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| Manufacturer | Motorola |
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| Type | Slider smartphone |
| Release date | November 6, 2009 |
| Operating system | Android 2.0[1] (2.0.1 with an over-the-air update for DROID in December 2009) |
| Power | 1400 mAh Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion polymer battery |
| CPU | TI OMAP 3430:[2] Arm Cortex A8 600 MHz underclocked to 550 MHz [1] |
| Storage capacity | Onboard Flash memory: 512MB. Removable: 16 GB Class2 microSD included (8GB for Milestone); expandable up to 32 GB.[1][3] |
| Memory | RAM: 256MB, ROM: 512MB |
| Display | 854 x 480 px, 3.7 in (94 mm), 16:9 aspect ratio, WVGA, 265 pixels per inch (ppi) |
| Input | capacitive touchscreen display(multitouch), proximity and ambient light sensors, QWERTY keyboard, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass |
| Camera | 5.0 megapixel with video (720 x 480 px at 30 fps or higher), geotagging, Dual LED flash and auto focus. |
| Connectivity | USB Micro-B Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, A-GPS US Version: Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 1900 MHz European version Quad band GSM & 3G @ 900/2100MHz N.A. GSM version Quad band GSM & 3G @ 850/1900MHz. |
| Dimensions | 115.8 mm (4.56 in) (h) 60 mm (2.4 in) (w) 13.7 mm (0.54 in) (d) |
| Weight | 169 g (6.0 oz) |
The Motorola Droid (European/Asian/Canadian WCDMA/GSM version: Motorola Milestone) is an Internet and multimedia enabled smartphone designed by Motorola, which runs Google's Android operating system. The brand name Droid is a trademark of Lucasfilm licensed to Verizon Wireless.
In the United States, the handset is distributed exclusively by Verizon Wireless. Features of the phone include Wi-Fi networking, a 5-megapixel low light capable digital camera, a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, interchangeable battery, 3.7-inch 854 x 480 touchscreen display with more than 400,000 total pixels, which is twice that of the leading competitor. It also includes MicroSDHC support with bundled 16GB card,[3] free turn-by-turn Google Maps navigation (beta), sliding QWERTY keyboard, and Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor.[2] The Motorola Droid runs Android version 2.0.1.[4] The phone does not, however, run the re-branded MOTOBLUR interface for Android, instead providing the Google Experience skin and application stack.[5][6]
The Droid has a hearing aid compatibility (hac) rating of M3/T3.[1] The phone is the first to ship with free Google Maps Navigation (beta) installed.[7] The Droid had been publicized under the codenames Sholes and Tao[5][8] and the model number A855.[9]
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Verizon explicitly promoted the Droid as an Apple iPhone-alternative. Launched on October 17, 2009 TV spots and an associated website made "entertainingly combative" claims[10] listing features lacking on the iPhone, e.g. "iDon't multitask," only mentioning the name of the Droid in the final frame, reading "Droid Does."[8] Portland has many building size banners and light rail advertisements calling the Droid a "Bare knuckled bucket of does." At the official launch event on October 28, 2009 Verizon's Chief Marketing Officer John Stratton described the campaign as a spoof of Apple's iPhone ads, intended to "wake up the market."[11]
The American launch included an interactive experience called "Droid Does Times Square"[12] that allows people to control the Nasdaq and Reuters electronic billboards in Times Square by using voice commands (searching by voice is a primary Android feature). The experience was available in Times Square or via the Droid Does Web site.[13]
The November 6, 2009 release date of the Droid came just under a month after Verizon and Google announced that they had entered into an agreement[14] to jointly develop wireless devices based on the Android mobile platform. Verizon said at the time that it planned to have two Android-based handsets on the market by year-end with more to come in 2010. The other handset is the HTC Droid Eris, a modification to the HTC Hero, seen in shots of Google CEO Eric Schmidt holding one in a Verizon/Google press conference.[15]
American exclusive software for the Droid includes Google Maps Navigation, an Amazon MP3 Store applet, and Verizon Wireless Visual Voice Mail management.[16]
Analytics firm Flurry estimated that 250,000 Motorola Droid phones were sold in the United States during the phone's first week in stores.[17] It was expected that one million Motorola Droids would be sold by the end of 2009.[18]
The quad-band[19] GSM/UMTS version of the Droid is the Motorola Milestone.[20] While the phone's internal hardware (besides cellular) is the same, differences include out-of-the-box multi-touch support enabled, a trial version of Motorola's MOTONAV service (instead of Droid's US-only[21] Google Maps Navigation) and an 8GB microSD Card, instead of the Droid's 16GB microSD card.[22] The launch countries for the Motorola Milestone included Germany, Italy and Argentina on November 9, 2009.[23] Other European countries soon followed.
Joining this trend, a new, North American, version of the Motorola Milestone was released in Canada in February 2010. This new version supports 3G bands II and V instead of bands I and VIII so it is compatible with Rogers, Bell, and Telus in Canada, and with AT&T in the U.S. At this time only Telus has announced availability.[24]
Unlike the DROID, the Milestone has a bootloader that only allows signed Firmware to load. This prevents users from booting Custom ROM images not signed by Motorola that have become popular in the Droid modding community. This has caused discontent in the Droid community in markets foreign to the US. Whether the disabled custom boot loaders are due to retailer, carrier, manufacturer, or legal restrictions is unknown.
The phone was launched in the United Kingdom on Thursday 10 December 2009, as the Motorola Milestone. The exclusive sales outlet for the phone, eXpansys, reported that all stocks of the phone had completely sold out within 3 hours of its debut. The sell-out was considered a major victory for Motorola, which has had little success with its previous Windows Mobile-based phones, and had been counting on Android-based phones for future growth.[25]
The Milestone was launched in Hong Kong on 21 December 2009[26] as the sixth Android device in the region for HKD$4,680 with an 8GB MicroSD card included. This version is in English but supports Chinese hand writing that originated from the Motorola Ming and pinyin input method. While MOTONAV is included, it does not work and is not officially supported. The phone can be updated to Android 2.1 in 1Q 2010, the update will also feature a Chinese user interface and more Chinese input methods such as Changjie. Currently users who want to use these input methods need to download 3rd party solutions from the Android Market.[27]
This section applies to the Verizon branded Motorola device in the US, Droid versions in foreign markets (Milestone) may be crippled or have certain features disabled due to restrictions enforced by retailer agreements, carrier agreements, manufacturer agreements, or local laws and should be addressed in the appropriate section above.
The linux kernel used in the 2.0.1 OTA release is 2.6.29 (android-build).
Originally expected during the week of February 10, 2010, the Motorola Droid should have received an update to the Android 2.1 operating system[28]. The update will include many of the new features that Nexus One users are accustomed to, such as "multi-touch with pinch-to-zoom in the browser and gallery applications", voice recognition and keyboard enhancements, a new 3D photo gallery (with Cooliris technologies), an enhanced application for music playback and the inclusion of the application Google Goggles[29]. This is in addition to smaller enhancements and bug fixes that Android 2.1 brings. However, unclear information from Motorola and Verizon has caused confusion among many, and most expect the update to occur later in early 2010.[30] Motorola released a chart of dates which only added to the confusion because they stated in the chart that the Droid will receive the over-the-air update "soon" rather than provide a concrete timeframe. Also Adobe Flash 10.1 is coming to the device. Sources said that it would be possible only with the 2.1 OTA update.[31] As of 3/17/2010 it was announced that Verizon would use OTA to begin pushing Android 2.1 to the Motorola Droid starting on 3/18/2010, but the OTA update was delayed at the last minute. The push will be rolled out in phases over a period of several days to all Motorola Droid devices. This update brings a number of new features from the Nexus One 2.1 device to the current 2.01 Motorola Droid. (Source: PC World)
The Motorola Droid was successfully "rooted" or manipulated to provide superuser access on December 8, 2009.[32] This allowed the removal of sponsored/pay-to-use applets (Amazon, Verizon Visual Voice Mail, etc.), installation and launch of custom software, and root access on the phone using a terminal emulator. There is also a separate unofficial Android Market that allows easy installation of software solely for rooted Droids. The unofficial market is accessed and searched through the regular Market interface, after further modding, alongside official Market apps. The ability to root and customize the Droid, making it in many ways a true portable computer, has led to its adoption by many technologically-adept users who shunned the iPhone.
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