Video: Droid Advert – or Nokia N900 advert?

Jay Montano | October 30, 2009 | Comments (3)

As well as a Nokia N900 advert, this could also be a Nokia N97/N97 mini advert based on how the Motorola Droid is supposed to be “better” than the iPhone.

Real Keyboard
Running Simultaneous apps (N900 multitasks like no other)
Customizable
5MP camera
Flash for night photos
Removable battery
Runs widgets on homescreen
Allows open development

Heck, this could have been about a lot of phones. (I’m aware of the differences between the Moto Droid and N900 – but based on the iDon’t video, Verizon’s ad could be talking about either)

[YOUTUBE=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRil6iP4GXw]

The original

[YOUTUBE=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPYM-XTqcec]

As much as comparisons will be made highlighting the improved hardware advantages of phone X over the iPhone, none of it will ever actually matter until someone makes a phone that’s much more usable/user friendly than the iPhone itself. Nokia are slowly getting there with the N900 and Maemo.

[Though, I guess from a non-tech-geek perspective, it's good to point out the obvious to set your product apart and make it seem different, when really it isn't. A lot of what iPhone did from the beginning was self hype/great marketing, which kudos to Apple, it managed to live up to.]

Tags: Android, aPPLE, iPhone, Linux, Maemo 5, N900, Nokia, Verizon

Category: Linux, Maemo, Nokia, Nseries, Video

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