Verizon Droid

Essentially a rebranded version of Sprint’s HTC Hero, the Eris (see it in action in the above video) goes on sale today, but for $99 ($100 less than Motorola Droid handset).

The Eris runs Android 1.5, features a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, and a 528-MHz Qualcomm processor (less powerful than the Motorola’s ARM Cortex-A8)

Leaked documents shed more light on the HTC Droid Eris: the HTC Droid Eris scheduled for release on November 6th and listed for $99 (after $10 mail-in rebate is applied) on a 2-year contract. Single year contract price is pegged at $269.99 while full retail price stands at $469.99. As far as features go, in addition to its Android 1.5 OS and 528MHz Qualcomm processor, it will come with a 3.25-inch 320×480 HVGA 262K color display, 5-megapixel autofocus camera, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, Push Gmail and Exchange support, Visual Voicemail, EV-Do Rev. A connectivity, 3.5mm jack, and an 8GB microSD card (supports up to 16GB) as part of the package.

HTC Eris Droid specs

[source: PMP today]

BGR has a new shot of the HTC Droid Eris: “Overall the same as the Sprint Hero but for some reason it seems faster, slightly thinner and taller.” Otherwise it “seems the same” and is running Android 1.5. The Droid Eris will be powered by a 528MHz Qualcomm CPU.