Motorola Droid X
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Motorola DROID X Overview
Motorola DROID X is an Android powered smartphone with a 1GHz processor, huge 4.3-inch display with 480x854 pixels resolution, 8-megapixel camera with 720p motion video capture and many other features. It's the newest addition to Motorola's Droid line on the Verizon network. It's a rare phone due to its hardware navigation buttons, but nothing else really stands out aside from it being Motorola's first phone with a display this large.
Verizon spread a ton of hype throughout the country when the DROID X launched with its DROID Landing campaign. They took to twitter to announce a contest where a number of lucky scavenger hunters could get their very own Motorola DROID X for free, though we're sure those winners were locked into a two-year contract with Verizon.
The development community has approached the Motorola DROID X well as tons of dedicated developers work to make sure the device doesn't die long after it is off store shelves.
Motorola DROID X Specs
| General | |
| Form Factor: | Candybar |
| AKA: | ? |
| Date Released (YYYY/MM/DD): | 2010/07/15 |
| Size | |
| Weight: | 5.47 oz |
| Dimensions: | 5.02 x2.58 x0.39 inches |
| Display | |
| Resolution: | 480x854 |
| Size: | 4.3-inches |
| Type: | TFT-LCD |
| Camera | |
| Video: | 720p @ 30 fps |
| Flash: | Dual-LED |
| Auto-focus: | Yes |
| Megapixels: | 8 MP |
| Connectivity | |
| GPS: | Yes, with A-GPS |
| USB: | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Bluetooth: | 2.1 + EDR |
| Wi-Fi: | 802.11 b/g/n |
| HDMI: | micro-HDMI Type D, 1.4 |
| Multimedia | |
| Headset Jack: | 3.5 mm |
| Radio: | FM Radio |
| Battery | |
| Type: | Li-Ion 1540 mAh |
| Hardware/OS | |
| Operating System: | Android 2.3 |
| Internal Memory: | 8 GB |
| External Memory: | 2 GB included, microSD expandable by up to 32 GB |
| RAM: | 512 MB |
| Processor: | 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 |
Motorola DROID X Reviews
Phandroid "The fact of the matter is that the Droid X sits comfortably amongst the smartphone elite. The combination of pure hardware power, Android awesomeness, and software goodness mean that today it is one of – if not THE – best phone(s) available. We now live in a smartphone age where many “something better” devices eagerly wait in the wings, but here and now the Droid X can successfully claim there isn’t a better phone available. And even when there is… the Droid X will continue to please its owners with its capabilities, especially if the powers at be bless it with continued OTA updates."
CNET "The Motorola Droid X makes another fine addition to Verizon's Android family, bringing with it a rich multimedia experience and more connectivity features."
Engadget "From a hardware perspective, this phone is pretty much a bang-on execution of what a high-end mobile powerhouse should be, but Motorola clearly still has work to do in order to play in the same software league as HTC does with Sense. If it can get there -- or heck, if it can just offer this phone with stock Froyo -- you've got perhaps the best Android phone ever made."
Android Central "So, yeah, it's the latest biggest and best Android smartphone. And we'll likely say the same thing about the Galaxy S class that's coming later this summer. We're in an interesting time with Android, with every carrier stepping up and providing compelling top-end smartphones. Motorola fans should be plenty happy with the Droid X. And in an age when smartphone shelf life is measured in a matter of months (if not weeks), the Droid X likely will be a talker for some time to come."
BGR "We enjoyed our time with the Motorola DROID X, and feel it is a well-balanced, powerful addition to Verizon Wireless’ Android lineup. We would have liked the device to have a better camera, a front facing camera, and perhaps some sort of optical tracking device for easier text correction, but all things considered…we really like this device. If you are or plan on being a Verizon Wireless customer, and love Android — or maybe are just Android curious — you definitely have to take a good, long look at the DROID X."
Gizmodo "All things considered, it's a showstopping phone whose potential is mutilated by ill-considered, ugly software that's poorly done. The screen is sharp, colorful, resoundingly impressive. The guts are quick. The build is sculpted and robust. Unfortunately, you can't really get around bad software—it's is how a user touches hardware."
UberGizmo "The Motorola Droid X offers some really good features, notably the huge screen, mobile HotSpots and the Swype virtual keyboard. However, it has weaknesses too."
PC Mag "The Motorola Droid X takes the crown for the most powerful Android smartphone away from the HTC Droid Incredible."
InfoSyncWorld "A phone that packs so much power is not hard to come by these days, but the Motorola Droid X offers more than the average bear. It's a lightning quick phone, thanks to one of the best processors on the market, offers great coverage, has a seemingly endless supply of applications, a giant 4.3-inch screen, and an upcoming Android 2.2 upgrade. Tack on DLNA connectivity, Exchange support, 24GB of storage capacity out of the box, and lots of Google love. We weren't crazy about the Motorola Droid X's image quality, location of the MicroSD card slot, and felt that Motorola could have done a little better with the screen. Also, we don't get a front facing camera like the iPhone 4 and HTC EVO 4G. But all in all, the Motorola Droid X is one of the best of the best, and is definitely worth taking a look at."
ZDNet "Android or Apple? At this point, it’s merely a matter of preference, and if you’re willing to place your hard-earned cash on the $199.99 (with $100 rebate and two-year service agreement) Droid X, I’m confident you won’t be disappointed."
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Motorola DROID X News
Motorola Droid X in line for an update, Motorola seeking testers [Update: Official changelog posted] Motorola is contacting members of their Feedback Network in search of testers for a new software update to none other than the Droid X. Given its age and the release of the Droid X2 last year, there didn’t seem to be much hope for further support of the 4.3-inch phone that set the bar pretty [...]
Android Porn: The biggest pervs have the biggest phones [NSFW] Bigger is always better when it comes to porn, or at least that’s what the results of MiKandi’s 2011 year-end review are suggesting. Android’s biggest third-party market for adults-only apps broke down the most popular phones for using porn apps and the results all trend towards device’s with larger display sizes. So who are the [...]
Keyboard Fixer Update Now Rolling Out For The Motorola Droid X A new software update has begun rolling out for the Droix X. Build number 4.5.605 otherwise known as “the keyboard fixer update” should address a lot of the issues Droid X users have been reporting while using the virtual keyboard on the device. Things like freezes, random reboots have been plaguing the device so this [...]
MiUi Ported to DROID X and DROID 2 If you were wondering how soon you would be able to enjoy MiUi after the DROID X and DROID 2 got second init support, stop wondering – it’s here. Everything is as it would appear on other devices so you should feel right at home if you’ve been to this rodeo before. Simply download the [...]
Did Verizon Reject Motorola Gingerbread Updates for Being Overly Buggy? When Verizon’s Droid X received its update to Gingerbread, we hoped it would mean smooth sailing for the rest of the carriers high-end handsets from Motorola on their path to Android 2.3. A Gingerbread “soak test” followed shortly for the Droid 2 Global, but a few weeks later the update has yet to rollout to [...]
Netflix for Android Gets Updated to Add DROID X (Gingerbread Only) Support Our inbox is chock full of excited little DROID X owners who, upon checking the Android market, were surprised to see that Netflix is now officially available for their devices. The caveat is that you must be on Android 2.3, but that shouldn’t be much of a problem these days, should it? Go on, catch [...]
CyanogenMod 7 Officially Finds a Home on the Droid X Even if you don’t have a Motorola DROID X, most people involved in the Android modding scene already know their reputation of being locked down so tight — even Motorola can’t crack them. Well, a lot of that may soon change with this recent breakthrough in the Droid X modding community. Apparently, the developer known [...]
Despite Bootloader Woes, Developer Gets CyanogenMod 7 Running on the Motorola DROID X [Video] You folks have been waiting for this one for quite some time. Due to the Motorola DROID X’s bootloader being locked, it’s quite difficult to get truly-custom ROMs up and running on it. Notice I use the word “difficult” and not “impossible”. Developer cvpcs has somehow found a way to get CyanogenMod running on the [...]
Droid X Users – Be Careful When Updating To Gingerbread UPDATE: Our Editor, Rob Jackson, has the Droid X and wanted to chime in. If you’re updating your Droid X to 2.3.3 PLEASE be patient. It’ll take a LONG time and your phone will sit on the Red Droid screen for 5-10+ minutes. It isn’t frozen. Don’t pull the battery. Problems are likely originating from [...]
Motorola Droid X Gingerbread Update Rolling Out to All Motorola’s “soak” test of the Gingerbread update for the Motorola DROID X must have gone off without a hitch, as we awoke this morning to reports that Android 2.3.3 was beaming down to X handsets near and far. As you might expect from an update that brings with it a new Android version (and a [...]
Motorola Droid X “Soak” Test Starts Tonight, Gingerbread Coming to Limited Users It turns out the announcement that the Gingerbread update for the Motorola DROID X won’t begin rolling out to all users today, after all. Word has come in that tonight the “soak test” we caught wind of earlier in the week will begin rolling out to select members of the Motorola support forums. Chances are [...]
Motorola Droid X Gingerbread Update Confirmed for this Friday, May 27th We just saw the official documents hit Verizon’s Motorola Droid X support page and speculated that the update to Android 2.3 could be coming by the end of the week. Sure enough, Verizon has just confirmed that the update will be hitting the Droid X in all of its Gingerbread goodness this Friday, May 27th. [...]
Verizon Updates Droid X Support Page with Gingerbread Changelog Verizon’s Motorola DROID X update to Gingerbread is right around the corner after countless leaks suggested we might be seeing it by the end of this month. The Android 2.3 changelog has gone live at the handset’s Verizon support site showing details of the 112MB update. We’re already pretty familiar with what we’ll be getting, [...]
Motorola Employee Confirms Gingerbread Update for Droid X, Pro and 2 Apparently, some Droid Pro and Droid 2 Global owners have been having issues with corporate sync and have hit up the Motorola Support forums in search of help. It was in these forums that a Motorola employee chimed in to address current issues with Exchange Activesync, commenting that the problem will be fixed with the [...]
Motorola Sending Email to DROID X Users About “Project” [Gingerbread?] Reports have flown in from you guys regarding an email sent to you from Matt of Motorola regarding the Motorola DROID X. They speak of a project they’re working on and are asking for users’ participation to help test and give feedback on it. We figured it could only mean one thing – Gingerbread. That’s [...]
P3Droid: Verizon Has Approved Latest Gingerbread Build for DROID X Looks like the official Gingerbread OTA upgradefor the Motorola DROID X may finally be headed our way. P3Droid has it on good authority that Verizon has signed off on Motorola’s latest build meaning we could be seeing an OTA rollout within the next seven days. (Don’t take my word for it.) He was also gracious [...]
DROID X Gingerbread Update Rumored to Land May 13th There have been tons of Gingerbread leaks for the DROID X lately. Motorola and Verizon are no doubt working to ensure the upgrade is as smooth as smooth can be and new rumors say they may finally be satisfied. Motorola’s reportedly waiting on Verizon to sign off on the build and once that happens you [...]
Verizon Packaging More Bloatware into Droid X Gingerbread Update Another build of Gingerbread for the Motorola DROID X on Verizon has leaked, and Verizon has their fingerprints all over it. Rather than simply updating the Droid X experience with the latest version of Android, expect Gingerbread for the Droid X to carry its fair share of bloatware, as well. The latest to be spotted [...]
Droid X Gingerbread OTA Rooted And just like that, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread Over the Air update for the Motorola DROID X has been rooted. We reported earlier today that the 2.3 rollout had begun and you could even get yourselves the leaked update to apply manually. Not soon after, the guys over at Team Black Hat have managed to [...]
Manually Download & Install the New DROID X Gingerbread Leak At Your Own Risk Earlier we heard from AndroidForums.com that an OTA upgrade for the DROID X was being trickled out to few select individuals. Later, P3Droid confirmed this and informed everyone that this was a newer Gingerbread build than was previously leaked. And now download links are swirling about for those ballsy enough to apply it. It’s not [...]
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