Finally, Verizon officially unveils the Motorola DROID 2 Android smartphone, the successor to the successful and popular DROID. The new DROID gets a new look, which I think is less attractive than the original DROID/Milestone. The DROID 2 features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, just like the original DROID, but with a new, improved layout. It is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs the Android 2.2 and includes Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and 3G Mobile Hotspot function.
The Motorola DROID 2 sports a 3.7-inch 480×854 capacitive touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel camera with dual LED flash and video recording, built-in aGPS/GPS with Google Maps Navigation, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi connectivity. The Android phone gets 8GB of onboard memory and a pre-installed 8GB microSD memory card. The DROID 2 offers HDMI output and supports DLNA.
The Motorola DROID 2 smartphone supports CDMA/EVDO networks. It is available for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
| DROID 2 | |
| Talk and Standby Time3 | Talk time: Up to 575 mins
Standby time: Up to 315 hours |
| Form Factor | QWERTY slider |
| Band/Modes | CDMA 800/1900, CDMA EV-DO |
| OS | Android 2.2 |
| Weight | 169 grams |
| Dimensions | 60.5 x 116.3 x 13.7 mm |
| Browser | Webkit HTML5 based browser; Adobe Flash 10.1, Pinch to Zoom |
| Email Support | IMAP and POP, Gmail™, MSN Hotmail®, Yahoo!®, and AOL®, Exchange |
| Battery | 1400 mAh |
| Connectivity | Stereo Bluetooth3 Class 1.5, Version 2.1+EDR, 3.5mm, USB 2.0 HS, FOTA, Over the Air Sync (OTA), DLNA |
| Display | 3.7” 480×854 WVGA |
| Messaging | SMS/EMS/MMS, Email, |
| Audio | MIDI, MP3, WAV, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced |
| Video | Video capture, playback via HDMI or DLNA, h.263, h.264, MPEG4, WMV9, WMV10 |
| Camera | 5- megapixel with Dual LED Flash |
| Memory | 8 GB embedded plus8 GB card included in phone |
| Location Services | aGPS (assisted), Google Maps Navigation |
