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It seems that Verizon wireless will not keep any stone unturned to outshine Apple’s formidable iPhone and emerge the winner in the high end smart phone battle. After unleashing an unprecedented iPhone bashing campaign with its whacky ‘Droid Does’ ad, Verizon is readying another device to augment android invasion in the cell phone market. While the Motorola Droid is being touted as the potential iPhone killer, Verizon is keen to offer the buyers with a tight budget another choice. That explains why it is going to launch the HTC Droid Eris almost simultaneously with the Motorola Droid.

The upcoming Droid Eris is, in fact, a revamped version of the popular HTC Hero. While Motorola Droid is grabbing the media attention presently, the Droid Eris has also started making the waves in the market. To popularize the Android OS, Verizon is using the name Droid in its upcoming handsets; it is all about building a brand image. The Droid Eris may not be loaded to the hilt with features like the Motorola Droid but it offers the buyers a good bang for their bucks. The phone will be sold at a price of $99 initially and the buyers will also get a 2 year contract.

The Droid Eris has decent specifications. Beneath its hood sits a Qualcomm CPU running at 528 MHz. The 320 x 240 touch-screen display is a joy to use. To cater to the need of the audiophiles, it has a 3.5 mm earphone jack. Most likely it will be shipped with a 8GB Memory storage. In the early stage the Droid Eris will be offered with Android OS version 1.5 but later the upgrade to version 2 will become inevitable.