Motorola Droid X2 From Verizon Wireless – Review, Specification, Features, Price

The Motorola Droid X2 is the successor of last year’s very successful Motorola Droid X from the Verizon Wireless smartphone lineup. Each year the smartphone industry sees leaps in features, functionality and capabilities in the devices. Motorola decided to upgrade the Droid X instead of discontinuing the very successful smartphone.

Motorola Droid X2 From Verizon Wireless

Specifications

• Display: 4.3 inch qHD (540 x 960) 16 Million Color Capacitive Multi Touch TFT
• Screen: Gorilla Glass
• Operating System: Froyo Android v2.2 – Upgradable to Gingerbread Android 2.3
• Interface Enhancements: MotoBLUR
• Processor: 1GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex A9
• Graphics: ULP Geforce
• Chipset: Tegra 2 AP20H
• RAM: 512 MB
• Storage Internal: 8 GB
• Storage Removable: 8 GB microSD (32 GB Max)
• Network 2G: Dual Band CDMA 800 MHz and
• Network 3G: CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Bluetooth: v2.1 with A2DP
• USB: microUSB v2.0 + Charging Support
• Camera: 8 Megapixel Auto Focus (3266×2450)
• Flash: Dual LED
• Video Recording: 720p HD at 30 Frames per Second
• Geo Positioning: GPS with A-GPS
• Radio: Stereo FM + RDS
• Audio Out: Standard 3.5 mm Jack
• Video Out: miniHDMI
• Battery: Standard Li-Ion 1540 mAh
• Talk Time: 8 Hours (Continuous) based on test results

Motorola Droid X2 From Verizon Wireless

Features

Although not a GSM device, the Motorola Droid X2 is a feature rich smartphone that is a serious contender while choosing your next Android powered smartphone. The performance for Android 2.2.2 (Froyo) has been significantly boosted with the introduction of the Dual Core Cortex processor; the graphics capabilities have also gotten a big boost with the introduction of Nvidia’s ULP (Ultra Low Power) Geforce. These two power horses combine together and with the 512 MB Ram provide a smooth and crisp experience. There’s a new image gallery that makes it easier to navigate through your image libraries, it also includes your Facebook albums. The MotoBlur is here again with some improvements and changes. Double Press on the Home button will pull up the zoomed out view of your home screens. Each home screen sports four buttons for Dialer, Camera, Messaging and Applications. Shortcuts for recently used and downloaded applications, Android Market and Application Organizer are available through the toolbar at the top of the screen.

Motorola Droid X2 From Verizon Wireless

Verdict

The Motorola Droid X2 comes with the much needed processor upgrade to a Dual Core to compete with the other smartphones in the same price range. It also has had its display upgraded to a qHD screen. The smartphone maintains the good voice call quality and for the hardware and capabilities it has good battery up time. The Droid X2, however, falls behind some of the competition by not including 4G support, a front facing camera for video calls. It is a bit bulkier than its competitors which might also be something that potential customers may be put off with. The Motorola custom UI for Android is not the most user-friendly or pleasing to use. There are some definite plus points and negative points to consider when looking at the Motorola Droid X2 as an option.

Price

The Motorola Droid X2 is available in stores and online from Verizon Wireless for $199.99 with a two year contract. Data through Verizon Wireless will cost $20 per month with a maximum of 2GB per month limit and each additional MB will cost you 5 cents.