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Reviews on the Hardware and software of Motorola Droid X

The Motorola Droid X for Verizon Wireless continues a partnership that helped set the Android Platform on fire. The hot streak continues with the Droid X as Motorola not only proves they can continually churn out industry leading hardware, but improve their custom software experience to provide a bunch of added Android value.



Just how good is the Motorola Droid X? How does it compare to the original Droid, Droid Incredible, or EVO 4G? It’s time to find out – here comes Phandroid’s in-depth review of the Motorola Droid X.



Droid X Hardware



With a 4.3-inch screen, 8MP camera, HD Video Recording, HDMI video out, 1GHz processor, 8GB of internal memory, and a pre-installed 16GB MicroSD card, it’s hard not to admire the Droid X off the bat.



The Motorola Droid X is at the top of the heap along with a select few Android big boys (at the time of this review). The 4.3-inch screen is fantastic (although not the best), the 1GHz processor keeps things running really snappily, the 8MP camera was more than adequate (but still won’t replace that point and shoot), and the device is all around solid.



One interesting aspect of the Droid X is it’s top heavy design. If the G1 had a chin, than the X has a forehead. There are a lot of internal components and manufacturers often have to shift things around and in this case I REALLY like how they shifted them.



Whether it was intended or not I don’t know, but the chunk at the top allows the phone to be extremely thin at the main body, allowing you to wrap your hand around it much more easily than other phones of this size. The Droid X is larger than the EVO 4G but feels smaller and more comfortable, due largely in part to the illusion of removed bulk. It also doesn’t hurt that the Droid X is slightly lighter.



The screen and phone itself might be TOO big if you have small hands, you might not like software keyboards, or maybe you’re stuck on demanding a front-facing camera. Beyond those three, it’s hard to find a reason you shouldn’t love the Droid X.


Software Review



The Droid X ships with Android 2.1 and should receive an upgrade to Android 2.2 by the end of summer 2010. It runs a refined version of Motorola BLUR that is drastically improved; Motorola hasn’t actually committed to calling it Motorola BLUR, probably because many consumers have come to find BLUR annoying rather than helpful.



It’s clear that Motorola heard consumers, worked closely with Verizon Wireless, and delivered a piece of custom software that in many areas greatly improves the user experience.

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