Droid X: The next Moto Droid phone for Verizon

[Deeko]

Ehhh, I'm on the verge of thinking the HD2/Evo has too big a screen, this edges it even bigger...I don't think I'm a big fan. Great phone I'm sure, but not for me.

 

[scott916]

*fap* *fap* *fap* *fap*

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I'd like to see a Droid 2. Or maybe the Milestone XT720 come to the US on 850 UMTS. I like my Milestone/Droid but I see no reason for a hardware keyboard. It just makes the device unnecessarily fat. Improve the on screen keyboard and add multitouch, and we'll have less of a reason for a hardware keyboard.

 

[CTrain]

Engadget managed to get a hold of one for some hands-on time. That screen is... wow.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/exclusive-motorola-droid-x-preview/

The specs make you want to drool.
I think its sexy but I wouldn't get it for these reason.
- Motoblur. Should just have android 2.2. At least HTC sense is pretty.
- That bump in the back is an eye sore. I know it won't bother anyone but its the same reason why I will never buy a laptop with the battery sticking out.
- If you're going to make a screen 4" or bigger, you need less bezel or possible.
The galaxy S has too much bezel top and bottom. The X has way too much bezel at the bottom and they could also trim the side down too.

 

[notposting]

MotoBlur? Shit, i just googled that since my Droid is on the way, and i found this:

"When first turned on, First generation Motoblur-based phones force a new user to create a Motoblur account, denying access to the main screen until the account is established."

Ack! I have to disable that shit right off the bat...damn i need to figure out how to disable this stat.

If you ordered the Motorola Droid it doesn't have Motoblur.

 

[Phobic9]

The specs make you want to drool.
I think its sexy but I wouldn't get it for these reason.
- Motoblur. Should just have android 2.2. At least HTC sense is pretty.
- That bump in the back is an eye sore. I know it won't bother anyone but its the same reason why I will never buy a laptop with the battery sticking out.
- If you're going to make a screen 4" or bigger, you need less bezel or possible.
The galaxy S has too much bezel top and bottom. The X has way too much bezel at the bottom and they could also trim the side down too.

Motoblur - yeah this sucks but I'm hoping it can be easily disabled/rooted. We'll see obviously.

Bump in the back - trivial IMO. Don't really show my phone around.

Screen bezel - agreed but it's always nice to be able to hold the phone without holding the screen.

I'm probably getting one of these phones asap so plenty of time for a show and tell.

 

[thescreensavers]

^ The bezel gives more support to the screen for durability reasons I guess.

The bump on the back is nothing, if you complain about it then wow you have alot of things to worry about.

I still dont really get why everyone hates motoblur that much devices get rooted, but they say that these phones should have the new motoblur "ninjablur"

 

[you2]

Does this thing take sd cards? All the specs I've seen so far suggest you are limited to internal memory.

 

[thescreensavers]

^ I am pretty sure I read someplace that it will also come with an 8gb SD card.

 

[scott916]

Does this thing take sd cards? All the specs I've seen so far suggest you are limited to internal memory.

I HIGHLY doubt that.

 

[CTrain]

^ The bezel gives more support to the screen for durability reasons I guess.

The bump on the back is nothing, if you complain about it then wow you have alot of things to worry about.

I still dont really get why everyone hates motoblur that much devices get rooted, but they say that these phones should have the new motoblur "ninjablur"

Same reason as why some people don't mind battery sticking out of laptops and some despites it.
Can't knock people for their preference.
To me, physical appearance is equally as important as the specs.

 

[thescreensavers]

Does this thing take sd cards? All the specs I've seen so far suggest you are limited to internal memory.

the people over at howard forums say that it will have a " micro sdhc slot" and "its under battery door to.the left of the battery.same side as the camera button"

 

[Anubis]

Engadget managed to get a hold of one for some hands-on time. That screen is... wow.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/exclusive-motorola-droid-x-preview/

it looks nice but its too big

 

[thescreensavers]

http://phones.verizonwireless.com/droid/x/

 

[Phobic9]

http://phones.verizonwireless.com/droid/x/

Nice find. Thanks.

 

[Deeko]

Wait a sec - that link says 720p screen. That's a whole lot higher resolution than the earlier reports were saying.

 

[ponyo]

Wait a sec - that link says 720p screen. That's a whole lot higher resolution than the earlier reports were saying.

Just saw that too. That would be awesome if true.

 

[UNCjigga]

Oh yeah, I've had one for about 3-4 weeks now. If anyone has questions, ask me!

 

[UNCjigga]

Some other tidbits not posted anywhere:
- The screen is IPS based on my subjective testing (wide viewing angles side-to-side, top-to-bottom, incredibly bright and detailed) but it has lower DPI than iPhone 4 obviously.
- The CPU is single-core ARM v7 rev 2 (v71) architecture (probably TI OMAP 3640) clocked at 1GHz according to Device Info app from Android Market. BogoMIPS score is 299.95. Supports neon and vfpv3 for what its worth.
- The GPU is a PowerVR SGX 530 with support for OpenGL ES-CM 1.1 at a minimum according to glInfo from Android Market (the glInfo tool may not be able to read OpenGL ES 2.x support yet, but the hardware should support it!) *note* the PowerVR GPU is roughly equivalent to iPhone 3GS, and its faster than the integrated ATI core in current-gen Snapdragon.

 

[Phobic9]

Oh yeah, I've had one for about 3-4 weeks now. If anyone has questions, ask me!

Seriously though, if you really have one, how is it? Pros? Cons? Is moto bumping up the screen res to 720p or is it a typo on the verizon site?

 

[UNCjigga]

Just saw that too. That would be awesome if true.

Not true. However, Droid X does support 720p video recording and 720p video output via HDMI.

 

[Deeko]

How do you have one already? If the Verizon site is true and its actually 720p, wouldn't that make it a higher DPI than the iPhone 4?

 

[UNCjigga]

If anyone suggests a better image host than imageshack (blocked by J2ME firewall?) do let me know. I can post pics.

 

[UNCjigga]

How do you have one already? If the Verizon site is true and its actually 720p, wouldn't that make it a higher DPI than the iPhone 4?

Development testing. Actual screen res is 854x480 similar to other Droids. Because the screen is larger though, DPI takes a hit (not really noticeable though--I can't see obvious pixels.)

 

[Deeko]

Development testing. Actual screen res is 854x480 similar to other Droids. Because the screen is larger though, DPI takes a hit (not really noticeable though--I can't see obvious pixels.)

You work for Moto or Verizon then?

Yes, the 4.3" screen isn't as good with today's common resolutions. I have the HD2 so I'm acquainted with that fact, my old Droid had a good deal sharper screen.