The landing of Droid 2 has to be approaching because clones (dummies/mock-ups) without insides are appearing at Best Buy stores, and they look cute. Along with sending in the clones, more Droid 2 glamor shots are appearing on the web and a pirated training piece shows off the top best features of the His Droidness the Second---King Droid 2.
UPDATE 8/10/10: The Droid 2 has been officially announced and will be available for pre-sale 8/11 on the Verizon website. A nice added bonus is that Verizon customers with contracts ending any time before 12/31/2010 are eligible for an upgrade without penalty. Better get your
mouses running to Verizon website at the break of August 11.
The first day of sale for the Droid 2 is on August 11 with a pre-sale online at the Verizon website and sales beginning in Verizon stores on August 12.
The TOP BEST Sale Features of Droid 2 (According to leaked Verizon literature):
- Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) - faster, better, multi-tasking, Flash 10.1 support, MS exchange, calendar and email sync.
- 3G Mobile Hotspot & Web Browsing - they claim web browsing is 40% faster with the 1GHz processor and the users can turn their Droid 2 into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Efficient Communication. - mutiple keyboards along with Swyped touchsreen.
- More Storage on Board - There are of 8 Gigabytes of on board storage and additional eight gig on the microSD card that can be expanded to 32. V CAST media manager syncs your V CAST media.
- Advanced Social Skills - MOTOMBLURRED social networking sync, along with unified inbox, and contact grouping.
If the Droid 2 sells as well as the Droid X did, expect shortages but have no fear we have compiled all the tips for getting a Droid 2 to you as soon as possible.
The last two Droid smartphones from Verizon sold-out around the first day of sale, then customers had to wait for their Droid Incredible or Droid X to
ship. We learned a lot from those releases that we shared with readers
yesterday. They include phoning stores and ordering online in the wee
hours of the morning. Be sure to refresh your browser if you are returning to the Verizon website.
Along
with free shipping an added bonus for ordering online from Verizon when
using the Wireless and Mobile News coupon-link you get Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchases.
Droid 2 specs are expected to include Android 2.2 FroYo, 1GHz
processor, 8GB onboard memory, an 8GB microSD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.7 touchscreen and pre-installed with
Verizon apps,
Skype Mobile, NFL Mobile, City ID and 3G Mobile Hotspot. Other features we found in the leaked manual were more more MOTOBLUR social networking features, BlockBuster Video, DLNA, and photo sharing features along with SWYPE.
- Droid 2 Official Pre-Sale 08/11 Release 08/12 - Contracts 'til 12/31 Upgradeable
- Droid 2 Release Date August 12 - How/Why Get Droid 2ed.
- Droid X Update to Android 2.2 FroYo - 2 CU in September.
- Top Best Droid X (Droid 2 Too?) Tips an' Tricks from VZW.
- Droid by Motorola Update 2 Android 2.2 FroYo Does Without Tether & Wi-Fi Hotspots.
- Droid 2 News: Droid 2 to Be FroYo 2.2 User Manual Tips Revealed, BlockBuster Video, Swype and Mo'
Droid Incredible vs Droid X. - Review
of Reviews
Motorola Droid X. - Android an' Droid News: Mobile Flash 10.1 Demoed on
Droid X Android 2.2 FroYo.