I finally have joined the smartphone era in the past 24 hours.  I used to use an LG Chocolate VX8550 (VX8500 before that).  Needless to say, I quickly bypassed activation on my phone and started installing applications.  At this point, I have already filled up the phone’s internal memory so I can try different applications out.  There are somethings I want to mention about this phone.

I am rather fearful about the touchscreen.  This fear is well supported as I am one who tends to carry an electronic device in each pocket and this device will most likely take quite a bit of stress.  My iPod touch already has a few deep cuts in the surface of its touchscreen.  My LG VX8550 has taken a good bit more damage from use (unreadable screen, broken power socket, and damaged battery contacts).  I have no idea how long the Droid will last especially due to the flimsy camera and volume buttons on the right side of the device.

The Android OS, however, it quite amazing.  Many of the applications I use on my iPod touch are also available for Droid, quite often sporting more complete feature-sets or interfaces.  Even the switch back from Droid to iPod touch now feels awkward.

One feature I will find myself exploring on the device over the next few weeks is the Google Latitude service.  Unfortunately no other friends of mine use Latitude, but I might find a use for it soon.