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Motorola Droid
$200.00
Released November, 2009
The Pros:WiFi. 3.5mm headphone jack. Large 3.7" touchscreen with high resolution (854 x 480px).
The Cons:Camera is slow to take photos, properly focusing is hit or miss. No multi-touch as in the GSM version for Europe (and though Android 2.0 would support it). Annoying $100 mail in rebate to get to $199 price point.
The Motorola Droid (development codename "Sholes") is powered by Android, an operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance to provide an open Linux Kernel platform for independent developers.
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This means that there is a whole realm of unique widgets, programs and features that can't be found on a traditional Windows based operating system. The Droid takes full advantage of this, providing top of the line hardware to back it up. It has a large 3.7-inch 854 x 480 pixel screen and a 5-megapixel camera that comes with flash, auto focus and video recording capabilities. The GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 and 3.5mm headphone jack are only to be expected for the Motorola Droid phone. Additionally the smartphone is reportedly the slimmest phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Features
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (including A2DP and AVRCP profiles)
- 5-megapixel camera
- Flash, auto focus, video recording
- 3.7-inch screen
- 854x480 pixels
- GPS
- Wi-Fi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- QWERTY keyboard
- Developed by Motorola and Google
- Currently only available through the carrier Verizon (CDMA) in the USA
- CPU: Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 (also used on Palm Pre)
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large 3.7" touchscreen with high resolution (854 x 480px)
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first phone to offer up a beta version of Google Maps Navigation - a free turn-by-turn GPS app
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comes with 16GB flash memory (microSDHC, expandable to 32GB)
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slide out QWERTY keyboard
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virtual keyboard for quick entries or those uninterested in sliding out the physical QWERTY
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facebook integration into contacts
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takes decent quality 720 x 480px video
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home dock with device stand and microUSB connector for charging/syncing/etc available
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stereo Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR with A2DP & AVRCP
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car holder available (for GPS navigation with Google Maps Navigation in Android 2.0)
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great sound quality (any output)
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car mount and nightstand docks - alters the Droid's interface/functionality to better suit their situation (eg/ alarm clock)
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5MP auto-focusing camera with dual LED flash
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Tons of free excellent apps
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Motorola also makes a GSM version of the phone (doubtful if US GSM carrier will pick it up though)
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camera is slow to take photos, properly focusing is hit or miss
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no multi-touch as in the GSM version for Europe (and though Android 2.0 would support it)
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annoying $100 mail in rebate to get to $199 price point
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Sliding qwerty keyboard gives the phone added bulk that isn't present on pure touchscreen phones
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strange notable lag when flipping home pages etc...
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no MOTOBLUR (the lower-end Motorola Cliq has this)
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No physical call/send button on the device.
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Poor physical QWERTY keyboard design (buttons too close together).
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Pinch zoom enabled on Google Maps and select 3rd party browsers (xScope, Dolphin)
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flash memory isn't integrated into the device, the only option is microSDHC (not as fast)
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Comments (3)
onyxravine:
#motorola_droid Excellent phone, no bloatware, you can do anything with it! The only downside is the 600mhz processor. It makes multitasking a little laggy at times. Regardless I loved this phone and keep it as a spare. I recently upgraded to the Samsung Fascinate which has the 1ghz processor. What a difference!
Dec 10, 10
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reddan:
#motorola_droid do not compare to the iphone; they are for different users. most people would probably prefer the iphone. the droid is for techies and verizon-loyal customers(my part of the family plan is $45, as opposed to $70+ w/ new AT&T contract)
there are many times when i wish i had the iphone, because i am a mac, and iphone integrates so well. i have remotedroid and it does not come close to the same functionality of the airmouse app. also the media player has some usability drawbacks.
i look forward to multitouch in the us. also let me know about any great remote apps and media players and controllers.
Nov 12, 09
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