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Even more Motorola Droid X photos leaked – Refreshed Motoblur for Android 2.1 OS spotted

By: , IntoMobile
Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 3:11 PM

The upcoming Motorola Droid X is getting yet another photo shoot, and this time, the photos are crisp and clear. This is turning out to be a very badly kept secret for Verizon, but we sure don’t mind getting more leaks on the slim Motorola Android phone.

The more I see this device, the more I want it, but I still don’t want to pay Verizon prices. I’m spoiled with my T-Mobile service, and I don’t know if I’ll be switching anytime soon, but the X just looks like a gorgeous piece of machine. With a 4.3 inch screen, and only 9.9 mm thin, it’s massive yet slim. The Droid X should still be able to slip right into the pocket with ease. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G sports the same size screen as the X, yet is a couple mm thicker than Motorola’s upcoming smartphone. If a 4.3 inch display is just too much screen for you, then maybe you should wait it out a bit.

If what we’re seeing is true, though it’s said to be unconfirmed, the  X will not sport a 1GHx Snapdragon processor. Instead it’s rumored to have a 750Mhz TI OMAP3630 processor instead. While that’s not a horrible clock speed, those who have experienced the speed of the Nexus One, Incredible, or EVO probably don’t want to take a step back. The X should still perform well, but is Motorola’s answer to the EVO good enough? The device sports a new breed of Motoblur skinned atop its Android 2.1 OS, and it’s said that it’s not as bad as you would think. Thank you, Motorola! 

Verizon will supposedly be releasing a pair of new Motorola Androidphones next month, with employee training beginning at the end of June. If that statement is indeed true, we may see a simultaneous launch of both the Android 2.2 OS-powered Droid X and Droid 2.

Even though I want my next Android phone to have a keyboard, I’d probably still go with the Droid X. Interesting form-factor plus a large screen makes it good enough to pass up the almost identical-to-the-original Droid 2 for me.

Is the Droid X shaping up to be your next device?

[Via: GadgetUniversity]

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Blake Stimac

Blake was born in Beaumont, Texas, about 100 miles away from Houston. Even as a youngster, technology came to him very naturally, tinkering with anything he could. His passion of technology grew with mobile phones when he dreamed that the capabilities of phones would eventually make one's life much easier. Since then it's been his mission to advocate the push of mobile technology to anyone who will listen.

  • gamblor77

    It looks like a gorgeous phone and even from the pics it looks well built. I sure hope they put a 1ghz processor or at least Froyo into it though. How do they expect to get to the 2ghz mark by year end if they’re not even keeping up with current competitors? Maybe they’re going to be beddy beddy sneaky? Other than the CPU I love all the specs, that even looks like it could be a Xenon flash. So far it sounds almost like the perfect phone — minus a well designed physical keyboard unfortunately.That would make it a long reigning champ imho :(

  • szos

    You can NOT compare processor speed across different families of chips – especially ones from different manufacturers. I will readily admit that I do not know much about the TI OMAP3630 processor, but claiming that it will be less powerful simply because it has a slower clock is foolish.

  • bstringy

    In response to comment on T-mobile vs. Verizon pricing, I've found Verizon to be cheaper by using Google Voice and leveraging Friends and Family. We have a 5-person, 1400 minute family plan and only use about 300 plan minutes since all outbound calls use the Google Voice number which is a friends and family free call. Also, with Google Voice, no need to pay for a texting plan.

    With a discount through my employer, unlimited everything comes to about $54 per Droid with taxes. Unless you still have MyFaves, T-Mobile probably costs more.

  • steve

    wish they would make a phone with a nice screen like this that also has a qwerty hardware keypad