Motorola Droid With Android 2.0 Comes at Verizon Wireless

Posted by Sierra Monica B. in Technology on 10 29th, 2009 | no responses

Motorola announced the introduction of the first cell phone running on the Android 2.0 platform next week, more exactly on November 6. Called Motorola Droid, the handset will be available via Verizon Wireless in the United States, featuring high-speed Internet connectivity via 3G, voice-based search, and lots of cool and useful Google-based applications.
The design is stylish, featuring a sliding full QWERTY keyboard and a large 3.7-inch touchscreen display.

Using Motorola Droid you can access the Internet via 3G or Wi-Fi, browse HTML web pages, play with multiple applications at the same time, send and receive emails, check locations on Gogole Maps, get hundreds of widgets from the Android Market, use voice-activated search, and take pictures with the built-in camera.
The built-in 5MP camera has dual-LED flash, autofocus, image stabilization, and video recording capability.

Droid also comes with a 16GB memory card for a large storage capacity, while other features include Google Maps Navigation Beta with turn-by-turn voice directions, Gmail, YouTube access, Google Talk, Facebook, Amazon MP3 Store, and Verizon’s Wireless Visual Voice Mail.

The handset will be available exclusively at Verizon Wireless for a price of $199.99 with a 2-year contract and an $100 mail-in rebate.

“This is an exciting announcement for Verizon Wireless, as the DROID by Motorola is the first device that we are bringing to market under our ground-breaking strategic partnership with Google,” said John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. “DROID by Motorola gives customers a lifestyle device with access to more than 12,000 applications that will help them stay in touch, up to date and entertained, using the best 3G network in the country.”