How much longer will this Droid be on us market?

[sillyshyme]

I may plan on getting this phone via 3rd party but I may hold off only due to that it's about 7 months old and wanted to know how much longer will this Droid be on market?

[Brett]

I would give to the end of 2010 maybe early 2011. Its Verizon's top selling phone so I can't see them getting rid of it. It will probably be free eventually with a 2 year contract.

[Genetic_Bloom]

If the Droid 2 or whatever comes out on Verizon has no keyboard I don't see them replacing it for a long time, at least until they get a new high-end Android phone with one.

[thebizz]

My bet is that it will stay around even after the Droid 2. If I were Verizon I would drop the price down to 100 or so keep it as a mid level android phone with the shadow Droid 2 and incredible as higher end phones. But that's me. Drop the devour down a little lower in price point and it seems like they would have a great lineup

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[Pipester]

Yeah probably another good while, but once the Droid 2 comes out I can't imagine it staying around very long.

[MissMe]

Yeah, given that it's one of Verizon's best selling phones (period) and the high-end smartphone of the moment with a physical keyboard, I don't foresee it vanishing into the night like the Eris. Also, since the Nexus One won't be on the network, its only 2.0 competition is the Incredible I believe. But that goes back to personal preference since a keyboard is its major selling point.

[matrix2004]

Once Droid Shadow/Extreme is out, people will forget Droid.

Originally Posted by matrix2004

Once Droid Shadow/Extreme is out, people will forget Droid.

Nope. Could care less about the Shadow, especially since it'll run MotoBlur. Good luck getting updates on time. Motorola killed that phone by putting their skin on it.

[Brett]

Originally Posted by matrix2004

Once Droid Shadow/Extreme is out, people will forget Droid.

i highly doubt it. I am almost positive there are people who want the droid but are not able to afford $200 for it. Verizon will more than likely subsidize the price to free once the droid 2 comes out. it will cost $50 tops. The original droid will me the affordable high end phone. The droid 2 and shadow will be the premium high end phones. If they make the Droid free with a 2 year contract then they will get a lot of new customers as well as current customer extending their contract. Many people don't need the what the new phones coming out can do. People in here know what they need and we all one bigger and better but look at all the iphone users out there. many of them love simple and easy and affordable. a free droid will crush iphone 3gs sales (we all know that apple will still make the 3gs available even after the new one comes out) because the 3gs will still probably cost like 50-100 on contract.

I think a lot of you are thinking strictly on replacement ideas but in reality the Droid is prob the most advertised cellphone on tv and is the first device to come to mind when you ask sombody on the street "what comes to mind when you think of android?". Even if they heavily advertise the new phones and remove the droid commercials, the droid commercials have set the bar of what to expect.

[dbone15]

I think it will follow a similar life cycle as the BlackBerry Storm 1. It will stay out and eventually be free for a while when the Droid 2 comes out and then be phased out.