look fantastic once you set the droid for HQ. Thanks.

The unit sells all by itself, but I look forward to the 2 hours of intense product training on Nov10th. Before you ask, I missed the launch trainning. My kid was very very ill
 
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OldPueblo said:
Both nice phones.
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Yes , they both are. Maybe it is because I own the Imagio and have spent more time with it but I still like it a little better. Its is just more sexy lol .

The Droid is very impressive. It is faster , all be it by not very much , than my Imagio. I must say that I prefer the Droid in two areas. The first is web browsing.

The browsing is more traditional. I can find my book marks in an instant. Now take this with a grain of salt. I was in a serious accident and perhaps my head injuries have dulled me a bit, but after a week with my Imagio, i am still trying to find bookmarks. ( I use history at the moment) My challenge has been with both the Opera browser and IE . It took me only 10 seconds to find it with the Droid.



The other thing I really like about the Droid is Google Maps, Nav and walking directions , along wth the street view a la google earth.

All you have to do is zoom to street level and your there.

The Imagio feels more elegant and little smoother but not by much but the Droid seems more efficient and more useful.

I am honestly torn. I am glad I can enjoy both.
 
Scott6003 said:
Did you buy the droid in full?

Thanks
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The Imagio is mine that I use with a Verizon demo line. Since I use a demo line , I paid full price for the Imagio (580.00) The good news is that I won not one but two Ozone phones and sold them to pay for it. I also have a Gleam for my personal use and the Droid is our store Demo that I use to let people play with.

PS, the Droid has a cheap universal screen protector on it that I cut to size in a hurry given the line outside my door this morning and my phone has none since I use the Felt lined ENVTCAS .
 
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jacuzz1 said:
Yes , they both are. Maybe it is because I own the Imagio and have spent more time with it but I still like it a little better. Its is just more sexy lol .

The Droid is very impressive. It is faster , all be it by not very much , than my Imagio. I must say that I prefer the Droid in two areas. The first is web browsing.

The browsing is more traditional. I can find my book marks in an instant. Now take this with a grain of salt. I was in a serious accident and perhaps my head injuries have dulled me a bit, but after a week with my Imagio, i am still trying to find bookmarks. ( I use history at the moment) My challenge has been with both the Opera browser and IE . It took me only 10 seconds to find it with the Droid.



The other thing I really like about the Droid is Google Maps, Nav and walking directions , along wth the street view a la google earth.

All you have to do is zoom to street level and your there.

The Imagio feels more elegant and little smoother but not by much but the Droid seems more efficient and more useful.

I am honestly torn. I am glad I can enjoy both.
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Isn't the Opera bookmarks button right there on the opera tab in TouchFlo? And then when it's open, it's the star icon at the bottom. And I'd not use IE unless there's a website that only works with it (like logmein.com).
 
Silent.Sin said:
For youtube, have you tried hitting the menu key | more | watch in high quality on the Droid? Not exactly intuitive I know. Wouldn't have ever figured it out if I didn't flip through the quickstart guide. I've watched a couple of vids just to test out the quality on my Droid so far in HQ, it fills the whole screen unlike your shot there and it looks amazing.
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Yeah, the Droid sales guy actually knew that one and i compared it to the TP2. Both look about the same and incredible. The Driod as a bitter better resolution at 854x480 vs 800x480 but the TP2 screen does look a little crisper and not as washed out by default.
 
Yes,like I said,I missed the training but it is fun learning along side my customers. The phone sells itself for the most part and most of my buyers have been existing customers that I have known for manyb years.
 
Yes,like I said,I missed the training but it is fun learning along side my customers. The phone sells itself for the most part and most of my buyers have been existing customers that I have known for many years.
 
Your right,thanks. I guess using Opera is so easy it was hard for me
 
I have spent a little m/ore time with her this morning. This thing is amazing. The navigation is a blast to use when combined with street view.
 
I replaced my ancient razer type phone with the Droid. Purposely waiting well beyond my contract for something I was interested in. So i don't really have anything to compare it to(beyond my Curve work phone).

But everything is just so seamless. Even some of the knocks against it that I read I didn't feel were really that bad at all. The keyboard for instance, it has plenty of feedback, which I wasn't expecting. It's very quick and feels like one large app, rather than a series of hobbled together ones. Even the touch keyboard I found to be easy to type on, something I was extremely prejudiced against. And I only expect it to get better, that expectation is why I've been following Android since it's announcement.

Really only have two very minor complaints so far. When you slide the keyboard out the screen is very close to the top row of keys and gets in the way a bit when I'm typing on that row. I also seem to hit the back touch button accidentally when I am in landscape mode, which can cause irritation when I'm kicked out of whatever task I'm using.

Then there's the price, rebate aside, with the hardware in this thing I was prepared to pay far more than $199. Moto/Verizon aren't fucking around. Google's in a win/win scenario.
 
Taco said:
I replaced my ancient razer type phone with the Droid. Purposely waiting well beyond my contract for something I was interested in. So i don't really have anything to compare it to(beyond my Curve work phone).

But everything is just so seamless. Even some of the knocks against it that I read I didn't feel were really that bad at all. The keyboard for instance, it has plenty of feedback, which I wasn't expecting. It's very quick and feels like one large app, rather than a series of hobbled together ones. Even the touch keyboard I found to be easy to type on, something I was extremely prejudiced against. And I only expect it to get better, that expectation is why I've been following Android since it's announcement.

Really only have two very minor complaints so far. When you slide the keyboard out the screen is very close to the top row of keys and gets in the way a bit when I'm typing on that row. I also seem to hit the back touch button accidentally when I am in landscape mode, which can cause irritation when I'm kicked out of whatever task I'm using.

Then there's the price, rebate aside, with the hardware in this thing I was prepared to pay far more than $199. Moto/Verizon aren't fucking around. Google's in a win/win scenario.
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Make sure you insure it. The Droid will set you back more than triple your after rebate price to replace it
 
Heh. Ill risk it and pay the 299 if i need to. I am not giving almost 10 a month.
 
Taco said:
Heh. Ill risk it and pay the 299 if i need to. I am not giving almost 10 a month.
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No, you don't understand. Full retail on the Droid is $569, if you don't insure it and you break it; that's what you will have to pay. NOT $299.

And I believe it's $7 or $8 a month, not "almost $10"
 
If you have any other type of insurance, just ask your agent for a quote. I don't know why AT&T actually encourages people to look in to this with iphones. We're only paying like $60/year to insure two 3GS's on our home owners policy.
 
Taco said:
But everything is just so seamless. Even some of the knocks against it that I read I didn't feel were really that bad at all. The keyboard for instance, it has plenty of feedback, which I wasn't expecting. It's very quick and feels like one large app, rather than a series of hobbled together ones.
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Great phone no doubt. The Google Maps and Navigation is very cool but that's a little artificial as Google Maps on WinMo has been great for some time and they could have easily put this on other devices but of course their software, their phone.

The keyboard ain't bad, but its SO much more cramped than the TP2 but the TP2 might be the best hard keyboard around so not really knocking it.

This is a great phone, but I don't don't see anything that I don't already have and I that's kind of my point about smart phones now. The good ones truly are awesome in their on way and you have to really look for specific FEATURES. Take the iPhone, the Droid, and the TP2. The iPhone is the app leader. The Droid has an awesome interface and great navigation system. The TP2 is really a business phone and has great phone features.
 
coolie_d said:
No, you don't understand. Full retail on the Droid is $569, if you don't insure it and you break it; that's what you will have to pay. NOT $299.

And I believe it's $7 or $8 a month, not "almost $10"
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7 or 8 isn't almost 10? I'm still not paying on sheer principle. I'm lucky enough where 600 is not that big a deal to me. I have dumped enough money into insurance in the past. Besides isn't there still a $50 cost in addition to the monthly if you need a replacement? I know there was when I had cingular.
 
coolie_d said:
No, you don't understand. Full retail on the Droid is $569, if you don't insure it and you break it; that's what you will have to pay. NOT $299.

And I believe it's $7 or $8 a month, not "almost $10"
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$7.99 a month and $89 deductible. $4.99 a month $50 deductible if your grandfathered

I would sell it for no less than $699 ince it cost me $537 and I have to make a profit. The only exception would be to an existing customer that purchased the phone from me and they would only pay a 10% markup to cover overhead
 
Taco said:
7 or 8 isn't almost 10? I'm still not paying on sheer principle. I'm lucky enough where 600 is not that big a deal to me. I have dumped enough money into insurance in the past. Besides isn't there still a $50 cost in addition to the monthly if you need a replacement? I know there was when I had cingular.
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People have dropped and broken their expensive smartphones a week after getting them. It's your money I guess.
 
I just opted for the $1.99 a month for extended warrenty. Had too many friends, read too many stories about people who did pay up the ass for a supposedly whateverthefrack happens deal, you're covered, but when it came time to collect, they were left holding the bag. Got sent this third party protection deal from newegg

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What is not covered by Device Protection Service?
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One time charge of $50 for 1 year. Somehow I think if I ever actually need their services, they will put more effort into proving the damage is not covered and I am SoL, but who knows?? And $50 isn't too bad. On the other hand, I am fairly careful with my small electronic devices and have a pretty good track record of not breaking them because of stupid shit and if I do by some chance, I'd probably look at it as a chance to upgrade to a newer phone earlier then expected.
 
Warranty is for defects. Insurance is for destruction so make sureb you read the fine print
 
I have the 7-8 dollar deal on two different devices and having used it once per device over the years it's been worth it. For one I paid $50 deductible but I essentially got a new one (they still cost several hundred) and it was years old, so I consider that a great deal. For the other it was still under warranty and it ended up being the battery was bad so they offered me a better device since they no longer had that battery in stock.
 
I ALWAYS get warranty on my smartphone. Because you'll never know what happens. I had some girl spill ranch sauce on my storm and then she just walked away. Instead of paying 500 for a new Storm, I just paid a 50 deduct and got a brand new one.
 
One thing to consider when comparing these phones - the Imagio has full exchange support, while the Droid currently cannot sync with a server that is using PIN/remote wipe protection. Many IT departments will reject it for that reason. It also won't do tasks and notes without a third party app.

I went with the Droid anyway..
 
Virtus said:
One thing to consider when comparing these phones - the Imagio has full exchange support, while the Droid currently cannot sync with a server that is using PIN/remote wipe protection. Many IT departments will reject it for that reason. It also won't do tasks and notes without a third party app.

I went with the Droid anyway..
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While at a glance it looks like you can't do tasks and notes you can certainly sync up with Exchange. I have it working with Exchange 2007, zero problems. All email, all calendar all contacts.
 
And, for what it's worth, being my companies sys admin I went into Exchange, confirmed device was recognized (as MotoAndroid) and can perform remote wipes and locks against it.
 
Taco said:
While at a glance it looks like you can't do tasks and notes you can certainly sync up with Exchange. I have it working with Exchange 2007, zero problems. All email, all calendar all contacts.
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Yes, exchange works on my droid too. It's the security issues that are preventing many owners from being allowed to use them.

Taco said:
And, for what it's worth, being my companies sys admin I went into Exchange, confirmed device was recognized (as MotoAndroid) and can perform remote wipes and locks against it.
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Interesting - there is an open issue here at google .
 
Ah, those requirements are a bit beyond base level Activesync support, which it does have.

File it under your mileage may vary. I mean even if it did support all those policies (which I bet it will soon) there will still be work places that allow nothing but Blackberries, no matter what.
 
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