I am a gadget geek and like most gadget geeks I tend to read a ton of reviews before I make a purchase.  I also tend to let the product exist for a year or two before I make a decision.  It’s just smart considering the amount of money that a person can spend on gadgets these days.

I was searching the net and happened up a really solid review of Google’s Android, and while I’m very happy with my iPhone 3GS (you’ll read my reasons below), it does seem that the Android has become a worthy competitor.

The hardware design is merely par for the course; it’s well-made but has some rough edges. The hardware specs, however, combined with Android 2.0, makes this a good enough device to be a solid competitor to the iPhone 3GS. This is the hardware that Android should have shipped with. In some areas it is better, in some areas on par, and some areas slightly worse than the iPhone or other high end smartphones.

While the review is great, your own personal desires as to what you like in a smart phone come into play.  The interface looks a little archaic to me and the iPhone 3GS is still faster on a couple of key levels.  Engineers and designers still haven’t figured out a way to increase battery time and it sounds like the Droid suffers from it as much as the iPhone.  In my personal opinion, it’s still not a good enough phone to get me to move from AT&T back to Verizon, however, here’s the complete review from Ars Technica to read for yourself.

**UPDATE**

Found the marketing video from Motorola.  Looks like they’re bashing the iPhone.  Wonder what apple is going to do to attack back?

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