Storage

The Droid comes with 560MB of internal memory and a preinstalled, 16GB microSD card. Since the phone's apps are stored to the phone's internal memory, the Droid can't download seemingly unlimited apps.

In contrast, the iPhone can download as many apps as its storage size can handle, whether the limit is 16GB or 32GB.

Droid's contact entries offer a variety of fields in which users can store information. These include name, photo, multiple phone numbers, fax, multiple email addresses, snail mail address, organization, notes, nickname and Web site.

Connectivity

The Droid supports Bluetooth technology to connect to mono and stereo headsets, car speakers, and other Bluetooth accessories.

It also connects to PCs via a micro-USB cable -- to transfer music, podcasts and videos from a computer library -- using desktop software such as Salling Media Sync.

Conclusion

The Motorola Droid for Verizon is a stunning smartphone. Loaded with free Google apps and a nimble browser that it displays Web pages and video on a large, colorful screen, the phone thrills and delights much as the iPhone does.

The Droid's stylish design coupled with Verizon's service could win over iPhone users who are tired of slow browser speeds on AT&T's network stretched thin by the iPhone's popularity.

At the same time, the Droid comes up short on storage space for apps and offers only 12,000 to Apple's 120,000 apps.

The phone's navigation can be clunky at times, leaving the user puzzled or trapped within applications and menus, or struggling to magnify and position a browser page.

So while the Droid is no "iPhone killer," it is definitely a killer smartphone that can only get better as it Google's features develops.

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