Droid Eris by htc vs Blackberry Storm 9530

First off these are both smartphones, and as you know smartphones are more advanced phones offering advanced capability. -----DROID by Motorola: --Specifications: * All–Digital, 800/1900, CDMA EVDO Rev A * OMAP3430 — 550MHz * Memory — ROM: 512MB, RAM: 256MB * Dimensions: 4.56" (H) x 2.36" (W) x 0.54" (D) * Weight: 5.96 ounces * Usage Time: Up 385 minutes OR * Standby Time: Up to 270 hours * SAR: Head: 1.49 W/kg; Body: 1.50 W/Kg --Design: * World’s Thinnest QWERTY Slider * 3.7" Touch Screen 480x854 WVGA display — supports up to 16M colors * Slide–Out QWERTY Keyboard * Bluetooth® v2.1 + EDR Supported Profiles: Headset (HSP), Hands–free (HFP), Stereo Audio, Phonebook Access * 5 Megapixel camera with auto–focus, dual LED Flash and Image Stabilization * DVD Quality Video Capture with quick and easy uploading to YouTube * Dedicated Camera/Video Key --Services: * Visual Voice Mail capable * Text, Picture and Video messaging with threaded messaging feature * Full suite of Google Apps including: Google Search, Google Maps™ with NavigationBETA, transit and Wikipedia information, GTalk with Presence, Gmail, YouTube™, Latitude, and Google Calendar * 1000s of apps and 100s of widgets available on Android Market * Android Webkit HTML5 based browser * Photosharing capable: Picasa * Google Over the Air updates --Music: * Download MP3s from Amazon Music Store * Create and manage playlists * Headset: 3.5mm Audio Jack --General: * Android 2.0 OS; Google Experience Device * Integrated Google, Exchange and Facebook contacts * Push Email Support: Gmail and Exchange * Google Calendar and Corporate Calendar * Cortex A8 processor with dedicated HW Acceleration * Pre–installed 16GB microSD * WiFi capable * Bilingual Interface: English/Espanol * aGPS capable for e911 emergency location/s GPS * Speakerphone * Advanced Speech Recognition * Polyphonic and MP3 Ringtones * Embedded ringtones, vibrating alerts and silent * Phonebook capacity dependent upon optional removable memory * TTY compatible * Hearing Aid Compatibility = M3/T3 * Total Equipment Coverage is Available -----BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530 smartphone --Specifications: * Dimensions: 4.43" (H) x 2.45" (W) x 0.55" (D) * Weight: Approximately 5.47 oz. including battery * Standard Lithium Cell (1400 mAh) * Usage: Up to 330 minutes of talk time OR * Standby: Up to 360 hours * SAR Information: 0.50 W/kg at ear; 0.57 W/kg on body * Hearing Aid Compatibility = M3 --Features: * Network Support: Dual–band 800/1900 MHz CDMA/EV–DO Rev. A networks; Quad–Band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks Single–Band: 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA networks * SIM Card: pre–installed in BlackBerry® Storm * Memory: 128MB Flash Memory, 192MB RAM, 1GB On–board memory * BlackBerry 4.7 Desktop Software Integrated Email, Phone, SMS, Browser, Calendar, Address Book, and additional organizer applications * BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) – integrate up to 10 personal email accounts * BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) – works to provide functionality such as single mailbox integration, remote address book look–up and more * SurePress™ touch screen with portrait and landscape views * Display: High resolution (480x360 pixel), 3.25" color, TFT LCD. Supports over 65k colors * microSD™ memory card support: 8GB SanDisk® card installed (device supports up to 16GB) * On–Screen/virtual keyboard – portrait SureType and multi–tap; QWERTY landscape. * 3.2 Megapixel Camera w/Flash, auto–focus and Video Capture * Integrated speaker and microphone, Hands–free headset capable (3.5mm 4 Pole) * Media Player – videos, music, games and more... * Bluetooth® (v2.0) including A2DP for Stereo sound * Ring Tones: Polyphonic + vibrate * Text, Picture, Video and Instant Messaging * VZ Navigatorsm for spoken turn–by–turn directions * Visual Voice Mail compatible * Mobile Broadband Connect capable (Windows only) * Instant Messaging applications for BlackBerry * Family Locator * V CAST Music with Rhapsody® (Subscription, Wireless & PC downloads) * V CAST Video on Demand * Password protection and Keyboard lock * Total Equipment Coverage is Available Now my opinion is that the DROID by Motorola is much better then the BlackBerry Storm 9530 smartphone. -----Reasons: -1. The DROID has a 5.0 megapixel camera as the BlackBerry Storm has a 3.2 megapixel camera, so this is a big advantage if your a big picture taker. -2. The DROID has a pre-installed 16 GB microSD card while the BlackBerry Storm has a 8 GB microSD card, this is an advantage if your going to have a lot of things on your phone, pictures, apps, ect. -3. The DROID has a full qwerty keyboard while the BlackBerry Storm does not. -4. The DROID has a HTML web browser while the BlackBerry Storm does not. Now the DROID and BlackBerry Storm both have some things in common such as Bluetooth, TTY, Hearing aid capabilities, and they both meet the FCC SAR limits. The only difference between these is the DROID has a more advance hearing aid capability. My recommendation would be to get the DROID by Motorola! I would also recommend getting at&t if you choose to go with a BlackBerry phone. Hope this helps! 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