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Motorola DROID Mini Specs

8.5

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Motorola DROID Mini Review

9.2

User Score (6 reviews)

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OS

Android 4.4.4

Display

4.3-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

10 MP Main
2 MP Selfie

Battery

2000 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Motorola X8
2GB RAM

Description

Motorola DROID Mini aims to be a compact Android smartphone that makes no compromise with regards to speed and capability, similarly to what HTC's planning to do with its One mini. The DROID Mini is said to feature all the power of the DROID Ultra, but in a smaller package with a screen of 4.3 inches and a resolution of 720x1280 pixels.

This device is also known as Motorola XT1030

Pros

Supports wireless charging
Small dimensions (4.77 x 2.41 x 0.35 inches)

I want it 13 users

I have it 10 users

I had it 7 users

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Display
Size:	4.3-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 720 px, 342 PPI
Technology:	LCD
Screen-to-body:	68.73 %
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Motorola X8 (28 nm)
Processor:	Dual-core, 1700 MHz, Krait, 32-bit
GPU:	Adreno 320
RAM:	2GB
Internal storage:	16GB
OS:	Android (4.4.4, 4.4, 4.2.2)
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	2000 mAh
Type:	Not user replaceable
Charging:	Qi wireless charging

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	10 MP (Autofocus)
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front:	2 MP
Video capture:	1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	4.77 x 2.41 x 0.35 inches (121.25 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm)
Weight:	4.59 oz (130.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Kevlar
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 4(AWS-1), 13(700 c)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type:	Nano SIM

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s):	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.0, EDR
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Hearing aid compatible:	M4, T4
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, E911
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other:	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Dec 30, 2013
FCC ID value:	IHDT56PE1
Measured SAR:
Head:	1.02 W/kg
Body:	0.53 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission:	1.60 W/kg
Wireless Router:	1.15 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced:	Jul 23, 2013

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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon

News

Motorola has announced today that the Motorola DROID Ultra, Motorola DROID Maxx and the Motorola DROID Mini will not be receiving the update to Android 5.0 as originally planned. The bad news was posted in a Google + account owned by David Schuster, ...

Motorola DROID Ultra, Maxx, Mini won't get updated to Lollipop; discounts offered instead

Motorola is extending the discount it offers on purchases from its website to February 17th at Noon ET. Spend $500 or more and receive a $100 discount. Spend $250 to $499 and you get $35 chopped off of your bill. Before you start wringing your hands ...

Motorola extends its website discounts to February 17th

Curious to know if your Motorola smartphone will be updated to Android 5.0? Motorola's website has an entire page that addresses this question. First, let's use some common sense to eliminate very old devices. If your Motorola smartphone was not upda...

Motorola posts guide to show which models will receive Android 5.0

Last week, we told you that a soak test was going on, to test Android 4.4.4 for the Motorola DROID MAXX, Motorola DROID Ultra and the Motorola DROID Mini. At the time, a changelist had yet to be posted by Verizon, most likely because the update was n...

Verizon posts changelist for Android 4.4.4 Motorola DROID MAXX, DROID Ultra and DROID Mini update

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Motorola DROID Mini Review

Overall User Rating

(6 reviews)

9.2

Build quality

8.5

Camera quality

8.5

Performance

9.3

Display

9.3

Battery life and charging

8.3

drone031693

Arena Apprentice

Currently $108 (new, no contract) - best value on VZ

Edited: Apr 05, 2016, 10:21 PM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

Strong build quality, however it looks and feels a bit cheap.
Camera is more than adequat for social media... Single LED flash/flashlight is much brighter than expected.
Lags a bit, but not too serious.
I never get a full day of battery.
IPhone 5 is more comfortable to use and handle with one hand.
Screen looks very good.

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Performance

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Battery life and charging

What I like

Price
Verizon Network

What I don't like

Android 4.4.4
Battery Life
No Expandable Storage

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mdpetrick

Impressed with the Droid Mini

Posted: Jan 12, 2016, 9:56 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

Perhaps the Mini can't be classified as a great phone, but it's certainly a perfectly good phone. Call quality is far superior to my very old & tired Droid 4 - which lasted me nearly 5 years. The Mini shares many of the same hardware specs as its larger siblings, the Droid Ultra and the Droid Maxx - only at smaller dimensions. This appealed to me, as I personally have no interest in carrying a pocket tablet. Battery life has been a point of contention in numerous reviews, but I'm a light user (facebook, weather apps, occasional internet searches, a few pics here & there) so the 2,000 mAh battery is more than sufficient to get me through the day. The 10 megapixel camera is good, but there aren't many options in the stock software. There are plenty of apps out there to resolve that problem. All in all, I'm very happy with my Motorola Droid Mini.

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What I like

Responsive
Great call quality
2048 MB RAM

What I don't like

No micro sd slot
Camera settings limited

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paladyr

Arena Apprentice

Great phone!

Posted: Nov 04, 2015, 10:44 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

This phone has been pretty rock solid. The only issue I have is that whenever I try to initiate a phone call while using bluetooth in the car, the person on the other end can't hear me. This hasn't been resolved yet although I haven't tried wiping my phone. Still love it though!