Motorola are about to roll out their new pride and joy – the Droid phone based on Android. With a large 3.7″ screen, flip out keyboard and 5 megapixel camera with flash and video it is truly raising the bar - after a few false starts on the hardware side, this is finally the phone to put Android front and centre, and since it’s the first phone to feature the all new Android 2.0 it looks like it will finally deliver on its promise. Recent demos of the new OS have been seriously impressive, with the new google maps features being a true stand out. Not only is turn by turn navigation included but it features a new UI for when the phone is docked – making it much easier to use while driving.
Have Motorola got back the mojo they once had with the Razr and then squandered? We’ll find out soon – although as its only being released on the Verizon network in the US on November 6th we’ll have to wait a little longer here in Europe.
Agreed that this seems to be a real bar-raiser, potentially bringing Motorola back from the brink of irrelevance and obscurity as a player in the mobile device space. Looks like their investment in producing Android-based devices could have been a very good one.
It does have a beautiful post-industrial design quality. Feels like it’s straight off the Blade Runner set (maybe the name has something to do with the too
. The Google turn-by-turn sat nav looks sensational, particularly on the big screen the device has. And having a 5mp camera with flash is a biggie for me. So the fusion of the Android OS, Google’s services and the device form/features/functionality looks like it’s produced a winner.
Never thought I’d see the day when I’d consider Motorola as a potential device option (as a life long Nokia/Symbian user, now contemplating the leap to Android), but that day does look as though it just may have arrived!