Verizon upcoming Droid Eris will be just a rebrand of HTC's Hero
The Android smartphone market is heating up.
Today Verizon announced it will ship the Motorola “Droid” phone starting Nov 6th, while Sprint will offer the Samsung Moment Nov 1st.
However, HTC still looked confident today that it could beat Samsung and Motorola in launching the nation’s 4th Android smartphone, after introducing the first three (G1, MyTouch and the Hero).
“There’s nobody more committed on Android than HTC… Almost a year ago, we launched the first Android product, then we launched the second Android product, then we launched our third Android product which is our flagship for 2009 – the HTC Hero – … And between you and I actually expect that HTC will launch the 4th Android product and have that available by the same time our competitors’ products that are getting some noise but aren’t available in the marketplace,” confides Jason MacKenzie, the head of the Taiwanese phone maker for the Americas during a keynote speech today at the Sprint Open Developer conference.
That 4th Android phone MacKenzie is referring to is Verizon’s Droid Eris which is nothing than a rebranded HTC Hero, but priced at $99 versus $180 at Sprint.
However, I’m still wondering why the mobile operator chose to have separate launches for its Android phones from Motorola and HTC. Maybe you can help me on figuring this out?
Follows the video excerpt where MacKenzie reaffirms HTC commitment to the Android platform and the launch of its 4th device:
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Does anyone know which type of video recordsdata are supported? I keep in mind the Instinct only may dl 3gp using opera mini. I downloaded the twist ap, maybe that’s the problem? How can I watch videos from websites aside from youtube? Which file types? Normally I am given the option of 3gp or mpeg4. Cannot get either to work. Thank you for your time! Damn I want I was eligible for the upgrade to EVO!
Thanks for the nice article, I’m very excited. I have had my phone for just over a month now and am really playing all of the loose apps from the android marketplace, having the ability to have the web and navigation at my fingertips the entire time. The one not up to thought function is the image/video text messages, as they don’t seem to be downloading properly.
Even as I really like a bodily keyboard, after handling the Samsung Captivate for approximately quarter-hour, it is exhausting to head back. Presently I am debating whether to visit Verizon for the Droid X, move to Dash for the EVO, or stay with AT&T for the Captivate…choices, decisions.