The hardware and SDK have multitouch; there's a browser called Dolphin which has iPhone-style zoom gestures. I suspect they did not implement it in the default

The hardware and SDK have multitouch; there's a browser called Dolphin which has iPhone-style zoom gestures. I suspect they did not implement it in the default apps because Google wanted the Android install to be a reference implementation. However, I found myself going back to the Google browser: on a double-tap, it switches between a website overview and a zoomed view which intelligently sizes itself to the width of the text column you're reading. I've found it much easier than manually zooming to find a comfortable reading magnification. In my experience, when held between a 45 degree angle and exactly upright, the screen re-orients itself on rotation faster than an iPhone. When overtilted (so the screen points downward), it does not respond -- which is nice when you're lying in bed holding the phone up above your face. I got my Droid on launch day, so it's definitely one of the same phones that have given people negative impressions. Maybe there are differences in manufacturing quality? I'm open to the possibility.