I recently upgraded from a basic clamshell phone all the way up to the droid eris, and am not sure it’s right for me, yet there are things I love about it (esp pandora radio–brand new to me–as well as size and look).  I wanted some advice on what other options might fit my needs.  The only problem is my “needs” may expand once I get used to what a smartphone can do.   Know that I am partial to Samsung, only because I’ve never met a samsung phone that didn’t reliably get a signal where I live and travel.  I considered whether Rogue or Omnia II might fit?  Palm Pre Plus?  Here is what I need and might want:   –good phone functionality (poor Verizon reception in some parts of the house, Eris has dropped a call in the car which I’ve never experienced before with Verizon) –true hands free voice dialing (lacking in the eris) via bluetooth headset, I’m on the road a lot –organizer with some means of backing up address book and calendar that won’t become obsolete when the specific device does –music library, pandora radio a big plus –quality camera –microsoft document viewing/editing a plus –mapping a plus, although I have a standalone GPS navigator –I love my time/weather widget on the eris (kind of silly, but true) –as slim and lightweight as possible, comfortable to hold –so far, I’ve not gotten much into texting or email, or even web browsing on my phone (but when traveling, I would probably use these features–I’m in the process of switching over from AOL to another email service, probably gmail if I keep the Eris)   Any thoughts?  And does anyone know how likely true hands-free dialing options are to come to the Droid phones?

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