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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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Boy Genius Report has thrown up a full preview of the Motorola Droid -- or some prototype of it, anyhow -- and any way you slice it, it looks like Android fans, Verizon fans, phone fans, and red-blooded Americans alike should all be feeling pretty good that this thing is gonna kick some ass. As if feeling and looking like a rock-solid, metallic beast wasn't enough, Big Red's first Android outing is said to have killer battery life -- surprising, considering how mediocre the CLIQ's is -- and the seemingly flat keyboard apparently performs admirably, all things considered. Android 2.0 clips along at a nice pace thanks to an OMAP3 core, and obviously, there's not much to complain about visually when you're staring at a 3.7-inch capacitive display sporting roughly WVGA resolution. The icing on the cake, though, might be a magnetic sensor that detects an accessory dock that'll be sold at launch, turning the Droid into a desktop clock and weather station -- perfect for those rare moments when you're not out and about scaring little kids with the phone's robotic red eye. Needless to say, we're looking forward to the 28th.
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I want this phone so bad. Anybody want to buy me one?
 
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I thought Motorola dropped out of the cell phone game a few years ago???
 
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meeh.....
 
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I'm looking forward to seeing it in person. It doesnt take flattering photo's.
 
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Motorola still alive, lol.....its been like 5 years since I've seen someone with a motorola.
 
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I just don't dig the form factor. I've owned several phones with slide out keyboards, and hated all of them. I hate to admit it, but I've actually gotten used to the iPhone's touch screen keyboard. Verizon has MUCH better 3G coverage in my area, but I don't think I could give up my iPhone.
 
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I'll go check it out, but after storm's OS upgrade to 5.0 it has been great! so I'm not sure I want to switch.
 
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I went and checked this phone out today and it was pretty awesome. I love my blackberry but this just might have to happen as I am switching to Verizon for work...
 



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