The Limited Edition R2-D2 Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon, due to launch at the end of this month, has made a cameo appearance on Verizon’s website and it’s a beauty. Not only does the Droid 2 come with a special paint job that George Lucas makes a penny off of for every unit sold, but so does the dock. Whether or not that accessory is bundled, or optional, and if so how much will it cost, are questions we don’t know the answer too, but we shouldn’t have to wait too long to find out.
The specifications for the Droid 2, for those interested in rekindling their childhood memories of standing in line to witness science fiction history or proving their geek credibility to the other guys in your High School’s Audio/Video Club, you’ve got a 1 GHz Cortex A8 processor from Texas Instruments, 512 MB of RAM, 3.7 inch screen that has a higher resolution (480 x 854) than most other Android devices, 5 megapixel camera that does 720 x 480 resolution video recording, Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11n WiFi, GPS, all running on Google’s latest version of Android: 2.2, code name FroYo. The European version of the Droid 2, called the Milestone 2, has 720p video recording, so there’s a chance that Verizon customers may receive an update to enable that capability, but don’t be saddened if it doesn’t happen.
The Apple iPhone got people to switch to AT&T. This puppy is going to get people to switch to Verizon. Maybe not the same number of people, but enough to make a dent in Verizon’s bottom line so they can once again pound their chest and tell America that they are the largest operator in terms of subscribers. Now if they make a light saber themed USB LTE modem then expect mass hysteria to occur this holiday season at your local comic book store.
[Via: Gizmodo]