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Motorola Droid
File:Motorola-droid.jpg
ManufacturerMotorola
TypeSlider smartphone
Release dateNovember 6, 2009
Operating systemAndroid 2.0[1] (2.0.1 with an over-the-air update for DROID in December 2009)
CPUTI OMAP 3430:[2]

Arm Cortex A8 600 MHz underclocked to 550 MHz [1]
PowerVR SGX 530 GPU

430MHz TMS320 C64x DSP (Digital signal processor) + ISP (Image Signal Processor)
MemoryRAM: 256MB, ROM: 512MB
StorageOnboard Flash memory: 512MB.
Removable: 16 GB Class2 microSD included (8GB for Milestone); expandable up to 32 GB.[1][3]
Display854 x 480 px, 3.7 in (94 mm), 16:9 aspect ratio, WVGA, 265 pixels per inch (ppi)
Inputcapacitive touchscreen display, QWERTY keyboard
Camera5.0 megapixel with auto focus and flash
ConnectivityUSB Micro-B
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR,
US Version: Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 1900 MHz
European version Quad band GSM / 3G 900/2100
Power1400 mAh
Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion polymer battery
Dimensions115.8 mm (4.56 in) (h)
60 mm (2.4 in) (w)
13.7 mm (0.54 in) (d)
Mass169 g (6.0 oz)

The Motorola Droid (European/Asian/Canadian WCDMA/GSM version: Motorola Milestone) is an Internet and multimedia enabled smartphone designed by Motorola, which runs Google's Android operating system. The brand name Droid is a trademark of Lucasfilm licensed to Motorola and HTC Corporation.

In the United States, the handset is distributed exclusively by Verizon Wireless. Features of the phone include Wi-Fi networking, a 5-megapixel low light capable digital camera, a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, interchangeable battery,[4] 3.7-inch 854 x 480 touchscreen display with more than 400,000 total pixels, which is twice that of the leading competitor,[5] MicroSDHC support with bundled 16GB card,[3] free turn-by-turn Google Maps navigation (beta), sliding QWERTY keyboard, and Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor.[2] The Motorola Droid runs Android version 2.0.1.[6] The phone does not, however, run the re-branded MOTOBLUR interface for Android, instead providing the Google Experience skin and application stack.[7][8]

The Droid has a hearing aid compatibility (hac) rating of M3/T3.[1] The phone is the first to ship with free Google Maps Navigation (beta) installed.[9] The Droid had been publicized under the codenames Sholes and Tao[7][10] and the model number A855.[11]

Motorola Milestone

Motorola Milestone

The quad-band[12] GSM/UMTS version is named Motorola Milestone.[13] While the phone is essentially the same, it ships with multitouch input support in the browser application enabled, a trial version of Motorola's MOTONAV in place of Droid's US-only[14] Free Google Maps Navigation, and a smaller bundled 8GB MicroSDHC card.[15] The Milestone was launched first in Germany and Italy on November 9 and Argentina.[16] Milestone will then be released in Canada in early 2010.[17]

US launch

Analytics firm Flurry estimated that 250,000 Motorola Droid phones were sold in the United States during the phone's first week in stores.[18] It was expected that one million Motorola Droids would be sold by the end of 2009.[19]

Verizon explicitly promoted the Droid as an Apple iPhone-alternative. Launched on October 17, 2009 TV spots and an associated website made "entertainingly combative" claims[20] listing features lacking on the iPhone, e.g. "iDon't multitask," only mentioning the name of the Droid in the final frame, reading "Droid Does."[10] At the official launch event on October 28, 2009 Verizon's Chief Marketing Officer John Stratton described the campaign as a spoof of Apple's iPhone ads, intended to "wake up the market."[21]

The American launch included an interactive experience called "Droid Does Times Square"[22] that allows people to control the Nasdaq and Reuters electronic billboards in Times Square by using voice commands (searching by voice is a primary Android feature). The experience was available in Times Square or via the Droid Does Web site.[23]

The November 6, 2009 release date of the Droid came just under a month after Verizon and Google announced that they had entered into an agreement[24] to jointly develop wireless devices based on the Android mobile platform. Verizon said at the time that it planned to have two Android-based handsets on the market by year-end with more to come in 2010. The other handset is the HTC Droid Eris, a modification to the HTC Hero, seen in shots of Google CEO Eric Schmidt holding one in a Verizon/Google press conference.[25]

American exclusive software for the Droid includes Google Maps Navigation, an Amazon MP3 Store applet, and Verizon Wireless Visual Voice Mail management.[26]

The Motorola Droid was successfully "rooted" or manipulated to provide superuser access on December 8, 2009.[27]

UK launch

The phone was launched in the United Kingdom on Thursday 10 December 2009, as the Motorola Milestone. The exclusive sales outlet for the phone, eXpansys, reported that all stocks of the phone had completely sold out within 3 hours of its debut. The sell-out was considered a major victory for Motorola, which has had little success with its previous Windows Mobile-based phones, and had been counting on Android-based phones for future growth.[28]

Asian launch

The Milestone was launched in Hong Kong on 21 December 2009[29] as the sixth android device in the region for HKD$4,680 with an 8GB MicroSD card included. This version is in English but supports Chinese hand writing that originated from the Motorola Ming and pinyin input method. While MOTONAV is included, it does not work and is not officially supported. The phone can be updated to Android 2.1 in 1Q 2010, the update will also feature a Chinese user interface and more Chinese input methods such as Changjie. Currently users who want to use these input methods need to download 3rd party solutions from the Android Market.[30]

See also

References

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  29. ^ 由 Stone IP 於 29 days 之前發表. "Retrieved 22 December 2009". Chinese.engadget.com. Retrieved 2010-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ 由 Stone IP 於 27 days 之前發表. "Retrieved 22 December 2009". Chinese.engadget.com. Retrieved 2010-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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