What is the difference between an HTC Desire and the Droid phone?

[loupurdie]

An actual DROID phone and an HTC Desire essentially the same phone? My brother is telling me the HTC Desire is not a DROID phone,, but it that is is a droid-like phone. So I guess I'm wondering, what is the difference,,,other than their marketing names (HTC Desire / DROID)

[kopian]

Android=operating system on the phone
Droid=a line of phones the VZN has that RUN the ANDROID software

so your brother is wrong they are both android phones

[johnconnor39]

Both phones have equal specifications. But the desire has upper hand in terms of processor which has 1Ghz where droid has 512Ghz. Qwerty key pad for droid and nothing for desire.