Motorola Droid lands at Verizon next week, $199 post rebate
- Wednesday, 28 October 2009 15:52
Motorola and Verizon announced today that the new Motorola Droid smartphone will be officially launching next week. It will be the first smartphone to feature Android 2.0, the latest version of Google's Linux-based smartphone OS, as well as the new Google Maps Navigation software. The handset will also be the first of the new crop of smartphones on Verizon's network that isn't one of RIM's Blackberry devices.
The Droid made its TV debut with an ad campaign that pokes fun at certain features that the iPhone lacks, like a removable battery and a more "open" development program. The device is also touted as the "thinnest full-QWERTY slider phones available." In addition to the keyboard, the phone includes a large 3.7", 854x480 touchscreen, 5MP autofocus camera with LED "flash" capable of "DVD-quality" video, GPS, WiFi, and voice control. Hardware-wise, Droid has the bases pretty well covered.
