Motorola DROID Specs

8.5
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Motorola DROID Review
8.5

Description

The Motorola DROID is an Android-powered smartphone for Verizon Wireless. It sports clean lines and a side-sliding design, which allows for a four-row QWERTY keyboard. The display is pretty big - 3.7 inches, while other features include a 5MP camera, microSDHC slot, GPS and Wi-Fi

This device is also known as Motorola A855, Motorola MILESTONE CDMA

Pros

  • Hardware QWERTY keyboard

Cons

  • Thick body (0.54 inches)
I want it 17 users
I have it 56 users
I had it 264 users

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Display

Size: 3.7-inch
Resolution: 854 x 480 px, 265 PPI
Technology: TFT
Screen-to-body: 54.34 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)

Hardware

System chip: TI OMAP3430
Processor: Single core, 600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A8
GPU: PowerVR SGX530
RAM: 0.25GB
Storage expansion: microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS: Android (2.2, 2.1, 2.0)
ROM: 512 MB
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1400 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 5 MP (Autofocus)
Flash: Dual LED
Video recording: 720x480 (DVD) (24 fps)
Dimensions: 4.56 x 2.36 x 0.54 inches
(116 x 60 x 14 mm)
Weight: 5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Features: Full keyboard, D-Pad
Keys: Right: Volume control, Camera shutter

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Features: Album art cover

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, i
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass
Other: Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Aug 12, 2009
FCC ID value: IHDP56KC1
Measured SAR:
Head: 1.49 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 1.38 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz

Availability

Officially announced: Oct 28, 2009
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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon

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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
7.9
Camera quality
7.2
Performance
7.2
Display
8.4
Battery life and charging
6.6
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
8
Motorola Droid A855
Phone owned for more than a year

Stands the test of time.
Pros:
Build quality is tough
Batterylife is decent
Reception is above par as well as call quality
Camera is very good

Cons:
Keyboard is very flush and hard to text with.
Processor is sluggish, but what do you want, it's a circa 2009 on 3G
Heavy phone. More metals used in construction.
Screen and camera are average.

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7
Solid phone for its time
Phone owned for less than a year

I owned the phone for a few months before upgrading to the HTC Droid Incredible, and honestly if I were using it when it came out it would have seemed amazing. The problem I had was mostly due to the camera and the keyboard. The camera was definitely sub-par and the keyboard was awkward to type with, otherwise, the battery life was decent and the touch screen was very responsive given it has a single core processor and very little ram. Overall, the phone is nice, just outdated. Its comfortable to hold and looks pretty nice too.

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10
Sh*t happens :/
Phone owned for more than a year

The phone freezes, does not respond, and even restarts but i love that phone its been with my for a while and i have 2 more droids but i still use it on a daily bases, for example....listenning to music at school..if my mom wants to take my phone i'll give her that one instead of my activated phone..and even at school if the teacher wants to take it ill give her/him the decoy :0 HAHAHAHA

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