Verizon Wireless and Motorola today unveiled the Motorola DROID X. It features 1GHz processor, 4.3-inches screen, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 ready, 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities, loads of memory, intuitive social messaging and many more. The DROID X will be available at Verizon Wireless stores as well as online beginning July 15 for $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year contract.
Read the Press Release of Motorola DROID X Announcement:
June 23, 2010BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless 3G network, and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a pioneer in the mobile industry, today unveiled DROID X by Motorola. DROID X does more with ultra high-speed Web browsing; a fast 1GHz processor; 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities; loads of memory; intuitive social messaging; Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 ready; and access to Android Market™, which has more than 65,000 applications, along with a host of unique Verizon Wireless applications such as NFL Mobile, Skype mobile™, V CAST Video, EA Need for Speed Shift™ and more.
“Nine months ago, we made a commitment to our customers to bring the openness of Android to the Verizon Wireless network,” said John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. “Since then, we have introduced the top-selling Android phone in the marketplace today – the DROID by Motorola. DROID X takes that commitment to another level with exclusive content, faster processing speeds, and, of course, the reliability of our network.”
Sanjay Jha, co-chief executive officer of Motorola and chief executive officer of Motorola Mobile Devices and Home business added, “Motorola designed DROID X to push the extreme limits of Android innovation, and enable you to do even more with your mobile device. We are breaking down barriers so that you can experience the Web the way it was meant to be and create, share and view content like never before, either in your hand or in your home. Enterprise users will also find DROID X appealing with features including push e-mail and live widgets for e-mail and calendar updates.”
DROID X gives customers a 4.3-inch high-resolution screen for viewing the latest movies and video from BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® presented by V CAST Video, the newest addition to the Verizon Wireless V CAST application, which also includes access to favorite TV shows. The DROID X video capabilities let customers capture spontaneous fun, combining a dual-flash, 8-megapixel camera, HD camcorder, as well as DLNA and HDMI connectivity to download, stream and share personal HD content.
DROID X customers will also receive Android 2.2 and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 with an over-the-air update in the latter half of the summer. With the update, the Flash Player will allow mobile users to experience hundreds of sites with rich applications and content inside the browser, including games, animations, rich Internet applications (RIAs), data presentations and visualizations, ecommerce, music, video, audio and more.
“It has been an exciting time for Android momentum and global consumer adoption since the announcement of DROID by Motorola nine months ago,” said Andy Rubin, vice president of engineering for Google. “There are 160,000 new Android-powered devices activated daily and Android Market has grown to over 65,000 applications. Plus later this summer, Verizon Wireless and Motorola will update all the DROID by Motorola phones to the latest 2.2 software. For customers, this means great new features and improved browser performance. For developers, this will provide new tools such as cloud-to-device messaging and enhanced enterprise functionality.”
“We are excited about full Flash support coming to the DROID X and other devices from Motorola,” said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer of Adobe. “Flash Player 10.1, which is one of Adobe’s most anticipated releases ever, has been redesigned from the ground up to deliver the kind of highly engaging experiences that consumers now expect from their mobile devices.”
Once updated to Android 2.2, business customers will find DROID X offers the features that turn the device into a workhorse with support for both Exchange and Gmail™ for business. Corporate users can enjoy push delivery of e-mail; live widgets that stream messages to the home screen; filter widgets to differentiate work and home e-mail; corporate directory and Global look-up along with a unified calendar for Enterprise and sync with Google Calendar™. Security protocols allow remote password control and wipe via Exchange server.
Pricing and Availability
DROID X by Motorola will be available at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning July 15 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the mail-in rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. In addition to subscribing to a Nationwide Talk plan or a Nationwide Talk & Text plan, customers will also need to subscribe to an Email and Web for Smartphone plan. Nationwide Talk plans begin at $39.99 monthly access. Email and Web for Smartphone plans start at $29.99 for unlimited monthly access.
Customers can add the optional 3G Mobile Hotspot service to their DROID X for $20 per month. The 3G Mobile Hotspot allows customers to turn the phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi devices. In addition, current Verizon Wireless customers who have contracts ending by December 31, 2010, can upgrade to any smartphone, including DROID X, without penalty.
For more information on DROID X by Motorola, go to http://phones.verizonwireless.com/droid/x/. For information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
July 12, 2010 at 7:58 pm
I Bought a Droid X Today and am very exited for it to come!! (Got first class ship)
I worked at yakety yak (but they fired me because i only would flash to cricket), then i worked at cricket flashing phones but i couldn’t keep up the hours..
I am experienced with Windows Mobile, This will be my first android phone! The only reason i switched is windows mobile is slow and unstable and android looks fast and stable, and i can still mod it!
July 13, 2010 at 9:45 pm
I officially cannot wait for this smart phone, just two days remaining and I just wish I can get my hands on one,. I have already been reading a lot about the Google android two.2 update that can come in August, simply one more motive to be excited about this wonderful phone. Motorola and Verizon wireless claim they will update the phone to Android 2.2 “late summer.” It will certainly be an over-the-air update. However out-of-the box on its July 15 launch it will probably have Android 2.1.
July 14, 2010 at 6:05 pm
I have been feeling a little heat this early morning from quite a few people not desiring to believe that the Droid X inventory may be confined on release day, as we reported before. Well we’ve just got 5 extra screenshots from 5 quite significant marketplaces as well as I’d say once again in which stock appears to be very minimal to me. A few of the main retailers get upwards of sixty equipment, but a few may only have got 5 devices. Now probably these numbers are over average for a Verizon wireless release, nevertheless for a device this large, I speculate I simply just figured retailers would could have tried to have already been overstocked.
July 19, 2010 at 7:01 pm
The Motorola DROID continues to present new possibilities daily. I’ve had it for about 10 months and I have had a Blackberry attached to my body considering that September 1998. Being connected can be a critical part of my life so I am often reachable by loved ones and co-workers. I am a bit addicted towards the Current market for DROID Applications. If the device had unlimited memory I would test the capacity. I think this OS may be the way of the long term and intend to grow with all of you to learn it by way of and as a result of. Thanks for the post.
August 14, 2010 at 7:33 pm
While I love a physical keyboard, after coping with the Samsung Captivate for roughly 15 minutes, it is laborious to go back. At the moment I am debating whether or not to visit Verizon for the Droid X, go to Dash for the EVO, or stay with AT&T for the Captivate…choices, decisions.