Verizon Wireless officially announced today the upcoming release of their newest smartphone, Motorola Droid 2.
Powered by an impressive 1GHz TI OMAP CPU, Droid 2 also features 512MB RAM (same as iPhone 4), a 3.7″ WVGA (480×854) capacitive touch screen LCD display and Android 2.2 OS, the phone is the latest Verizon alternative to the undisputed champ of the smartphones, iPhone 4. Other cool features include support for Flash Player 10.1, physical keyboard (raised keys this time), 5 MP camera and 8GB onboard memory upgradeable through a microSD card (already populated by Verizon with a 8GB card). The overall dimensions are 4.58″ length, 2.38″ wide and 0.54″ thick. As the price goes, Droid 2 should set you back $199 after $100 mail rebate (I hate rebates) and with a 2 year contract. Droid 2 will be available in stores around August 12th.
Note: interesting for a smartphone, DLNA support is also present, so if you have a DLNA server in the house, you’ll be able to stream your media (photos, movies, music) on the phone. Cool!
Droid 2 also features the 3G Mobile HotSpot technology (an additional $20/month) and can feed Internet for up to 5 WiFi devices.
