The first Android phone from Verizon Wireless, 3G-compatible Motorola DROID smartphone offers a full range of powerful mobile connectivity – easy access to all your social networks and Web sites complete spoken turn by turn instructions Thanks to new Google Maps beta with navigation. One of the slimmest slider phones available full QWERTY the droid Motorola also has a high resolution 3.7-inch touchscreen display and a virtual keyboard on the screen auto-rotation based on the orientation of the phone. And you’ll be able to capture images at high resolution and DVD quality video on the road with its 5 megapixel camera with flash.

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The integrated proprietary technology, the droid brings Motorola direct access to the famous Google Mobile million for the services used each day by voice including Google Search, YouTube and Picasa. The droid also offers easy access to both personal and professional email, calendar and contacts are supported by Exchange Server and Gmail.

Besides 3G connectivity, the droid provide Wi-Fi (802.11b / g) to the home and business networks and hotspots, and enter the Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree devices and stereo music streaming for free. Other features include a memory expansion through microSD memory card (a 16 GB card comes with the camera), the threaded SMS and picture the run seamlessly on interviews, Visual Voicemail capabilities, 3.5mm headphone mm, and 6 , 4 hours talk time.

Here are some things that Motorola droid can do for you :

* Zip around the Web: Internet access via 3G speeds largest and most reliable 3G network in the country or from a WiFi hotspot, the HTML browser with a massive multi-processor on the Web the way you expect.
* See all IT in Film Style: See the Web, e-mail, Google Maps, videos and more on the big screen on a bright 3.7-inch high resolution. With a width of 854 pixels on the need for a pan from left to right and more than 400,000 pixels total DROID has more than twice to reduce from our main competitor.
* Run multiple applications at once: Customize your robot with hundreds of thousands of widgets and applications available on Android Market. Switch between up to six applications at once, juggling with the universe and your applications.
* Make Google Search on the speed of sound: just say what you want DROID using the voice search, and will serve up Google’s search results based on your location. If you want more, just type what you want in the search bar on the home screen and DROID also to find content on your phone, such as applications and contacts, and the Web.
* Capture Moments: Snap-quality digital photos with a 5 megapixel camera loaded with work as a dual LED flash, autofocus and image stabilization, or capture your friend’s antics with 16 million colors with the DVD-quality video recording and playback. Keep all recorded on the memory of 16GB, so you always at hand.
* Multi-task as a teacher: Keep an eye on your Gmail messages with an integrated and Exchange push e-mail directly to you, but let your way. Android board at hand, go directly to the message or simply ignore it and return to the task. And an intelligent dictionary learns as you type and automatically your contacts.

* Go where you go to Google Maps Navigation (beta): Droid is the first navigation system with Google Maps offers turn-by-turn voice guidance as a free feature of Google Maps. It is powered by Google and connected to the Internet. Use voice dialing and just say: ‘Go to destination] [, “and you’ll be on your way. See real-time traffic, the use of Street View images, or satellite to view your route, and access to the latest maps and business information from Google Maps without ever need to update your device.

The Droid Motorola comes preloaded with a variety of Google and Verizon Wireless mobile services including :

* Google Maps: Layers in Google Maps geographic information, like My Maps, Wikipedia and transit lines, right on the map.
* Gmail: Several accounts and withdrawal of joint operations.
* YouTube: The one-touch recording and playback of the start screen app or widget, sharing contacts with friends, and the ability to create your own videos and downloaded videos in high resolution.
* Google Talk: easily switch between topics, search your chat history, and view photos and videos by the left.
* Android Market: Browse and download created by third party developers.
* Schedule: ability to see who responded to the invitation to your meeting invitations.
* Amazon MP3 Store: Download the latest headlines on the radio.
* Verizon Wireless Visual Voice Mail: delete, reply and forward voice mail messages without listening to prior messages or voice instructions.
Key features and specifications

Fast 3G-connectivity * Reliable Verizon Wireless EV-DO Rev A network
* Powered by the Android OS 2.0 with deep integration of Google services and access to thousands of applications to personalize your phone via the Android Market. Integrated GPS with turn by turn directions and voice instructions from Google Maps using the Google Maps Navigation (BETA) app.
* 3.7 inch touch 480 x 854 pixel resolution and 16 million colors
* Full QWERTY keyboard tray with a familiar layout, you can type messages easily without scrolling for the letter you want.
* 5 megapixel autofocus camera also includes multiple scene modes, white balance, choice of image quality, macro setting, the effect of different colors, and geotagging capabilities.
* fps DVD-quality video capture at 720 x 480 pixel resolution and 24 captured and up to 30 frames per second playback
* Networks Wi-Fi (802.11b / g) to the home and business networks and hot spots to get while traveling.
* Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) contains profiles of headsets, car kits, handsfree and A2DP Bluetooth profile – allows you to stream your music wirelessly to a stereo Bluetooth headset or speaker Dock High.
Memory expansion via microSD card slot with optional cards support up to 32 GB (16 GB card included).
* Multi-format digital audio player with special App Store for Amazon MP3 downloads in the air. Added compatibility with MP3, AAC, AAC +, eAAC + and WMA and the ability to create playlists and manage your phone.
* YouTube for video streaming over 3G and WiFi connections
* Real HTML web browsing has more pages and better Web content delivered efficiently to your phone (Android WebKit-based browser HTML5).
* Standard voice mail, and compatibility with Verizon Visual Voice Mail (subscription required) that lets you delete, reply and forward voice mail messages without listening to prior messages or voice instructions. Features include access to the screen for the voice mail message is, save up to 40 messages for 40 days (or permanently archive), up to 10 different greetings based on caller identity, and the response of the recall bias, or even text voicemail.
* Email: corporate (Exchange 2003 and 2007), Gmail, IMAP, POP3, attachment, document viewer and browser (Microsoft Office and PDF)
* USB 2.0 connectivity
* 3.5 mm headset jack
* Bilingual Interface: English / Español
Cortex A8 processor with dedicated hardware acceleration *
* Memory: ROM: 512 MB RAM: 256 MB
* TTY compatible
* Compatibility with hearing aids M3/T3 =

Vital statistics
Motorola Droid weighs 5.96 grams and measures 4.56 x 2.36 x 0.54 cm. The 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery has a capacity of up to 6.4 hours talk time and 270 hours (11.25 days) of standby time. It works on CDMA 800/1900 frequencies as well as EV-DO Rev A 3G frequencies.

Box Contents
DROID Motorola handset, battery, charger / USB, 16 GB microSD card, quick start guide, user manual

Customer Reviews :

I wanted an iPhone bad, and ultimately decided to wait until he comes to Verizon. You have a droid, and I am very happy with it.

The screen is impressive – larger than an iPhone and more closely with pixels, the images are very sharp. The colors are great, and the screen is nice and bright. I had a Samsung for about 10 days Snape. Everyone raved about the display of the poacher. The screen shots droid is gone. The touch screen is exactly and responsive and very intuitive to use. About as good as the iPhone, but much better than any other touch screen phone, I tried and better than some cameras with touch controls.

The display droid is strong enough and wide enough for most web pages – including those not specifically formatted for mobile browsers. Due to this screen and because of the way the Android OS implementation of the browser, Internet browsing is very simple, intuitive, and fun. Much less scrolling / panning. Better than most phones I have, including the Rogue tried Samsung and Blackberry. The browser of the iPhone is a joy to use, but the screen is better Droid View full Web pages.

Email is very well implemented in the droid. I was already a user of Gmail and Google Calendar before I Droid and the degree of integration is great, Thanks for the Google Android operating system. But every Android phone will also handle most other popular webmail such as Hotmail, and can also synchronize with Microsoft Outlook and similar programs.

The quality of the communications droid is good and the speakerphone is loud and clear enough to be useful in most places. “I get a bit better with Verizon’s desk droid with my previous phones, especially in places with poor network coverage.

The Droid integrated Facebook application is good but not as rich as a function of the iPhone App FB, which is around longer and had more time should be improved. However, the application of the FB droid is just as good or better access FB I saw on most smartphones, including BlackBerry and especially the new Samsung Snape.

One really cool thing is that you can easily have contacts to import all your Facebook friends in the contact manager droid, including their profile picture, email, phone, birth date, etc. Then, from your contact list, press a their names and with a touch of appeal to, email, or jumping on their FB page. This is very well done and easy to use and makes the contact manager is very helpful droid.

The droid has a very good speech. I can see the microphone icon in the upper right corner of the screen, press and say “Starbucks” and the Droid shows a list of the nearest Starbucks – and then I can choose between one and press the number of telephone and Droid will call or I The address and the Droid shows the location on a map touch and give me directions.

Droid Android phones, like all Google Maps is integrated, including the satellite view, and the droid can give you directions (from your current location or another location), just like Google Maps on a computer.

Moreover, Droid comes with GPS functionality and voice prompts can give as a Garmin GPS. I tried it and it works pretty well.

Loading music and photos on the droid is as easy as dragging and dropping files from your computer to a USB stick. Droid music is not as refined as the iPod / iPhone, it is easy to use and works very well. If you have an iPod, you probably have many pieces of music in AAC format. The Droid play them no problem, because they have no protection against copying of DRM (not today). The droid also plays MP3 and other formats.

The Droid is the standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, “so you can use with a headset, unlike some phones that a non-standard jack. To judge the quality of the sound, I listened to the same Droid rail and an iPhone. Using $ 100 + headphones, the sound quality is better on the iPhone, but the difference was difficult to find with cheaper headphones or my car. However, the sound quality of the droid is just as good or better than other Music phones, wireless and I’ve tried a few.

I have not uploaded videos on the droid. But I watched the video streaming, and is very smooth, STUDDER-free, and is really great, the best I have ever seen on any phone, including iPhone and iPod touch.

The Droid comes with a 16GB microSD card, ranging 40-50 dollars at least, so I’m really pleased that Motorola and Verizon has the phone. It contains a ton of music, videos and photos. By comparison, the highest capacity iPod Nano also has 16GB of storage.

Additionally droid has an internal memory for applications and its own operating system, so the phone still works in the unlikely event that the SD card. (My Droid works fine, even with the Verizon store guy does not have the SD card correctly when I use my phone and the phone does not recognize. I got him back later and everything was fine.)

Droid interface and operating system (Android) is not as polished as the iPhone. But it is always excellent, very easy to learn and easy to navigate and use. Like most phones, the droid is highly customizable (ringtones, wallpapers, placing your favorite widgets and icons on your home screen) and the Android operating system, it’s super easy to do.

The Droid has direct access to the Android application market, which 10,000 applications to date. I downloaded a few dozen. There are many good, but overall market shifts Android App App Store in iTunes in the selection and quality, and specific applications available for both platforms are slightly better on the iPhone / iPod touch as Android.

However, the Android app market is much younger than the iTunes Store app and very rapid. The droid, there were few phones running Android. This number should at least double in the next few months and the number of people who use phones running Android will more than double, according to industry forecasts, due to increasing the quality and selection Android phones on most major airlines . All this power will be even faster in the Android App Market grow. But even in its current state, you’ll find lots of really useful and fun applications for Droid, many of which are free.

The QWERTY keyboard is not as physically good as it could be. The keys are flat, with no space between them. But I’m not a big Texter and I find the keyboard quite easy and enjoyable to use. I also think the 5-way rocker button on the keyboard to be very helpful. But when I Texter, I could not, like the keyboard much. So my advice is to go to your Verizon store and try their demo unit.

The 5 megapixel camera has an LED flash. I took a couple dozen photos from inside and outside, and find pictures to be acceptable, good for a camera phone, but not nearly as good as a dedicated digital camera, and perhaps slightly lower than the image quality of the iPhone. The flash is better than nothing, but causes the colors to go. I have six pictures that I posted pictures of the droid client ‘area so you can see the quality of the pictures you get with droid. Once you have a picture, do a few seconds before droid will allow you to take another, this discrepancy is common on camera phones and digital cameras cheap, but looks slightly worse on the droid.

I have not shot the video with the droid, so can not comment on its quality.

The droid is 1.5 to 2 g heavier than in most other smart phones I’ve used or tried. Not much, but you can definitely notice. For me, given the larger screen and keyboard without the weight more justified, but for some people, weight is a problem. This is another reason I would not order online without seeing and maintaining your local dealer.

Everyone has different tastes, but I think the droid is not the most elegant phone. It has a sort of masculine, industrial look to, I can tolerate, but I’m not crazy. But it is easy to change the wallpaper, and there are many cases Droid – more coming every week – so you can customize the way you want.

The only other thing I’m not crazy about the non physical dedicated call button. To use the phone to the phone icon on the home screen. It is a very minor inconvenience, and I’m fast enough. But some people who bug.

I think the droid is like WiFi and I use to connect to wireless networks at home, at work and a Panera cafe. It is simple and works very well.

If You Took the time to read all this, Then You Are Probably interested Enough to make a trip to your local Verizon store or Best Buy and play with to Justify Their demo unit. Try the keyboard, try the browser, or play with the cards pre-installed applications. Take a picture or video clip. See How It Feels the weight of your hand. You think that you really like the Droid, especially if you lack an iPhone but did not want to leave and had to obtain a Verizon only.