We know that many of the popular Droid smartphones from Verizon are reaching the end of their life cycle, including the Droid Incredible (March 31), Droid X, and the Droid 2 Global. We've been seeing leaked photos recently of the Droid Incredible 2, Droid X2, and now the Droid 3.
The Droid 3 looks a lot like the original Droid and the Droid 2, which was replaced by the Droid 2 Global. It has a landscape slider QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard has an added row of keys, making it a five-row keyboard for easier typing. It looks like it has a front-facing camera for video calling.
The other speculated specs of the Droid 3 are Android 2.2 with MotoBlur
UI and a 1.3GHz processor (the Droid 2 Global has a 1.2GHz processor). The photo shows an HDMI video out port next to the micro-USB port. The
arrangement is a perfect fit for Motorola WebTop docks, which includes the laptop
dock, media dock and clock dock. The suggested release date is late
summer.
Previous leaks suggested that Droid 3 would have a 4" screen with qHD resolution (960 x 540), which is the same as the well-reviewed Motorola Atrix.
The Droid 3 appears in our list of top Android an' Droid phones now and later.
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- Top Best Droid X (Droid 2 Too?) Tips an' Tricks from VZW.
- Top Incredible, EVO 4G and HTC Aria tips from HTC's Eric Lin.
- Top Best Android an' Droid Battery Saving Tips.
Correction: Tbhat would be a Five row Keyboard. Given that spacing, it would indicate about 1/2" wider/taller in Landscape mode for sizing of the phone. A 4.3" seems very likely from the pics, if not a bit larger.
Thank you, I have corrected it.