Verizon's Droid vs. AT&T's iPhone

摘要

With the release of its Droid smartphone at the end of last year, Verizon Wireless entered into the world of open-source software in an effort to compete with archrival AT&T, which offers the iPhone. The Droid runs Android 2.1, the latest version of Google's operating system, which has already been adopted by the other three major U.S. carriers for some of their phones. Android 2.1, which is a minor upgrade of the 2.0 version that initially shipped with the Droid, supports a number of iPhone-like features, such as a multitouch screen.rnAs is the case with most other Android phones, the Droid, which is available for $199 with a two-year contract, connects through its carrier's 3G service and with WiFi.