HTC Droid Eris dropped by Verizon ahead of Droid X

27th June, 2010 by adina
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Verizon has discreetly dropped the HTC Droid Eris from its phone schedule, just before the presentation of the Droid X. This Android-based smartphone has been launched in November 2009 and it currently seems to let more expensive devices, such as the Droid Devour and Droid Incredible, take its place. Even if Verizon hasn’t explained the reasons for pulling the handset, this could be due to the original Droid taking its place or to the carrier switching attention to alternatives, such as the Pixi Plus.

This recent move leaves HTC without the majority of short-term Verizon sales. The current shortages of the Droid Incredible have actual orders for the current range-topper arriving on July 20, which is a month later from today. Even if demand still exists, the issue is mainly due to Samsung’s problems obtaining AMOLED displays to HTC rather than pure popularity.

As many expect, the Motorola Droid X will most probably replace the Incredible as the favored Android-based phone of Verizon; this is mainly due to the fact that the handset will have a larger 4.3-inch display, HD video capture, HDMI output and other features.


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