The eris supports flash to some degree RIGHT NOW (most “smartphones” don’t, including the MotoDroid). It has removable storage and battery (Iphone?). It doesn’t require extra proprietary software (like iphone and itunes) to transfer files from the device to a pc or vice versa. It allows transfer of files that aren’t just pics, movies or music. It doesn’t care where (or if) I bought my music files.

When you consider how truly dirt cheap this phone is to buy ($10-$100), what’s not to like? I’m not about to spend $530 for a Nexus One. It looks nice, but my eris does everything I want already, at less than 20% of the price of the Nexus. If it costs five times as much as my eris, it should be five times as capable, no?

And to answer Brett’s question “why would anyone buy this phone?” Because it’s a pretty damn good phone. I’ve had it for around a month and I am very pleased with it.

ummmm……….let’s see:
1. buy one, get one free = 50.00 each
2. Android 1.5 with HTC sense, which makes for a fantastic user interface (7 screens!)- I already own a GPS, don’t need another one on my phone.
3. Upgrade in the near future to Android 2.1
4. Processor and specs comparable to Droid, without the useless keyboard
5. flash support
6. slightly slower processor than Droid, comparable RAM

so for 50.00 and a little patience, I get a state of the art phone that will only get even better in the near future.

It’s a great phone. It does everything I need it to and more. The seven front screens, SenseUI, and software keyboard is exactly why I bought this phone. (of course Android was a foundation too)