Comment by opello

The original Droid was accidentally good. A fresh droid has a smooth, flat keyboard that doesn't make for a great typing experience.

After a while, though, the keys on the keyboard swell and bulge out. Not the keyboard itself, but the keys. Might have been moisture, or oils, or heat, but it was a very noticeable effect. I owned at least 3 droid A855s, and it was a repeatable effect.

Despite the keyboard texture being an accident, to this day I consider it one of the best smartphones ever designed.

I still have my original Motorola Droid, I would buy one in a second if they came out with a modern version.

I loved the design of the original Droid. Slide out horizontal keyboard, built like a tank, easily accessible removable and replaceable battery. The specs on modern phones are light years better but design wise they're way behind what we used to have.

Those were nice. They were the very updated alternative to the Sidekick from Flextronics but still called a Sidekick from Motorola around 2006 or 2007 I think. I wanted one but they were recalled in my area because of some hardware bug so I was stuck with a flip phone.

I may be the only one who actually bought and liked the Moto Backflip. I wish a design like that would make a comeback.