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Motorola Droid X

A phone that packs so much power is not hard to come by these days, but the Motorola Droid X offers more than the average bear. It's a lightning quick phone, thanks to one of the best processors on the market, offers great coverage, has a seemingly endless supply of applications, a giant 4.3-inch screen, and an upcoming Android 2.2 upgrade.

It's big and gawky. Don't expect the slim, refined chassis of a Samsung Captivate or beautiful architecture of an iPhone 4. The Motorola Droid X is tall and features a lip along its backside that leads to a protruding ledge where the 8-megapixel camera and dual LED flash dwell. On the plus side, the Droid X resides more along the rugged shores than most of the flimsy constructions we see in this genre of phone, like the Samsung Vibrant with its frail plastic back panel. The Droid X has a metal back hatch that contains the battery and 32GB capacity MicroSD card slot. The good news is that the Droid X comes with a 16GB Micro SD card and 8GB of internal memory. Unfortunately, the battery must be removed in order to access the MicroSD card.

The left side of the Droid X houses the USB terminal and HDMI port. That's right—you can connect the Droid X to an HDTV, just like you can with the HTC EVO 4G. An HDMI cable is, of course, not included. On top, Motorola placed the Power/Lock switch right smack dab in the middle with an accompanying 3.5mm audio jack right next door. We like the Power/Lock switch on top rather than on the side like the Samsung Captivate because it's not as easy to accidentally trip. The right side is home to the volume rocker, which is too small, and Camera Shutter button.



What's interesting about the Motorola Droid X's screen is that the same screen is used on the Motorola Droid 2. This was one of the few arenas we though Motorola could have pumped more power into the phone. We're not saying the 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen FWVGA resolution (854 by 480 pixels) screen is inadequate, but with the Galaxy S AMOLED technology and Apple's Retina display, the Motorola Droid X lags slightly behind. For a super duper entertainment device, we'd expect the best screen on the market, but the Motorola Droid X still provides one of the better displays out there.

from infosyncworld.com