Motorola Droid 2: Enhanced Design, but Camera Still Stinks
Another day, another Droid phone lands on Verizon. The hotly anticipated Motorola Droid 2 ($200 with a two-year contract from Verizon; price as of 8/15/10 is definitely an upgrade from the original Droid when it comes to design, but its camera is weak and the MotoBlur software sometimes detracts from the Android experience. But if you’re craving an Android phone with a physical keyboard, the Droid 2 will certainly satisfy.
Best Buy Reveals Motorola Droid 2 Pricing, $199 with Two-Year Contract
It’s been an incrementally painful journey for those of you waiting for the Motorola Droid 2, and it’s largely thanks to Best Buy leaks. First, there were the pictured cases online which revealed the fact that the mega-retailer would be carrying the Verizon smartphone. No surprises there. Then cases actually started arriving, which signaled the imminent arrival of the Droid 2. Before we had any time to breathe, Best Buy employees were showing off dummy phones for display. And now, we have full pricing details for Best Buy.
Could This Be The Motorola Droid 2?
If slightly fuzzy pictures of a phone looking like a Motorola Droid are anything to go by, a blog called DroidLife claims to have exclusive pictures of an alleged Motorola Droid 2 device.
The original Motorola DroidThe website doesn’t share how it got hold of the pictures or the device, and we can’t verify how legit the images are. The device is fully branded by Motorola and Verizon, together with a “with Google” tag on the back, and could easily be a knockoff.
Motorola Droid gets blessed with Android 2.2 OS – Froyo gets unofficial on Verizon Droid!
Have you been waiting on pins and needles to get Android 2.2 OS “Froyo” in your Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Droid? Well, today, your patient wait is unofficially over. We’re excited to announce that the good folks at MyDroidWorld have graciously put together an Android 2.2 ROM for you to use! The Froyo port is now ready to bring native USB tethering and support for Flash Player 10.1 to your Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Droid in a strictly unofficial capacity.
Motorola strikes promotion-heavy deal with Verizon Wireless
Motorola has struck a deal with Verizon Wireless which cements the carrier’s heavy promotion of upcoming Motorola models. A WSJ article states that Verizon Wireless plans to release two Motorola smartphones in July with one of them expected to be the Motorola Droid Shadow which we reported that an executive left in a corporate gym last week.
Rugged Motorola Quantico lands on MetroPCS
MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) will be adding (in Q4) a new rugged handset in its offering – the Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Quantico, which BTW is already available on other smaller carrier – US Cellular. The mil-spec 810F compliance that’s included in-box means Moto’s baby can resist water dunks, heat and dust, all while providing users with a 3G connectivity (EV-DO) over 800 and 1900 MHz frequencies. Rest of the specs (aside from the mentioned 3G radio) includes a low-end 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth connectivity support, GPS and a microSD memory card slot.
In a nutshell, nothing too exciting, except in case you’re looking for a super dependable yet kinda dumb-ish clamshell. Otherwise, keep looking…
Motorola Droid Steals BlackBerry’s Limelight
Motorola’s upcoming Droid smartphone is grabbing plenty of attention–so much attention, in fact, that news of two new BlackBerry devices is getting lost in the shuffle. In recent weeks, Research In Motion announced two new smartphones, the revamped BlackBerry Storm 2, and the Bold 9700. Both are impressive phones in their own right, but neither is garnering the buzz that surrounds the Motorola Droid.
Motorola working on a low-end WX series?
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) seems to be working on a new low-end series, marked “WX.” We’re talking about very basic stuff here which includes tiny screens, GSM/GPRS (maybe EDGE?) connectivity, VGA or no camera at all, optional Bluetooth, minimal or no internal storage, and so on. That said, these will most likely hit the emerging markets of the world where potential customers will be able to grab them for around $20. For the time being, we’ve heard that the WX395 model is as basic as you can get that includes nothing but GPRS data along with a mentioned small screen. As soon as we hear something new, we’ll write about it, or not – depending on the news cycle. Stay tuned, nonetheless.
Motorola unveils first Google Android mobile phone
MOTOROLA has unveiled on the first of many mobile phones to be developed in partnership with Google.
The phone, which uses Google’s Android software, has a slide-out mini-keyboard and a five megapixel camera.
Known as the “Dext” worldwide – or “Cliq” in the US – it’s the first Motorola phone to run Google’s Android software, and could be the phone company’s last big hope to regain market share.
Motorola Morrison Spotted Running Android
The last time we saw the Motorola Morrison, we only had a blank screen, but here we are with another bit of eye candy showing the Android OS in action. It looks like a vanilla Android build, but who knows what custom work Motorola (NYSE: MOT) will do before the purported ‘09 holiday release. This particular shot gives us a closer look at some of the soft keys, but there are definitely a few missing… It’s hard to tell if that squarish one on the left side is supposed to be a Call key or a Menu key, but maybe it’ll double as both with a long press. Proper specs remain scarce, but we’ll be keeping our eyes open for more details on the Morrison.