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.