Quick Look at the Droid X

Motorola is experiencing a bit of an renaissance these days. The pairing of the company's phones with Google's Android phone OS has been a winning combination for Motorola. The company had a very successful run with their 'RAZR'-series phones, but when touchscreen devices started to take over the market, Motorola saw a decline in sales and visibility.

By October 2009, Motorola released the original Droid smartphone. The wireless device received industry-wide praise and more importantly, strong sales. Capitalizing on its new found momentum, Motorola released other Android-based phones including the Droid X in the summer of 2010.

The latest version of the Droid X is touted by Motorola to be a pocket-sized home theater. Designed to be a media-centric phone, the Droid X has a deep list of features that promises to keep the user entertained and reliably connected.

The short lists of features for Droid X are:

Highlights

* 3 Microphones For Noise Cancellation
* 3G Mobile HotSpot Capability To Connect Laptops and More To The Internet
* Advanced 8MP Camera With Dual Flash Captures Pictures and Records HD Videos
* Blazing Fast 1 GHz Processor Provides An Amazing Web Browsing Experience
* Browse The Web Like Never Before With Flash-capable Viewing
* Choose From Thousands Of Apps And Widgets From The Android Market
* HDMI Output Connects To Your HD TV At Home To View Your HD Videos
* Large 4.3" Vivid Display Makes The DROID X A Pocket-sized Home Theater
* SWYPE Keyboard Option Pre-loaded For The Fastest Way To Type Ever

Compatible Rate Plans

* Device Supports Voice Plans - Yes
* Device Supports Verizon PDA Plans - Yes
* Available For Purchase Without Service Plan - Yes
* Device Supports Add-on Line Upgrade Plans - Yes
* Device Supports Add-on Line Plans - Yes
* Early Termination Fee - Early Termination Fee $350 (2 yr contracts)

Compatible Features

* Verizon Wireless 3G Mobile Hotspot 2GB Option - Yes
* Verizon Wireless PDA Plan Options - Yes
* Verizon Wireless TXT+PIX+FLIX Plan Options - Yes
* Verizon Wireless Visual Voicemail Compatible - Yes
* Verizon Wireless Voice Plan Options - Yes

What's In The Box

* Additional Items Included - Battery, 2GB microSD Memory Card (Pre-installed), Wall/ USB Charger, Quick Reference Guide

Messaging Features

* Email Client - Yes, Supports Microsoft Exchange, Push Email, IMAP, POP 3, SMTP, MSN Hotmail, Yahoo, and AOL Mail
* HTML Web Browsing - Yes, Surf The Web On The Full HTML Web Browser
* Instant Messenger - Yes
* Text Messaging (SMS) - Yes, Send and Receive Text Messages With Threaded Messaging Feature
* Multimedia Messaging - Yes, Send and Receive Picture and Video Messages With Threaded Messaging Feature

Although this list seems quite extensive; the list actually omits the entertainment features, technical specs, battery specs and similar core features.