Verizon announced, that the DROID 2 by MotorolaThe phone will be available for pre-sale on August 11 at VerizonWireless.com. The Driod 2 is designed to help manage all aspects of work and in addition it incorpaorates easy access to social networking sites.
The new Droid 2 supports high speed web browsing and can find internet access through 3G hotspots.
“When we announced DROID X last month, we reaffirmed our commitment to continue to bring unique Android experiences to the Verizon Wireless network,” said Jeffrey Dietel, vice president – wireless device, marketing and development for Verizon Wireless. “The DROID by Motorola was our first Android device, so it is important for us to include the successor to that phone in our portfolio. DROID 2 is not only a continuation of our commitment to Android but offers customers the features and form-factor they crave on the Verizon Wireless network.”
“With the new DROID 2, we’ve taken a big leap forward from the original DROID,” said Bill Ogle, chief marketing officer of Motorola Mobile Devices and Home Business. “We listened to consumers and are providing an even more robust experience built on Android 2.2 that includes a new keyboard, increased processing power, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities to send, access and share information even quicker than before.”
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[/caption]DROID 2’s keyboard has been redesigned. The keys are raised, which should make texting faster. It's also possible to dictate your text message using the speech-to-text input.
Instead of the keyboard you can also use the 3.7-inch screen as an input device. The droid2 also sports a 5-megapixel camera with enhanced functionality and DVD-quality video capture. On the Android Market are more than 70,000 apps that can be downloaded to the phone.
R2-D2 DROID 2
In honor of the iconic Astromech Droid from the Star Wars™ Saga, Verizon Wireless will offer a limited-edition R2-D2 version of the DROID 2, available only online in September. The special version of the phone will feature exclusive Star Wars content and external hardware designed to look like the trusty Droid from the film saga. Visitors to the upcoming Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando, Fla., can see a preview of the limited edition phone and sign up to receive alerts when the phone is ready for sale.
The DROID 2 by Motorola will be available at www.verizonwireless.com starting August 11, and it will be in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning August 12 for $199.99. That price is after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The 3G Hotspot service is an extra $20 per month
PC World made a side-by-side comparisonof the original Droid and the Droid 2 here. The main differences are: 512 MB RAM instead of 256 MB, on board storage of 8GB instead of 256 MB and a faster processor of 1 GHz instead of only 550 MHz.
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