by Adegboyega Laniyan

November 24, 2009 10:55PMT

Technology

The Motorola DROID is unveiled as a highly finished product, from a strategic partnership between Motorola and Google. The Communication device features as the first Smartphone powered by the Google Android 2.0 Operating system (OS).

Design

The slide phone showcases a sleek and handful design. It has a rectangular shape with a large screen capable of displaying 480 x 854 high pixel resolutions. On sliding it up, its neatly arranged full QWERTY keyboards are revealed. The screen has the ability to switch modes from its normal screen setting, into a cinematic style background for watching videos and web browsing in an exciting way.

Specifications

The phone is built with 256MB of Ram and 512MB of ROM. It also comes with additional 16 GB memory card slot. It features a 5 megapixel camera with a dual LED flash, which has autofocus and image stabilisation. The camera lenses can also video record, with its ability to capture up to 16 million colours, hence giving it quality video production.

Applications

The Motorola DROID multitasks very well, with its ability to run simultaneously and smoothly with six open applications and even more. It allows for customising and downloading of thousands of applications from the Google android market. It has a handy notification panel, which immediately alerts users whenever an e-mail is received. The phone has a tight integration with G-Mail and Instant Messaging (IM).

Fully packed entertainment is offered via its multimedia package, which has varying picture galleries, music and videos. Unlimited music tracks can be downloaded via a link to the Amazon mp3 music store. The phone has outright access to fun and social networking websites like Facebook and YouTube, Google chat etc.

The Motorola DROID is recognised by its uniqueness in voice recognition and voice commands. It's been built with a voice activated search link to Google search. Map findings and location navigation and finding is powered, through its inbuilt GPS system and Google maps, which has a street view and satellite imagery look and feel, added with a voice guidance direction.

As a 3G phone, the DROID connects speedily with the Internet and also uses the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology.

The phone has an 1140 mAh battery, which has a usage time of up to 385 minutes and standby time of up to 270 hrs. It comes into the market on November 6 2009, at a price of $599.99.