Your Droid X launch day guide
Thursday, July 15, 2010 17:18Thursday is Droid X launch day in the United States, and Android fans across the country are looking to grab the highly anticipated follow up to the original Motorola Droid. There have been a lot of rumors and news reports circulating about this device including questions about availability and supplies, how it stacks up against that other new smartphone and whether you can root (jailbreak) the device for your own Android pleasure.
There have been a lot of questions circulating about the Droid X, so let’s get started with some answers.
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What’s the Droid X packing?
The latest addition to the Android smartphone family includes a 4.3-inch screen with 480-by-854 resolution, an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, 720p high-resolution video recording, 3 microphones for enhanced noise canceling, expandable SD storage and a 1 GHz processor. If that wasn’t enough, the Droid X is also boasting a healthy battery life and is Flash Player capable (coming soon with the Android 2.2 update), all topped off with a new version of Motorola’s Motoblur overlay.
The results are in
The Droid X isn’t only a hit with Android fans, but the critics are liking it too. PCWorld’s Droid X review gave the device 4.5 stars out of 5 for its large screen and intuitive software, but the handset’s interface was also found to be a bit sluggish at times. Meanwhile ZDNet called the Droid X, “bigger, badder, better,” while Engadget says the Droid X is “pretty enjoyable” but lacks some of refinements of HTC’s Sense UI. However, the gadget blog also says the Droid X has the potential to become “the best Android phone ever made.”
Where can I get it?
The Droid X will be available at Verizon stores and Best Buy locations across the United States. But if you haven’t pre-ordered the device then you may have some difficulty getting one on Thursday. Best Buy has already offered two rounds of Droid X pre-orders, and in its forums the retailer says it can’t even guarantee a Droid X at launch for all of its pre-orders. Then again, while the Droid X may be popular it’s unlikely you’ll see iPhone 4-length lines, so you just might get lucky enough to grab a phone. Of course, another alternative is to be patient and order the Droid X online.
Marquis Donayre says:
July 19th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
The Motorola DROID continues to present new possibilities everyday. We have had it for about 10 months and We’ve had a Blackberry attached to my entire body considering that September 1998. Being connected is usually a essential component of my lifestyle so I’m constantly reachable by loved ones and co-workers. I’m a bit addicted to the Industry for DROID Applications. If the device had limitless memory I would test the capacity. I think this OS could be the way on the long term and intend to develop with all of you to know it by means of and via. Thanks to the write-up.