The Droid by Motorola for Verizon Wireless is a touch screen, QWERTY slider smartphone that has gained early attention for its super fast speeds. Featuring Google’s Android 2.0 operating system, the Droid has a desktop-like web experience and is fully customizable with apps downloaded from the Android Market.

Android is how Google has decided to participate in this arena.  The features in this phone a very similar to the features its uses in the new Verizon Hub. 

The integrated GPS and eCompass can be used with Google Maps Navigation and other location-based apps, geo-location web search, and even geo-tagging photos. Beyond geo-tagging, the Droid’s DVD-quality 5.0 megapixel camera/ camcorder also has auto-stabilization, flash, zoom and editing tools.  You can share videos and photos either online or via multimedia messaging. The Droid by Motorola has everything you would expect a smartphone to do plus a few gizmos you’d never expect.

Highlights

• Highlight-A Touch Screen, QWERTY Keyboard Slider Smartphone Featuring Android 2.0
• Highlight-Fully Customizable With Thousands Of Apps Downloadable From The Android Market
• Highlight-Advanced 5.0 Megapixel Camera/ Camcorder With Geo-tagging, Flash, Edit Tools, and More
• Highlight-Lots Of Your Favorite Apps, Like Google Maps and Facebook, Pre-installed
• Highlight-Integrated GPS Supports Google Maps Navigation and Other Location-based and Navigation Apps
• Highlight-Amazing 3.7" Light-responsive Color Display Is Perfect For Watching Videos
• Highlight-Fast 3G and WiFi Support For Streaming Multimedia Like YouTube Videos

What’s In The Box

• Custom Ringtones-Yes
• MP3 Player-Yes, Media Player With Advanced Features For Quality Music and Video Experience
• Streaming Multimedia Support-Yes, Stream Music and Videos (Like YouTube) Online With 3G Speeds
• Customizable Graphics-Yes
• Picture Caller ID-Yes
• MP3 Ringtones-Yes
• Ringer Profiles-Yes
• Facebook-Yes, Pre-installed
• MySpace-Yes, Downloadable
• Twitter-Yes
• Games-Yes

Core Features

• Alarm-Yes
• Calendar-Yes, Support For Corporate (Exchange) Calendar and Google Calendar
• Speakerphone-Yes
• Voice-activated Dialing-Yes
• Vibrate-Yes
• Calculator-Yes
• Style-QWERTY Slider and Touch Screen
• Color Main Display-3.7", 480 x 854 Pixels, WVGA TFT Light-responsive Color Display
• Color-Licorice (Black) With Brown Sugar Accents
• To-Do List-Yes
• Voice Memo-Yes
• PDA Device-Yes

• Talk Time-Up To 6.4 Hours
• Battery Type-Li-Ion
• Standby Time-Up To 11.3 Days

Technical Specifications

• Network Compatibility-CDMA 800, 1900
• Data Download Speed-3G/ EVDO Rev. A, 1XRTT
• 3G Data Speeds-Yes, Where Available
• Platform / Operating System-Android 2.0
• Compatible Carrier-Verizon Wireless
• Predictive Text Entry-Yes
• WiFi-Yes, WiFi (802.11 b,g) To Connect To Personal and Corporate Wireless Networks (Hotspots)
• Micro-USB Port-Yes
• Standard 3.5mm Stereo Headset Jack-Yes
• Hearing Aid Compatible-Yes, M3/T3
• TTY Compatible-Yes
• Touch Screen-Yes, Touch Screen With Haptic Feedback, Accelerometer, and Proximity and Ambient Light Sensors
• Weight-6.0 oz
• Dimensions-2.4" x 4.6" x 0.5"
• Expandable Memory Capacity-Store More Music, Photos and Videos With Up To A 32GB microSD Memory Card (16GB Card Pre-installed)
• Multiple Numbers Per Name-Yes

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