The Android Eris or Desire is a relatively new phone in the market and was launched on November 6, 2009. It is among the first phones in the market to use the platform of Android Mobile. It is available in Austria, Netherlands, European countries, and Czech Republic. The phone is much slimmer and it has a touch screen keyboard. With a purchase price of 99 dollars, the Android Eris is considered to be amongst the cheapest phones of the company.
It is a rebranded version of HTC Hero and comes in a unique design that makes it more appealing and user easy to carry. It has smooth round corners with a soft finish and is available in a black finishing. This gives it a classier look that is accented by the chrome edges.
When you hold the phone in your hand, you feel as if you are holding something solid. This is because the phone is strong and it does not get damaged when it accidentally falls. At for its measurements, it is roughly 4.5 inches in length and weighs 4.2 ounces. It comes with a thickness of about 0.5 inches giving it an ultra slim look. This also make is possible for the phone to fit in your pants pockets easily. Not only that, when you sit down and the phone is in your pocket, you will not get the feeling of discomfort allowing you to easily remove it from your pocket while seating when receiving a call. In addition to that, it is very friendly to the hand when you are using it. It also comes with an automatic sensor. What happens with the automatic sensor is that when you are you are talking on phone or the phone is in your pocket, the screen will go off to prevent any unnecessary dials form either brushing your cheeks when calling or anything that pay press the touch screen in your pocket or handbag. This way, you will be able to monitor the amount of money that you use on airtime.
When it comes to it touch screen, which is 3.2 inches, big enough to be used by an adult, it becomes hard to ignore the phone. It has also high quality picture presentation of 320×480 and its sharp quality display it allows you to share those good moments with friends and family. In addition to that, the screen has an in-built accelerometer, which allows you to view a picture in landscape when you rotate it. However, this feature only works in particular applications such as e-mails, photos, and web browsers. It has got many colors that make it better to look at images and reading of text messages is made even easier using the Android Eris/Desire phone. The good thing with its onscreen keyboard is that it changes depending on how you hold the phone. This allows room for flexibility and quickness when it comes to using the phone. You do not have to look for a proper position in which the phone is held in order to use it especially if you are not so conversant with it.