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stupid question - is a Droid the same as an Android? my SIL had an iPhone and then work got her an Android..

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Jun 18 '10, 13:09

so she was all excited and gave the iPhone to my brother. now she's very bitter and swears the iPhone is better.

(one point of reference disclaimer)

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Android is the operating system, Droid is one of the actual phones that uses Android. -- nm - TFox Jun 18, 13:11 1
- aw, okay (then she must have a droid,) -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 13:11
"Droid" is Verizon's phones, running on the Android operating system. But Sprint and AT&T have phones that operate on Android operating system as well -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:10 2
- technically at&t doesnt until next month, when its first droid phone comes out - tRuMaN Jun 18, 13:11 1
  - the backflip is on Android. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:14
afaik, Driod is the phone, Android is the operating system it uses... - znufrii Jun 18, 13:10
yes. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 18, 13:10

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