What Is a Droid Phone?

DROID is the smart phone brand cooperated by Verizon, Google, and Motorola, the first US operator. It is the biggest competitor of Apple iPhone series in the US market. Motorola's DROID X sales volume is second only to Apple iPhone 4 in the 2010 US mobile phone sales list. . . The latest data in 2012 showed that DROID RAZR MAXX sold more than iPhone 4S, becoming the best-selling mobile phone in North America.

Droid

DROID is the first operator in the United States

DROID is the first operator in the United States

Droid Motorola

Motorola cooperates with operator Verizon to launch the world's first Android 2.0 mobile phone, Droid, which not only surpassed the current most popular HTC Hero with strong hardware specifications, but also addressed the seven "deficiencies" of the Apple iPhone to the incomparable all-in-one Touch screen overlords have challenged. The Motorola Droid uses the extremely popular sliding full keyboard design, but its body thickness is only 13.7 mm, making it the thinnest sliding keyboard full keyboard mobile phone in one fell swoop. In addition, the machine is equipped with a 3.7-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) touch screen, the display effect is clear and natural. Motorola Droid will also be the first Google phone with Android 2.0 operating system. It will not only have a new user interface, but also provide support for native Microsoft mail services. Built-in 5 megapixel camera with auto focus support, dual LED flash, face recognition, and video shooting. Currently sold more than 8 million units. The machine's GSM version of the Motorola XT702 is found around the world.

Time to market: November 2009 (discontinued)

Operating system: Android 2.0 (currently upgraded to Android 2.2, 2011.3.1 can get Android 2.3 system upgrade)

CPU model: Texas Instruments OMAP3430

CPU frequency: 550MHz

GPU model: Imagination PowerVR SGX530

Body memory: 512MB ROM + 256MB RAM

HTC Droid HTC

On the front, Eris uses the popular large-screen touch design. The 3.2-inch screen occupies most of the screen. The Verizon logo above is very eye-catching. HTC designed several general-purpose buttons for Android phones under the screen this time, so for the overall layered design, they are uniformly designed to be touch-sensitive and distinguished by a dark circle. Below is HTC s classic trackball design and call button. The trackball is not a sunken design, and the feeling of pressing and turning is still very good. Unlike Motorola DROID's high-end HTCDROID Eris is a low-end mobile phone , the market performance generally sells more than 500,000 units.

Time to market: November 2009 (discontinued)

Operating system: Android 1.5

Processor model: Qualcomm MSM7200A

Processor frequency: 528MHz

Body memory: 512MB ROM + 256MB RAM

Discrete graphics: none

Increde Droid Increde

HTC DROID Incredible's QSD 1GHz processor, 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, 8-megapixel camera, this is the flagship configuration of HTC Incredible. This is currently the strongest configuration phone of the HTC DROID series. However, when it comes to standby time, the issue of standby time is still mentioned. The 1300 mAh battery looks good in non-smart phones, but the 1GHz processor + Android has become a nightmare of standby time. Standby time is a bit daunting.

Time to market: April 2010

Operating system: Android 2.1

Processor model: QSD8650

Processor frequency: 1GHz

Body memory: 512MB RAM + 512 MB ROM

Discrete graphics card: Adreno 200

DROIDX Droid DROIDX

Motorola Droid X uses a straight touch design. The screen size reaches 4.3 inches. The capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 480x854 pixels is also very dazzling. Droid X is equipped with Android 2.2 intelligent operating system, equipped with a TI OMAP3630 processor with a frequency of up to 1GHz, and 8GB ROM + 512MB RAM body memory, the performance is very strong, is currently the top flagship configuration. An 8-megapixel camera is installed on the back of the fuselage, which supports 720P high-definition video recording, and other functions such as autofocus are also readily available. The imaging quality is also very high. In addition, WIFI, Bluetooth and GPS are all supported. In the 2010 US mobile phone sales list, Motorola DROID X was the second-largest star product after Apple iPhone 4. The model listed in China is Motorola ME811.

Time to market: August 2010

Operating system: Android 2.2 (upgraded 2.3 in 2011)

Processor Model: Texas Instruments OMAP3630

Processor frequency: 1GHz

Body memory: 512MB RAM + 8GROM

Discrete graphics card: PowerVR SGX530

DROID2 Droid DROID2

On August 11, 2010, Beijing time, the US operator Verizon officially announced the Motorola Droid 2 mobile phone, which is also the successor of the popular Motorola Droid. It is reported that Motorola Droid 2 will be officially listed on the 12th in the US, with a two-year contract price of 199 US dollars, equivalent to 1349 yuan. The Droid 2 uses a QWERTY keyboard with a sliding cover. It is equipped with a 3.7-inch touch screen and a built-in 5-megapixel camera that supports autofocus. The phone uses a 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP processor, the body memory capacity is 8GB, and supports MicroSD card expansion.

Droid parameters

Time to market: August 2010 (discontinued)

Operating system: Android 2.2 (upgraded 2.3 in 2011)

Processor Model: Texas Instruments OMAP3620

Processor frequency: 1GHz (720Mhz)

Body memory: 512MB RAM + 8GROM

Discrete graphics card: PowerVR SGX530

Droid Star Wars

Motorola Droid 2 Star Wars Edition Although the Star Wars Edition and the regular version are exactly the same in terms of hardware configuration, R2-D2 comes with a Star Wars-themed base that the regular version does not have, and the built-in theme of the machine is also a special Star Wars theme. The difference between these two phones is that the R2-D2 version of the Droid 2 uses a Star Wars-themed design, and will be equipped with a dedicated base that is also Star Wars-themed. The main feature of the R2-D2 is that the back of the fuselage is designed to look like a repair robot R2 in a Star Wars movie. It looks very sci-fi. According to Motorola s consistent characteristics, this limited edition phone must definitely exceed the normal Droid 2 price. More than 0.5 times, I don't know how many people will buy this limited edition. According to Motorola's announcement, the R2-D2 version of the Droid 2 will be officially launched for sale on September 30. At that time, I believe that a new round of Star Wars will be set off in the US market.

Global Droid Global

DROID 2 and DROID 2Global (right)

With the popularity of the Android system, Motorola has launched a number of Android system smartphone products that consumers love. Among them, Motorola Droid series smartphones are favored by consumers due to their strong hardware performance. And, as the latest product in the series-Motorola Droid 2 Global has finally officially met consumers recently. Motorola Droid 2 Global is an upgraded product of Motorola Droid 2. Compared with the previously listed Motorola Droid 2, Motorola Droid 2 Global has global roaming capabilities, and will have black and white versions for consumers to choose processor upgrades. According to currently known information, Motorola Droid 2 Global will be customized by the operator Verizon, and the contract price of this phone is $ 199.99.

Time to market: November 2010

Operating system: Android 2.2 (upgraded 2.3 in 2011)

Processor Model: Texas Instruments OMAP3630

Processor frequency: 1.2GHz

Body memory: 512MB RAM + 8GROM

Discrete graphics card: PowerVR SGX530

Pro Droid Pro

Motorola's Droid Pro has made our eyes shine from the styling. The candy bar full keyboard design similar to BlackBerry phones is rare in Android phones. In terms of positioning, Motorola Droid Pro is also a business phone intended to compete with BlackBerry. The phone is equipped with a 1GHz high-speed processor, 512MB RAM + 2GB ROM mass memory, and uses Android 2.2 operating system, which is very fast. Processing power. Motorola Droid Pro is equipped with a 3.1-inch HVGA resolution screen, a built-in 5 megapixel autofocus camera and a dual LED flash. The phone supports both CDMA EVDO and WCDMA HSDPA high-speed 3G networks and has global roaming capabilities. In addition, Motorola Droid supports Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and has a wireless hotspot function, you can use your phone as a 3G mobile hotspot. Panel capacity is up to 1860 mAh.

Time to market: December 2010

Operating system: Android 2.2 (upgraded 2.3 in 2011)

Processor Model: Texas Instruments OMAP3620

Processor frequency: 1GHz

Body memory: 512MB RAM + 2GROM

Discrete graphics card: PowerVR SGX530

BIONIC Droid BIONIC

DROID BIONIC

DROID BIONIC is another 4G mobile phone from Motorola. It is a customized model of American mobile operator Verizon and supports LTE 4G network. The machine has a 4.3-inch large screen, supports multi-touch, uses a 1G dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, and uses Android 4.0.4 system. Droid Bionic supports HDMI high-definition video playback. At the same time, it supports front camera video calls and has an HDMI interface. It can perfectly display the contents of the mobile phone display on a larger display through this lossless high-definition interface. HD movies and cool games on your phone. Mobile phone content can be displayed on a larger display via the HDMI interface

Time to market: September 2011

Operating system: Android 4.0.4 (4.1 upgraded in 2013)

Processor Model: Texas Instruments OMAP4430

Processor frequency: 1.2GHz

Body memory: 1GB RAM + 16GB ROM

Discrete graphics card: PowerVR SGX540

Droid Samsung

Foreign media recently exposed Samsung s first DROID series Charge, which will be equipped with a 4G LTE network, and it is also a DOIRD series of pure blood. The effect map of this exposure has been marked with a mechanical eye, and Samsung has become the third manufacturer to launch the DROID series after Motorola and HTC. At present, this Samsung Charge hardware configuration is very powerful, 4.3-inch screen coupled with 4G network support gimmick, the official release date of the machine has not been determined, but April is a good choice.

Time to market: April 2011

Operating system: Android 2.3

Processor model: Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110

Processor frequency: 1GHz

DROID3 Droid DROID3

On July 14, 2011, Motorola finally officially launched the latest work of the milestone series with QWERTY keyboard as a selling point Motorola Droid3. As the third generation of the classic series, Motorola Droid 3 is also facing great pressure while attracting a lot of attention. Due to the rapid expansion of the Android camp, this series is already difficult to "stand alone" like a generation. The most obvious improvement of Droid 3 is that its screen size has been increased to 4 inches, and the resolution has reached the new high-end qHD (960 × 540 pixels) of Android. As a result, its body size has also increased to a certain extent, and it looks more atmospheric. However, it canceled the physical camera keys of the previous two generations, which is relatively inconvenient for users who like to take pictures. 4-inch qHD screen and in order to reflect the characteristics of the third generation of products, MOTO DROID 3 is also equipped with a popular dual-core processor, and uses TI Texas Instruments' 1GHz frequency OMAP4430 dual-core processor, which is based on ARMCortex-A9 architecture The combination with the PowerVR SGX540 graphics processor will bring twice the processing speed of the industry average single core level, allowing users to run programs, browse media, make calls, send emails and surf the web without interruption, etc. Multiple tasks.

Motorola DROID3 ^[1]

Time to market: July 2011

Operating system: Android 2.3

Processor Model: Texas Instruments OMAP4430

Processor frequency: 1GHz

Number of cores: dual-core

Body memory: 16GB ROM + 512MB RAM

Discrete graphics card: PowerVR SGX540

RAZR Droid RAZR

DROID RAZR (7 photos)

Due to the rumored Ice Cream Sandwich system and the amazing ultra-thin body, the recent Motorola RAZR, which frequently appeared on the Internet, naturally attracted more attention. Just as Motorola's official website launched a countdown page to announce that the machine is coming, the official pictures of MOTO Droid RAZR have been exposed in advance by overseas media, so that people have a better understanding of this extraordinary new ultra-thin smartphone.

Time to market: October 2011

Motorola Droid RAZR

Operating system: Android OS 2.3 (4.0 upgrade in 2012)

Processor Model: Texas Instruments TI OMAP4460

Processor frequency: 1.2GHz

Number of cores: dual-core

Body memory: 16GB ROM + 1GB RAM

Independent graphics: PowerVR SGX540 (384Mhz overclocking version)

MAXX Droid MAXX

MAXX inherits the slim features of the RAZR series, with a thinness of 8.99 mm. It adds 1.89 mm only to the 7.1 mm of the XT910 body. It also has a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED touch screen. It still maintains dual-core 1.2 GHz and 1 GB Memory configuration, and 8 million rear cameras. The back cover continues the previous generation with DuPont Cadillac. It can't replace the battery, but it provides a larger capacity battery. And like the RAZR, it can be used with an advanced docking station or a PC standard docking station to connect to a larger screen, edit files or browse the web while charging the mobile phone.

Time to market: January 2012

Operating system: Android OS 2.3 (4.0 upgrade in 2012)

Processor Model: Texas Instruments TI OMAP4460

Processor frequency: 1.2GHz

Number of cores: dual-core

Body memory: 16GB ROM + 1GB RAM

Independent graphics: PowerVR SGX540 (Enhanced Edition)

DROID4 Droid DROID4

DROID 4

Motorola Droid 4 looks different from the previous Droid series, and instead uses the angular design of Motorola Droid RAZR. According to reports, on December 22, local time in the United States, Verzion held a press conference to announce the launch of the Droid 4. In terms of hardware, Motorola DROID 4 has a 4-inch screen size, uses Android 2.3.5 operating system, and supports 4G LTE, 1080p movie recording and HDMI output. The full keyboard part is still a five-line keyboard with independent number keys. In addition, in order to reduce the thickness of the fuselage, the DROID 4 uses the same embedded battery design as the RAZR.

Time to market: January 2012

Operating system: Android OS 2.3 (4.0 upgrade in 2012)

Processor Model: Texas Instruments TI OMAP4460

Processor frequency: 1.2GHz

Number of cores: dual-core

Body memory: 16GB ROM + 1GB RAM

Independent graphics: PowerVR SGX540 (Enhanced Edition)

Droid Droid Droid Warrior Elements

Casio G'zOne Commando ^[1]

The Casio G'zOne commando was released in 2011 and is shockproof, dustproof and heat-resistant, but not waterproof.

Operating system: Android 2.3

Display: 3.6 inches 480 × 800 resolution

Processor: Single-core 800 MB Snapdragon

RAM: 512MB

Storage capacity: 1024MBROM, expandable up to 32GB

4G LTE function: No ^[1]

Cat B15

"Cat" stands for Caterpillar and is the company's first smartphone. Although it is the latest product, the B15 configuration is only medium level.

Operating system: Android 4.1

Display: 4 inches 480 × 800 resolution

Processor: Dual-core 1GHz

RAM: 512MB

Storage: Built-in 4GB, expandable up to 32GB

4G LTE function: No

The phone is waterproof and dustproof, reaching IP67 standards, which means that it can be completely away from dust and bathe in a meter of water. Caterpillar also promised that the phone could drop 1.8 meters. This phone is a GSM network and is widely used in Europe.

Kyocera

Kyocera is the most acclaimed rugged Android phone with a very sturdy appearance due to its good hardware combination.

Operating system: Android 4.0

Display: 4 inches 480 × 800 resolution

Processor: 1.2 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4

RAM: 1GB

Storage: 4G ROM, expandable up to 32GB

4G LTE function: None

Kyocera has an advanced dual-core processor, 1GB ram and 4GB ROM capable of using radio stations on Sprint North America Network (CDMA).

Kyocera has the same IP67 standard and 810G military standard, which means the device can be used under adverse conditions such as high humidity, low air pressure, and more.

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2

Operating system: Android 4.1.2

Display: 4 inches 480 × 800 resolution

Processor: Dual-core 1GHz

RAM: 1GB

Storage: Built-in 4GB, expandable up to 32GB

4G LTE function: Yes

The main technical difference between Xcover 2 and Kyocera is that it supports 4G LTE. However, this phone is just over 7MB / s under AT & T's GSM network. This phone also meets the IP67 standard and Cat B15, the same as Kyocera.