Android Cup Game 5: Motorola Devour vs. MyTouch 3G

Well, after an early lead by the Dell Streak, the Motorola Droid came back with a vengeance and put a whuppin’ on the Streak. Today’s game, which will see us into the Father’s Day weekend, is the Motorola Devour vs. the MyTouch 3G.

In some ways the follow-up to the Droid, the Motorola Devour looks like a more stylish update to the old Sidekicks. Its aluminum body may weigh nearly as much as the Droid (5.9 ounces), but its rounded edges give it a softer feel. It has a smallish 3.1 inch (480 x 320) display, a 600-MHz Qualcomm MSM7627 processor, Motorola’s Motoblur user interface, a 3-megapixel camera, and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.  The slide-out keyboard had a solid action, but, like the Droid, we found it a little awkward to use.

When we reviewed the Devour, it was running Android 1.6–which means no multitouch support, cost $149 (or $99 at Best Buy), although you can get it for as little as a penny off of Amazon.

Up against the Devour is the venerable MyTouch 3G. Not to be confused with the MyTouch 3G Slide (which recently debuted), the MyTouch 3G lacks a physical keyboard. This was the second Android phone in the U.S., and was curvy where the G1 was more brick-like. Compared to the Devour, the MyTouch 3G has a slightly larger 3.2-inch display, but it has the same 480 x 320-pixel resolution. We found its soft keyboard fairly easy to type on, but the phone was slightly sluggish, even with the 528-MHz Qualcomm processor.

So, which would you rather have? The Devour with its aluminum frame and slide-out keyboard, or the more compact MyTouch 3G? The winner of this contest will go on to face the HTC Droid Incredible in the next round.