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Motorola DROID 3 Specs

8.5

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Motorola DROID 3 Review

8.9

User Score (10 reviews)

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Released

Jul 07, 2011

Display

4.0-inch
960 x 540 px

Camera

8 MP Main
0.3 MP VGA Selfie

Battery

1540 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

TI OMAP 4430
0.5GB RAM

OS

Android 2.3

Description

Motorola DROID 3 is the successor of the Motorola DROID 2. it comes with a 4” qHD display and claims to have a 30% faster graphics chip than its predecessor, but it also sports a larger 5-row keyboard. In addition, the new handset brags with 27% faster multitasking performance over the DROID 2 Global thanks to its 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP chip. The DROID 3 is also the first phone on Verizon capable of recording 1080p full HD videos with its 8-megapixel rear camera.

This device is also known as Motorola XT862, Motorola Milestone 3

Pros

Hardware QWERTY keyboard

Cons

Thick body (0.51 inches)

I want it 46 users

I have it 38 users

I had it 49 users

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Display
Size:	4.0-inch
Resolution:	960 x 540 px, 275 PPI
Screen-to-body:	55.94 %
Features:	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip:	TI OMAP 4430
Processor:	Dual-core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
GPU:	PowerVR SGX540
RAM:	0.5GB (LPDDR2)
Internal storage:	16GB
Storage expansion:	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS:	Android (2.3)
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	1540 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	Continuous autofocus, Video calling
Front:	0.3 MP VGA

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	4.85 x 2.52 x 0.51 inches (123.3 x 64.1 x 12.9 mm)
Weight:	6.49 oz (184.0 g)
Features:	Full keyboard, Notification light
Keys:	Right: Volume control

Cellular
3G:	Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Screen mirroring:	DLNA

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g, n
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Hearing aid compatible:	M4, T3
HDMI:	Micro HDMI (Type D)
Location:	A-GPS, S-GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Compass
Other:	Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, (MP3)
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Jun 15, 2011
FCC ID value:	IHDT56MF1
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.77 W/kg
Body:	1.36 W/kg

Buyers information
Price:	$ 650

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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon

News

The Motorola DROID 3 was the last of the tank-like handsets to not offer 4G LTE connectivity. Surpassed since by the Motorola DROID 4, the device remains an underrated device with one of the best physical QWERTY keyboards to ever slide out the side o...

Motorola DROID 3 gets update that fixes MMS bug, improves 3G connectivity and more

The Motorola DROID X2 was launched exactly one year ago Saturday. The Motrorola DROID 3 was launched even later. Despite both of these models being a year old or less, Motorola's updated Android 4.0 update schedule infers that both of these handsets ...

Motorola explains why it won't update the Motorola DROID 3 and the Motorola DROID X2 to Android 4.0

The Motorola DROID 3 was the last DROID in the series to not have LTE connectivity. The handset is underrated with a physical QWERTY that is among the best ever to find its way on a handset and the unit does have dual-core power under the hood. Still...

Verizon shows off changelist for Motorola DROID 3 update

Some time ago, we told you that Motorola was looking for soak test volunteers with the Motorola DROID X2 and the Motorola DROID 3. Now there is word that those whose devices were selected to participate in the soak test are currently in the midst of ...

Motorola DROID X2 and Motorola DROID 3 in midst of soak test

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Overall User Rating

(10 reviews)

8.9

Build quality

9.6

Camera quality

8.2

Performance

8.3

Display

8.6

Battery life and charging

7.9

evanross

Arena Apprentice

A great disappointment

Posted: Apr 05, 2013, 11:08 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

The phone started great but the longer I owned it the worse and worse it became. Apparently it's a problem for many motorola phones, the UI becomes more and more sluggish until it's so slow that you have to power cycle the phone. That, unfortunately, is required every 12 to 48 hours.

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What I like

physical keyboard

What I don't like

will sometimes mute bluetooth when making a call
UI becomes so slow it's unusable
Needs daily power cycle to get it to be 'normal' ui speed
It'll take up to 90 seconds from tapping a button until it actually makes the call
Wifi connection is iffy
It shuffles ringtones around randomly

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Mylesh55

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Pretty... OK.

Posted: Feb 01, 2012, 2:26 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

Its defiantly a good phone but not the best, the little things are great, but where it counts is slacking... After extensive use it is not impressive. When did it seem like a good idea to only put 512 RAM in a dual-core phone with lots of crap being forced to run in the background?

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What I like

Keyboard
Build quality
Great battery life
Gingerbread with animations

What I don't like

Aweful media apps
Horrid screen
Horrid UI
Camera is bad
WHERE IS THE RAM???
Stock apps are bad
Bugs, bugs and more bugs.
Self-restarting

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dg.tech91 [deleted]

Droid 3 - AWESOME!!!

Posted: Jan 03, 2012, 12:04 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

The only major problem I found is the battery - sometimes it's really hot!
The minors problem is camera button and no 4G which is not a big deal.
Otherwise, many updates that really improves the capability of the phone!
The size is perfect in my opinion.

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