Before the Verizon 4G LTE network outages, there were rumors that the 4G LTE-enabled Droid 4 would be out before Christmas. However, the Droid 4 did not see the light of a release date in 2011. 2012 looks like a better year for the Droid 4 according to leaks and end-of life of some of its predecessors.
A demo unit of the Droid 4 was leaked. It looks a lot like a Droid RAZR with a QWERTY keyboard. The Droid 4 also made an appearance in the Best Buy Reward Zone online. Droid 4 accessories are appearing in Verizon stores. The Droid 4 FCC documents were filed in December.
Some believe that Motorola will make an announcement for the Droid 4 until CES, next week. The Droid Bionic was announced at the CES, last year.
The latest rumors suggest a February release date. The fact that cases for the Droid 4 are showing up in Verizon stores, makes a case for a release date soon.
The Droid 3 is expected to be discontinued in January with shipments stopping this month. The Droid 4 continues the original Droid tradition of a full QWERTY keyboard and most likely will replace the Droid 3.
In December, the Droid Does website briefly showed specs for the Droid 4.
Expected specs of the Droid 4:
- 5-Row full QWERTY keyboard with LED edge-lit keys.
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4"(qHD) touchscreen.
- 1.2GHz dual-core processor.
- 1GB RAM for fast UI.
- 1080p video capture and playback.
- HDMI mirroring.
- 1785mAh battery.
- Motocast for wireless file streaming.
- FIPS 140-2 government grade encryption.
- 8MP camera, front camera.
- Android 2.3 upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
I am going to love the droid 4i just know it.
hopefully it comes out in feburary like the rumors says
I've been waiting for a phone like this since last June. Sadly, we don't even have the Droid 3 over here in the UK, so god knows if this will ever land here, let alone when.