
The other handset is the HTC Droid Eris, a modification to the HTC Hero, seen in shots of Google CEO Eric Schmidt holding one in a Verizon/Google press conference. Verizon said at the time that it planned to have two Android-based handsets on the market by year-end with more to come in 2010.
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The November 6, 2009, release date of the Droid came just under a month after Verizon and Google announced that they had entered into an agreement to jointly develop wireless devices based on the Android mobile platform. Control of the billboards was available in Times Square or via the "Droid Does" website. The marketing for the American launch included "Droid Does Times Square." This was a program (billed as an "interactive experience") in which Verizon connected the Nasdaq and Reuters electronic billboards in Times Square to its systems such that people were able to control the electronic displays by using voice commands (illustrating the voice search function that is a primary Android feature). At the official launch event on October 28, 2009, Verizon's Chief Marketing Officer John Stratton described the campaign as a spoof of Apple's iPhone ads, intended to "wake up the market." "iDon't multitask" and "'iDon't have a real keyboard", only mentioning the name of the Droid in the final frame, reading "Droid Does".
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Launched on October 17, 2009, TV spots and an associated website made "entertainingly combative" claims listing features then lacking on the iPhone, e.g. Verizon explicitly promoted the Droid as an Apple iPhone alternative. 1.3 Root access and unsupported Android releases.The phone was the first to ship with free Google Maps Navigation (beta) installed. The Droid has a hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rating of M3/T3. It is credited for having popularized Android in the mass market. With a major marketing push by Motorola and Verizon during and after its November 2009 release, the Droid became popular and had strong sales in the United States.
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The phone does not, however, run the re-branded Motoblur interface for Android, instead providing the Google Experience skin and application stack. The Motorola Droid runs Android version 2.2. 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. įeatures 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. The brand name Droid is a trademark of Lucasfilm licensed to Verizon Wireless. Due to the ambiguity with newer phones with similar names, it is also commonly known as the DROID 1. In Latin America and Europe, the model number is A853 ( Milestone), and in Mexico, the model number is A854 ( Motoroi). The Droid had been publicized under the codenames Sholes and Tao and the model number A855. 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. 7 mm per key), 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass, dual microphone Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion polymer battery, talk time 385 minutes, standby time: 270 hoursĨ54 × 480 px FWVGA, (0.41 megapixels) TFT LCD, 3.7 in (94 mm), 16:9 aspect ratio, 265 pixels per inch (ppi)ĥ.0 megapixel with video (720 × 480 px at 30 fps or higher), geotagging, dual LED flash, autofocusĬapacitive touchscreen display, multitouch, proximity and ambient light sensors, QWERTY keyboard (approx.
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GSM version quad band GSM, UMTS 850/1900 MHzĢ.0.1 with over-air update (Droid, Milestone) December 2009Ģ.1 with over-air update (Droid, Milestone) March 2010Ģ.2.3 (FRK76) 21 November 2011 2.3-4.1.1 via unofficial ROMsĪRM Cortex-A8 600 MHz underclocked to 550 MHz Ĥ30MHz TMS320 C64x DSP ( digital signal processor) + ISP (image signal processor)ġ6 GB Class2 microSDHC included (8 GB Milestone) expandable up to 64 GB A 800/1900 MHzĮuropean version quad band GSM, UMTS 900/2100MHz US version: dual band CDMA2000/ EV-DO Rev.

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