We had a chance to test out the Android build on the Motorola Droid and came away impressed. The interface is well-designed and easy to use. Read on for our impressions and a demo video below.
Four buttons at the top take you to timeline, replies, direct messages or profile views. Drilling down into an individual tweet allows you to reply, DM reply or retweet using the "original" RT style. Composing a tweet includes the ability to add location information, include a photo or video from your gallery or one on the spot from the camera, and shorten included links using bit.ly, J.mp or Tinyurl (you can make your selection in the Settings along with your choice of photo and video service).
From the profile view of yourself or another Twitter user, you can drill down into their tweets, favorites, followers and who they're following, plus reply, direct message, unfollow or block them. It's a nice level of detail, with one small omission which we'd love to see added at some point -- support for Lists. Since Seesmic Desktop and the web version both added support recently, we're sure it won't be long before mobile clients get an update as well.
As compared to the current leader on the Android platform, Twidroid, Seesmic compares quite favorably to the free version. The app display is high-definition (the first high-def Twitter client on the platform, according to Loic Lemur, CEO and founder of Seesmic) which makes it more visually attractive -- quite stunning on the Droid screen, for example. It does lack the search capability and trending features on Twidroid, but nevertheless the app is solid and a worthy addition to the Twitter client arsenal on the Android platform.
We'll be testing out the BlackBerry version as well (pictured, below, along with a demo video of both clients), and Loic says sit tight for an iPhone version coming soon. We'd love to hear your impressions on both clients if you have a chance to check them out. Are you a Seesmic user excited about your Twitter client experience coming to the mobile? Let us know in the comments.
