Verizon to Announce Droid X Next Week, Could Have Impressive Screen
Verizon to Announce Droid X Next Week, Could Have Impressive Screen
Posted 06/15/2010 at 2:33pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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It looks like the next must-have Android device, the Droid X, will be announced for Verizon next week. This phone is likely to be Verizon's new flagship model thus ousting the Droid Incredible in short order. The Droid X is looking like a direct competitor to the HTC EVO 4G. The new Droid will supposedly have a 4.4-inch touchscreen and 1GHz OMAP CPU. The phone appears to running an updated version of Motorola's MotoBLUR Android skin.
The leaked documents also make mention that the screen is 720DPI. We're not quite sure what to make of this. DPI (PPI would be more accurate for a display) is a measurement of pixel density. The new iPhone 4 is at the high end with 326 PPI. It seems unlikely the Droid X is rocking a screen of such insanely high resolution, but what the leaked docs could mean is a 720p display. Which is also a pretty amazing thought. Could we really see a 1280x720 resolution screen on this phone?
We'll be watching next week to see if Verizon and Motorola can blow us away with this handset. The expected launch date is July 19. Do you think the screen is going to be the big story?
Edit: Engadget had some hands-on time with the phone and is reporting the screen is 854x480 just like the droid. Not sure what all that 720 business was about.
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bikerbub
June 16, 2010 at 12:20pm
none of the new big name phones are coming out with physical keyboards! i like my Rumor for that reason, but other than that, that phone blows. hard. i'd like to upgrade, but i'm sort of reliant on my physical keyboard to make up for my sloppy thumbs.
Monstrosity
June 16, 2010 at 5:14am
I was inerested in this phone until I found out it will be running MOTOblur. I'll pass now. I like stock android and I'm on Verizon...I was really hoping for the nexus one
BeEazy10
June 15, 2010 at 6:11pm
Is T-Mobile releasing any new pocket pc? My touch pro2 is dying on me :(
deadsolid
June 15, 2010 at 5:10pm
Engadget got the preview. It's a 852X480 screen.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/exclusive-motorola-droid-x-preview/
Talcum X
June 15, 2010 at 3:11pm
Releasing new phones that directly complete with your other phones you just introduced only a month or so ago? Usually you want to wait to milk the consumers a while before you release the next gen stuff. So, the Droid Does compaign will be upped to Droid Does More? They arleady boasted hard on the Incredible. Will it be the best of both... Incridible stuff and speed with 4G.... What's next....3D?
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athlon11
June 15, 2010 at 3:21pm
Actually, if it were up to Verizon they would love to have a phone like this launch every month as it gets more people to sign up, remember, the price of the phone is only a small fraction of the >$2400 they will take in from most customers on a 2 year plan. The people that would not like this are the handset manufacturers as they are competing with each other, but Verizon benefits from every new phone that is introduced on their network.
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