Here’s a general look at both these phones

Motorola Droid

It is touted as the second best phone in the market after the iPhones. In fact, Droid has been launched in collaboration with Verizon and Google who too have been looking for a revamp of their image. The selling feature and highlight of this phone is its powerful Android 2.0 operating system. In addition, you get an enhanced facilitation of social networking sites, advanced Google navigation map and attractive design. Droid’s exterior boast of glass and metallic finish with thin gold lines working round its body. The strong QWERTY touchpad below the glass body renders you a PC like quality.

Here are some of the highlights of Motorola Droid phone
• 3.7 inch, 854 X 480 display screen
• 267 ppi pixel density
• 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
• Micro USB port
• ARM Cortex A8 CPU [600 MHz]
• 720 X 480 resolution video recording
• Facial recognition in camera
• Quick contact [ connectivity through email, phone, sms, facebook]
• Universal inbox for multiple gmail and other email accounts
• 256 MB RAM
• 512 MBA ROM
• Excellent font rendering
• 1400 Mah battery

Microsoft Kin

Microsoft Kin series come in two models- Microsoft Kin One and Microsoft Kin Two. Aimed at social media needs of customers all over the globe, it provides you applications like LOOP, SPOT, and STUDIO which offer multiple sharing and updates of status messages, sms, photos, videos, location etc. While Kin One is ideal for those who favour a small phone, Kin Two presents the bulkier version of Microsoft phones. Nicknamed aptly as turtle pink and pure, both Kin One and Kin Two offer great compatibility with Verizon which has exclusive rights for the phone in U.S.

Here are some of the highlighting features of these phones
• Kin One-Turtle Pink, Kin Two- Pure
• Kin One- 5.0 megapixel camera with LED flash, Kin Two-8.0 megapixel camera with LED flash
• Kin One- SD video recording, Kin Two-HD video recording
• Kin One- 4GB internal memory, Kin Two- 8 GB internal memory
• Built in FM, QWERTY keypad, emoticons, Bing search

Both Microsoft and Motorola have proved their mettle in the past and with the introduction of these new phones they are ready to take on the Apple iPhones with aplomb. Droid has already built a loyal fan following for itself in a short duration and Microsoft Kin is expected to create a ripple too over time!

Microsoft is back with a bang! And what a spectacular entry it had made with two of its most awaited phones i.e. Microsoft Kin One and Microsoft Kin Two. As a matter of fact, known by the name of project Pink Slider phones, Microsoft Kin series have been launched with the aim to salvage the declining market of Microsoft phones. It is an attempt to revive its image which is lagging behind since the advent of Apple iPhones. Both these phones although similar on many grounds including the software and new applications differ in the upgradations for certain features.

Both the phones boast of QVGA touch screen display with full QWERTY keypads. These phones are designed targeting the social media needs of the younger generation. The operating system for both Kin One and Kin Two is the same as that of the Windows 7 phone. One more interesting fact about Microsoft Kin series is that it is available exclusively with Verizon wireless network in US.

Following will provide you a clear view about the Microsoft Kin One and Microsoft Kin Two’s differences as well as similarities

Microsoft Kin One
Feature highlights
• Also known as ‘turtle pink’
• Built- curvy squared slider phone
• 5.0 megapixel camera with LED flash
• SD video recording
• 4GB internal memory
• Tiny in size as compared to Kin Two
• New applications like Loop, Spot and Studio
• Zune media player
• Built in FM
• MAC special application to load music from MAC systems-only for MAC users
• Mono speaker
• Emoticons
• Bing search

Microsoft Kin Two
Feature Highlights
• Also known as ‘pure’
• Built-slide out phone
• Full QWERTY keypad
• 8.0 megapixel camera with LED flash
• HD video recording
• 8 GB internal memory
• Wide and thick in built
• Zune media player
• Built in FM
• MAC special application to load music from MAC systems-only for MAC users
• Stereo speakers
• Emoticons
• Bing search

Incidentally, both Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two don’t support any setting or link connection to Zune marketplace or any other application market.

You can choose either of the phones according to your requirements and size. If you have a thing for tiny phones capable of fitting in your pocket then choose Microsoft Kin One and if you want to experience the full QWERTY keypad on a wide screen then go for Microsoft Kin Two!

Both Microsoft Kin One and Microsoft Kin Two feature QWERTY keypad and QVGA touch screen display. The built in FM and Zune media player enhances its competitiveness by manifolds. Also, exclusively for MAC users there is an application for downloading music from your music system into the phone. While Kin One posses a 5 megapixel camera, Kin Two presents a 8 megapixel camera. Both of them come with LED flash attached. The internal memory built in both the pink slider phones is also commendable with 4GB in Kin One and 8 GB in Kin Two. Same goes for the recording as well, wherein standard video recording is available for Kin One and HD video recording for Kin Two.

Microsoft has also introduced three new social medial friendly applications i.e. Loop, Spot, Studio.

Loop- It provides an interlink connection with facebook, twitter and myspace under just one place.

Spot- It provides sandbox sharing of text messages, photos, videos, location and even status updates with all your friends.

Studio- It is a cloud based service that backs up the text messages, contacts, photos, videos, call history etc to the cloud server in an automated version.

Microsoft Kin One is quite tiny in size as compared to the Microsoft Kin Two who is bulky with a wide screen display that gives you a full QWERTY keypad experience. All in all, the new Microsoft Phones are here to stay!