Android an’ Droid Releases @ Verizon: LG Revolution, Droid X2 & Sony Xperia Play

LGREVOLUTION DroidX2 Sony Xpeira PlayWimonews.jpgVerizon Wireless is releasing three Android smartphones today - the 4G LTE LG Revolution, Droid X2 and Sony Xperia Play.

In an effort to help our readers, yesterday we published a "Dare 2 Compare," comparing three smartphones.

The LG Revolution has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, DivX compatibility, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot capabilities (8 connections), a microSD card slot, records/plays 1080p HD video, a rear-facing, 5-megapixel camera, a front-facing camera for video conferencing, added-on LG user interface and Bing search.  The LG Revolution costs $249.99 with a contract and data plan.


The Droid X2 features include an 8-megapixel camera, FM radio, HDMI port, 2GB of secure storage with 6GB of non-removable shared storage, mobile hotspots, an 8GB microSD card preinstalled, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 1540mAh battery.  It costs $199 with a contract.  It offers HDMI mirroring.

The Xperia Play runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread with a 4-inch touchscreen that slides out to reveal game pad controls similar to the Sony PlayStation.  It has a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon II processor with Adreno 205 GPU, and it features mobile hotspot modes, customized home screens, a 5.1-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a personal organizer, a speakerphone, Assisted-GPS, messaging and email.