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title: "Are Android phones called \"Droids\"?"  
description: "Are Android phones called \"Droids\"?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-11-13  
updated: 2020-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/22898/are-android-phones-called-droids  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Are Android phones called "Droids"?

Not necessarily. "Droid" is a brand name used by Verizon Wireless for its Android-based phones — the Droid X, the Droid Eris, the Droid Incredible and so on. The HTC Evo 4G on Sprint is not a "Droid," per se, but it’s still an Android smartphone.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Not necessarily. "Droid" is a brand name used by Verizon Wireless for its Android-based phones — the Droid X, the Droid Eris, the Droid Incredible and so on. The HTC Evo 4G on Sprint is not a "Droid," per se, but it’s still an Android smartphone.


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