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#MotorolaDroid

The Motorola Droid (GSM/UMTS version: Motorola Milestone) is an Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphone designed by Motorola, which runs Google's Android operating system. The Droid had been publicized under the codenames Sholes and Tao and the Read More..

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Description	The Motorola Droid (GSM/UMTS version: Motorola Milestone) is an Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphone designed by Motorola, which runs Google's Android operating system. The Droid had been publicized under the codenames Sholes and Tao and the model number A855. In Latin America and Europe, the model number is A853 (Milestone), and in Mexico, the model number is A854 (Motoroi). Due to the ambiguity with newer phones with similar names, it is also commonly known as the DROID 1. The brand name Droid is a trademark of Lucasfilm licensed to Verizon Wireless.Features of the phone include Wi-Fi networking, a 5-megapixel low light capable digital camera, a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, interchangeable battery, 3.7-inch 854×480 touchscreen display. It also includes microSDHC support with bundled 16 GB card, free turn-by-turn navigation from Google Maps, sliding QWERTY keyboard, and Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor. The Motorola Droid runs Android version 2.2.The phone does not, however, run the re-branded Motoblur interface for Android, instead providing the Google Experience skin and application stack.The Droid has a hearing aid compatibility (hac) rating of M3/T3. The phone was the first to ship with free Google Maps Navigation (beta) installed.
Description	The Motorola Droid (GSM/UMTS version: Motorola Milestone) is an Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphone designed by Motorola, which runs Google's Android operating system. The Droid had been publicized under the codenames Sholes and Tao and the model number A855. In Latin America and Europe, the model number is A853 (Milestone), and in Mexico, the model number is A854 (Motoroi). Due to the ambiguity with newer phones with similar names, it is also commonly known as the DROID 1. The brand name Droid is a trademark of Lucasfilm licensed to Verizon Wireless.Features of the phone include Wi-Fi networking, a 5-megapixel low light capable digital camera, a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, interchangeable battery, 3.7-inch 854×480 touchscreen display. It also includes microSDHC support with bundled 16 GB card, free turn-by-turn navigation from Google Maps, sliding QWERTY keyboard, and Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor. The Motorola Droid runs Android version 2.2.The phone does not, however, run the re-branded Motoblur interface for Android, instead providing the Google Experience skin and application stack.The Droid has a hearing aid compatibility (hac) rating of M3/T3. The phone was the first to ship with free Google Maps Navigation (beta) installed.

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Manufacturer	Motorola
Manufacturer
Brand
Brand
Type	Slate slider smartphone
Type
Released
Released
Operatingsystem	Android 2.02.0.1 with over-air update (Droid, Milestone) December 20092.1 with over-air update (Droid, Milestone) March 20102.2 with over-air update September 20102.2.1 (FRG83D) 6 December 20102.2.2 (FRG83G) 14 March 20112.2.3 (FRK76) 21 November 2011 2.3-4.1.1 via unofficial ROMs
Operatingsystem
Price
Price
Features
Features

DESIGN

Memory	256 MB Mobile DDR SDRAM
Memory
Input	Capacitive touchscreen display, multitouch, proximity and ambient light sensors, QWERTY keyboard (approx. 7mm per key), 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass, dual microphone
Input
Battery	Rated 1390 mAh minimum 1420 mAh nominalInternal rechargeable removable lithium-ion polymer battery, talk time 385 minutes, standby time: 270 hours
Battery
Weight	169g
Weight
Cpu	TI OMAP 3430:Arm Cortex A8 600 MHz underclocked to 550 MHz 430MHz TMS320 C64x DSP (digital signal processor) + ISP (image signal processor)
Cpu
Rear_camera	5.0 megapixel with video (720 × 480 px at 30 fps or higher), geotagging, dual LED flash, autofocus
Rear_camera
Camera features
Camera features
Front_camera
Front_camera
Sim
Sim
Networks	US Version: dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 MHzEuropean version quad band GSM, UMTS @ 900/2100MHzN.A. GSM version quad band GSM, UMTS @ 850/1900 MHz
Networks
Storage	512 MB flash memory
Storage
Memory_card	16 GB Class2 microSDHC included (8 GB Milestone); expandable up to 64 GB
Memory_card

DISPLAY

Display	854 × 480 px FWVGA, (0.41 megapixels) TFT LCD, 3.7in, 16:9 aspect ratio, 265 pixels per inch (ppi)
Display
Size	115.8mm H60mm W13.7mm D
Size
Screen size
Screen size
Form factor
Form factor
Gpu	PowerVR SGX 530
Gpu

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Predecessor
Predecessor
Successor	Motorola Droid 2Motorola Droid 3Droid 4
Successor
Other
Other
System on chip
System on chip
Sensors
Sensors
Media_formats	Audio AMR-NB/WB, MP3, PCM / WAV, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMAVideo MPEG-4, H263, H264, WMV
Media_formats
Series	Droid
Series