When Google announced the Android 2.2, people thought first of devices that will get the update as soon as possible and, comparing to how fast Motorola Droid got the Android 2.1 update, it was highly expected to get Froyo fast too. Now, some weeks after Motorola announced Froyo will also run on Droid, they've opened a thread on their forum to sign up for updates about when Android 2.2 will come. You will need a forum account to sign up, but I doubt that's a big problem.

Motorola Droid, which looks awesome in my opinion, is a slider smartphone powered up by a 550MHz processor, packing 256 MB RAM and with 512 MB on board flash memory. It has an 854x480 touchscreen display, 256 ppi and offers a 5.0MP camera with video capabilities (it features geotagging). The device has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, qwerty keyboard, 3-axis accelerometer and digital compass.

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Today Motorola announced their new Android device, called Milestone/Droid XT720, which seems to be a lot like the original Droid, but with an improved camera, HDMI out and, surprise, no keyboard at all. Not having the keyboard makes the device more pocket-suitable, getting it to 10.9 mm from 13.7. The camera is an 8MP auto-focus with xenon flash (!). It can also record 720p videos.

The device will run Android 2.1, and not the latest version, but this means there may be an update soon. The display is a 3.7 inch 480x854, 512 MB on-board storage, 256 MB RAM packed, 8GB microSD card, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Radio, all of them powered by a 550MHz processor. The processor is unfortunately underclocked from an 720MHz Cortex A8. If it helps to know, then the Korean vesion of the device, called MOTOROI, will be powered up by the whole 720MHz.

Surprinsingly fast, the device is about to come out next month, and for now will be out on the market in EU only. There are not any details about the price or US release date yet.

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After the release of the lovely Droid, Motorola announces another two Droid devices, called Motorola Droid X and Motorola Droid 2. The first one will be landed at Verizon sometime in the beginning of July, maybe 2nd. Droid 2 will come in August and it seems it will run Android 2.2, unlike the Droid X which will run Android 2.1. There are also some leaked pictures of the Droid X, as you can see on top.

Anyway, even if Droid X will not run Android 2.1, it's possible it will get Froyo update soon after the release date, maybe before the launch of Droid 2. Unfortunately we do not know anything about the original Droid's update, buy it may also get Froyo update soon. Droid X will be powered up by the same processor as the original Droid, a 550MHz OMPA 3630 processor (underclocked from 600MHz).

Droid 2 is a full qwerty phone, with 3.7 inch screen, 750MHz processor, 8GB internal memory plus 8 GB on a microSD and packs a 8MP camera. Some other specs include GPS, FM Radio, 512 MB RAM and HDMI + USB port.

Via PhAndroid

The Droid, Droid Eris and Droid Incredible were all launched last year and it seems Verizon is ready for another device from the same producer. The Droid X is the next-gen smartphone from Motorola, rumored to be launched on 19th July. The stores are ready to announce the launch of the new device, maybe with the new window decor coming 18th July.

We don't know anything about when the Droid X's brother, the Droid 2, will be launched. We're seeing a lot of leakage of it and this shows that it may not be too much to wait until Droid 2 will hit the market.

Droid X will be covered in metal, which means a bigger resistence for the device. There's going to be a 4.1 inch capacitive touch display, Android 2.2, 8GB of internal storage and HDMI out. It will probably run a 700 Mhz OMAP processor instead of Snapdragon and rumors suggest the new processor will be able to keep a balance between power consuption and performance.

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New Zeeland, one of the countries that had to wait some time to get the new Motorola Droid/Milestone is now ready to have the handset. The new Motorola will arive in New Zeeland on July 1st and can be bought for a recomended retail price of $999 with Telecom XT. Surprising price, isn't it? I would ask why is the phone so expensive, but I doubt there will be someone out there able to answer. The launch of the new Motorola in New Zeeland may not be such a big deal for the US and Europe residents, but there is something big for them

The Motorola Droid/Milestone is an internet and multimedia enabled smartphone running Android 2.1. It's powered up by a 550Mhz processor, underclocked from 600MHz, has a 512MB onboard flash memory, 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM. The display is wide, 854x480 pixels TFT LCD, 3.7 inch, 16:9 aspect radio. The display is a capacitive touchscreen with ambient light sensors, qwerty keyboard and digital compass. The camera is a 5.0MP with video capabilities. Some other specs include Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi and aGPS. Pretty impressive for a country like New Zeeland, isn't it? But expensive, as well...

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If you like Motorola, then you will like this post too. We will shortly review the new Motorola Droid 2, which looks pretty similar to the first Droid/Milestone. Anyway, a difference that is easy to see is the new qwerty, with arrows like a computer keyboard instead of the joystick from the first Droid. The black body is not so black anymore, it has some dark blue colors now. The most important changes are not the physical one, though, because what they done inside it's pretty impressive.

The Droid 2 is now among the smartphones packing a 1GHz processor (TI OMAP 3630). The benchmark showed an improved performance of the new Droid, compared with the original one, which is pretty normal when you almost double the processor's speed. And not just the processor, but also the RAM. Droid 2 features 512MB RAM, while the first Droid had just half of it. The camera is not changed, is still a 5MP camera, the operating system is the same. 

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We know some things about Droid X and Droid 2, but we don't know for sure which processor will power those two new models up. Well, rumors suggest the processors are actually going to be the great Snapdragon 1GHz. Motorola and Snapdragon didn't confirmed, but there was a quickly deleted tweet from @DroidLanding which claimed that.

Snapdragon 1GHz is running on many smartphones out there and is considered to be one of the best processors for mobile phones right now, maybe even the best. Motorola and Verizon will probably not answer to this question soon, but we are really interested, because if the processor is going to be a Snapdragon, then more users will want to purchase the phones.

Motorola Droid 2 is a new Android phone featuring a qwerty keyboard, a 3.7 inch display, 8GB internal memory and a 5MP camera. The other device, Motorola Droid X if features a 4.3 inch display and it has a 8MP camera with 720p video capabilities.

Via PhAndroid

The new Motorola Droid X is going to be launched this week, on thursday, at Verizon. Everything just fine until here. Well, not fine anymore. It seems Verizon will not have as many devices as they would like to. Some of the stores will have around 60, but some other will have only 5 on thursday, so that's not going to be very nice if you want to buy it. Some leaked screenshots showed how many handsets will several stores have, and there is an average of around 30. That's not much. Not much at all.

Motorola Droid X has a 4.3 inch screen, an 8MP camera, Wi-Fi (and hotspot possibility), runs Android 2.1 and is considered to be very fast on the internet. It will have a 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM.

Via Unwired View

A leaked summer catalog shows the new Motorola Droid 2 will be there alongside the Motorola Droid X. If we were almost sure about Droid X, then we didn't knew anything about Droid 2. Well, now we are more than sure the smartphone will be launched by Verizon. The successor of Motorola Droid was seen in a leaked summer catalog of the carrier and the release date is in the following weeks.

Some of the specs weren't sure, but now we know them. Droid 2 will be powered up a 1GHz processor, 8GB internal memory, with 512MB RAM. There's a microSd memory card of 8GB in the retail package, and the support is probably until 32GB. The camera is a 5MP, the phone features a side-sliding qwerty keyboard and the phone will be able to be a Wi-Fi hotspot. All that remains is to hear an official release date from Verizon, which may come soon.

Via Unwired View

We have waited a lot for this moment. The improved Motorola Droid X is now available to buy at Verizon on different monthly plans. You can buy it from Verizon's online store. You can also buy it from stores (probably starting tomorrow), but I doubt it would be easier for you than just some mouse clicks. You'd probably have to stay in line tomorrow in the store.

On a two year deal, the phone can be bought for $199.99, after a $100 online discount (another reason for buying it online). The full retail price is $569.99, so to buy it so cheap you just have to access Verizon's webpage. Cool, I must say!

Via Engadget