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Features of the New Motorola Droid 2
The Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon is an upgrade of the ground-breaking Droid. Unlike what would be expected in an upgrade, the Droid 2 has very few additions. In fact, many phone enthusiasts consider the release of the Droid 2 as an attempt by Motorola to stabilize its price. Now this phone is not a bad one either, it is just that Motorola let the chance of upgrading slide out keyboard pass em by.
Although they look very similar in style, the Droid 2 does have a slightly different look to it. Because of the chrome frame around the top of the Droid 2, consumers can easilly differentiate the two. Operationally, the slide-out keyboard has been incorporated with individual directional buttons unlike the square toggle that was in the first Droid. The four navigation buttons have been rearranged to Menu, Home, Back, Search from Back, Menu, Home and Search and there are minor differences in the implementation of the Android 2.2.
The impressive Droid camera has been improved in the Droid 2 to a widescreen 5MP mode that accommodates more images in the frame. Unlike many other high MP cameras, this one stays focused when shots are taken indoors, with or without the flash. Outdoor photos come out crisp and colorful. However, indoor shots tend to come out grainier while outdoor photo colors are not true as they tend to bias towards the blue end of the spectrum. Rather than high-def video recording, the most surprising shortcoming of the Droid 2 is the WVGA. Video details are fuzzy especially when they are viewed on a standard PC.
Users who prefer a physical QWERTY keyboard may be falsely attracted by the Droid 2. Motorola improved the slide-out QWERTY keyboard from the flat, flush keys in the original to humped ones. However, you will still need to press hard for action as they still have little feedback or spring. Moreover, you are bound to spend more time editing as the thumbs will fly over the widescreen QWERTY. If your main focus is speed, then this is the phone for you, as its keyboard is made for speed. Accuracy on the other hand is not so high with this high flying keyboard.
Just like the original, the Droid 2, also has a very vivid and colorful display. It also has a Blockbuster app but lacks any of the video offerings from MobiTV or Verizon. The phone's widescreen makes viewing side-loaded movies great. However, the Droid X with its 4.3-inch screen, will be a better choice if you are looking for a Droid as a PMP. The original Droid problem of not resuming the last music you left of when switching between multimedia apps has been solved in the Droid 2. While conversations are loud and clear in the Droid 2, listeners on the other end may hear some form of muddiness coming through. Because the long, thin speaker is located on the back of the device, sound quality forthe speakerphone and multimedia listening might not be to your liking.
The Motorola Droid 2 battery is of the same size like the first Droid but does more; it has nearly 10 hours of talk time. This long lasting battery exceeds expectations as it can last up to 2 days with most of its features running. However, connecting to 3G hot spots will drain the battery faster. Customizing the device to your style and liking is made possible with accessories. You can replace the 8GB memory cards with higher capacity ones, replace your chargers and adapters, get different cases among others. The 2 holster has a reasonably solid spring clip. However, the phone has a flaw that causes the battery cover to easily slip off.
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