Shawn Baden » Motorola Droid http://shawnbaden.com Fri, 20 May 2011 03:01:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Verizon DROID X Commercial http://shawnbaden.com/2010/07/12/verizon-droid-x-commercial http://shawnbaden.com/2010/07/12/verizon-droid-x-commercial#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:45:45 +0000 shawnbaden http://shawnbaden.com/?p=339 I think Google and its Android partners (obviously Verizon since they own DROID) need to continue to differentiate Android from iOS and hammer home the whole android/robot/industrial vibe in marketing.

Verizon’s DROID X commercial is an excellent example of this. It’s got an “assimilated by the borg” feel and is very attention-grabbing (in a good way).

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  • HTC DROID Incredible: Home, Menu, Back, Search
  • HTC EVO 4G: Home, Menu, Back, Search
  • HTC Nexus One: Back, Menu, Home, Search
  • Motorola DROID: Back, Menu, Home, Search
  • Motorola DROID X: Menu, Home, Back, Search

I’m still confused. At least HTC has released its last 2 phones with the same button order.

DROID DOES... Not Do Consistent Button Order

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