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Motorola DROID 4 Unboxing

Aaron unboxes and does an early review of Verizon's Motorola DROID 4 smartphone.  Announced at CES 2012, the DROID 4 is the newest iteration of the original DROID line and offers a 1.2 GHz dual-core TI OMAP processor, 4-inch qHD display (540x960 pixels), 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture, a non-removable 1,785 mAh battery, and Android 2.3.5 with Motorola's custom UI.  It's the first QWERTY DROID to have 4G LTE capabilities, and it's available on February 10th for $199.99.

It's nice to see the original DROID brand get upgraded with a new design and 4G LTE support, but it goes up against the LG Spectrum, HTC's Rezound, the Motorola DROID RAZR, and the RAZR MAXX.  Does the QWERTY keyboard and future global roaming capabilities (once Verizon enables the feature) make it worth a look?

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Aaron Baker is the Editor-in-Chief of PhoneDog Media. An eight-year veteran in the wireless industry, he has worked for the four nationwide wireless carriers, a now-defunct MVNO, and several technology websites in various capacities. A frequent traveler, he has attended numerous trade shows, served on technology judging panels, and has contributed to publications like Wired.com and Singapore's "Asian Journeys" magazine. Aaron resides in the... - full profile
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68 Reactions to this post  
"Do you still need a physical QWERTY keyboard?"
Add Please limit your reaction to 140 characters or use comments for a longer reply :)
  • justin52wwthe most ugly driodFeb 24th
  • Taisha SandersAbsolutely! A full qwerty slider is always my deciding factor when choosing a phone. Feb 16th
  • Clayton JohnsonIt really depends. It would have to be an amazing keyboard. Ex: Evo shift. Not a good keyboard. But I'm fine withoutFeb 11th
  • Alex Montesyes.Feb 10th
  • wojtas25nope 'coz im on SGS2 which does'nt have BBM :pFeb 10th
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