| To quote Oscar winning Best Actor Robert De Niro in Raging Bull, 'You never got me down Ray. You never knocked me down Ray.' This comes to mind when one thinks about Motorola versus Apple. Apple is hitting Motorola with all it has and Motorola is not going down. Motorola is not taking a standing 8 count but rather fighting back with their new phone releases.
Motorola has just released it's new and improved Droid 2. This is a revived model of the original Droid that pushed to the back of the pack quickly due to the release of the Droid Incredible and Droid X. The Droid 2 has quite a few upgrades that make this phone worth a glance...
The Droid 2 operates on the latest Android platform running with the 2.2 software. The keyboard keys have been enlarged due to Motorola ditching the D pad on the right side cause the QWERTY keyboard. Complaints were coming in over the original Droid keyboard being offset due to the D pad.The previous underutilized D pad has been replaced with basic arrows giving the appearance of a computer keyboard and giving the user more comfort. The physical appearance is very similar sharing the same battery and weight. The Droid 2 is showing a sleeker look with a beveled metallic edge around the screen adopting a rounder edges straying away from the previous straight edges. The processor is 1 GHz,an internal memory of 8GB, an option of addition storage room with an 8GB SD memory card slot, and 512MB RAM.
This attempt by Motorola to stop the bleeding from the release of the iPhone4 is in the right direction. It may not be the TKO that they need but this will keep them in contention. Motorola will be truly tested if the rumors of the Apple iPhone4 release at Verizon in January are true. Motorola unlike Blackberry has matched punch for punch with HTC and Apple. Technological battles are based on the ability to keep up and Motorola is showing their dedication to go the distance. |
