Motorola Droid 4 (Verizon Wireless)
Manufacturer: Motorola Part number: Droid 4
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- Melding an excellent keyboard, swift LTE data, and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor into one Android device, the Motorola Droid 4 is long overdue. Fans of the first Motorola Droid will find plenty to smile about here, but those who aren't married to a QWERTY keyboard may not enjoy carrying around such a massive phone.
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CNET editors' review
Motorola Droid 4 (Verizon Wireless) price range: $99.99 - $199.99
- Reviewed by: Brian Bennett
- Reviewed on: 02/09/2012
The good: Motorola's Droid 4 shows that a dual-core, 4G LTE Android slider phone with a QWERTY keyboard is possible. With fast data speeds and a great typing experience, the phone also serves up pleasing call quality over Verizon's network.
The bad: By bartering its powerful components and swift data radio for a chassis of considerable size and heft, the Droid 4 proves that life is all about making trade-offs. It lacks the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, and its LCD screen lacks the oomph of AMOLED.
The bottom line: Melding an excellent keyboard, swift LTE data, and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor into one Android device, the Motorola Droid 4 is long overdue. Fans of the first Motorola Droid will find plenty to smile about here, but those who aren't married to a QWERTY keyboard may not enjoy carrying around such a massive phone.
The original Motorola Droid was a truly phenomenal smartphone hit. It pushed the envelope by offering Android to the masses, complete with a rock-solid Verizon network connection and decent if not stellar physical keyboard. Since then, though, the venerable Droid QWERTY line has lost its luster and hit a serious low point with the Droid 3. That phone lacked 4G to complement its dual-core processing, a serious disappointment to Android keyboard fans. Motorola hopes to makes amends with its latest mobile gadget, the Droid 4, which possesses the long-yearned-for combination of Android, dual-core CPU, high-quality keyboard, and finally Verizon 4G LTE. Read on to find out if it's a winning recipe.
Design
Inspired by its current 2012 lineup that includes the Droid Razr and Razr Maxx, Motorola clearly uses the same design aesthetic to craft the Droid 4. The phone sports an identical black obelisk motif, complete with slightly rounded corners and beveled edges. The result is rather elegant but definitely not daring. It's a look sure to fit in equally in the workplace or enjoying a bit of nightlife. There's no getting around, however, the large size of the Motorola Droid 4. This massive handset measures 5 inches tall by 2.65 inches wide with a full thickness of half an inch. Weighing 6.31 ounces, the Droid 4 is also on the heavy side. Compared with the wafer-thin trend modern smartphones are taking, this phone stands out.
The trade-off for all that extra heft is just what makes it appeal to a very vocal set of Android users: a superb keyboard. Sliding the phone open reveals a gloriously engineered typing surface. While the keys are tightly packed together, they have a deep downward push and a deliciously rubberized surface. Consisting of five rows, not merely four like on lesser devices, it has a dedicated number row on top. I also really dig the way the backlighting traces the outline of the Droid 4's squat rectangular keys. The space bar goes on for what feels like miles and is easy to hit without looking down. The Droid 4's directional pad is also a welcome addition and something you don't see often.
There are some things about the keyboard that don't exactly thrill me. First, there is no special key for ".com" or an emoticon button. Those are just minor quibbles, especially since there are keys for often-used punctuation marks such as comma, period, backslash, and equal sign for all you math nerds out there (just kidding; computation is cool). The majority of keys serve as secondary symbols, too. One detractor is that to activate secondary functions, you need to hit the Shift key twice. This would be fine except that the button isn't marked yellow like all the secondary symbols are. At least a light on the left indicates when secondary functions are engaged.
For typing without the physical keyboard, the Droid 4 offers a stock Gingerbread virtual keyboard plus the Swype text input solution. Both are great to have on hand, especially the latter, which allows for quick messages using just a finger to connect letters into words.
I remember a time, just a year ago, in fact, when the Droid 4's 4-inch qHD (940x540-pixel resolution) screen was considered the pinnacle of display perfection. Those days are long gone. After recently spending time with the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx's Super AMOLED display (4.3 inches, 940x540 pixels), I found myself craving its higher contrast and wider viewing angles. Still, the two devices boast the same resolution, and I admit that watching the HQ trailer for the next "Spider-Man" flick on the Droid 4 was very engaging with web-slinging action shown in crisp detail.
One really odd design choice is the Droid 4's battery compartment. The phone's battery is not removable, like the Droid Razr's, but you can access it by using a special key. The key is basically a pin, which at one end fits into what looks like a reset button. Pressing down and pulling the battery cover simultaneously releases its lock. It's inconvenient to say the least, but Motorola says a standard safety clip will also do the trick. When I asked why you'd want to remove battery cover at all, a company rep said it's to support swapping for special backs that enable wireless charging.
User interface
Perhaps the biggest letdown with the Droid 4 is that it runs Gingerbread 2.3.5, not Google's freshest flavor of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. Motorola does its best to modernize the phone's interface with its own UI on top of Android. It's not a bad attempt, with five home screens, a helicopter view of all at once, and some support for social media. A Favorites contacts widget pulls in photos from Twitter but not Facebook, for example, which is irksome. It would also be nice if I could use the My Gallery widget to grab friends' photos on Facebook and save them to the Droid 4's local storage. I mean, even Windows Phone devices can do this. HTC's handsets with the company's Sense UI have had similar abilities for years while linking Facebook profile images to Google and Twitter contacts.
Four capacitive buttons for traditional Android functions sit below the phone's screen. These are Menu, Home, Back, and Search. On the whole, though, there's not much different here, and old hands at using Gingerbread will find nothing surprising.
Features
Beyond the Droid 4's sweet keyboard, the smartphone has other standout features, such as access to the Android Market, which now contains more than 300,000 apps for download. There's the usual array of Motorola, Google, and Verizon software, and I found a few preinstalled titles worth mentioning. First is the Slingbox app, which lets you stream live content from home cable boxes directly to the phone and even lets you change the channel. It's a solution that's been available for years, but this is the first time I've seen it on a phone out of the box. You do have to buy optional Slingbox hardware and connect it in your home for this to happen. Netflix is onboard, too, though it's a free download. Motoactv software is here as well; it's an app that enables Motorola phones to connect to the company's line of fitness gadgets.
You also can use a Mobile Hotspot app to share the Droid 4's 4G LTE connection with Wi-Fi devices nearby. This requires an extra subscription. The feature may actually be worth signing up for if you're the type who needs a fast data connection in areas where Wi-Fi is scarce. Verizon charges $20 for the service.
Are you thinking of using the Droid 4 as a corporate communicator? Not to worry, Motorola says. The company has baked support for FIPS 140-2 level encryption into the Droid 4 to soothe IT department fears. It's designed to lock away e-mail, calendar, and contact information from prying eyes.
MotoCast, Webtop, and Smart Actions
Like Motorola's Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx handsets, the Droid 4 comes with the MotoCast app. It lets you share your documents and media files with personal computers. MotoCast also links with the Gallery app to access photos, while the Music app links to music files.
The Droid 4 also supports the company's Webtop app, which, when combined with accessories like the Lapdock 100 (10-inch screen), the Lapdock 500 Pro (14-inch screen), or an HD Station, transforms the handset into a pseudo mobile PC with Netbook-level functionality. To read more about the Webtop solution, check out our review of the Atrix's laptop dock.
Also here is Motorola's Smart Actions app, which is meant to make the handset easier for Android novices to operate. Think of it as an automation tool for phone behavior that follows rules you define. For example, you can have the phone automatically turn off Bluetooth and GPS when your home Wi-Fi network is detected. Conversely, screen brightness can be set to dial way down when battery levels are critical.
Other skills include having the ringer automatically silence itself in the office or launch the music player when you plug in your headphones. I'm sure there are people who will find this solution useful, but I'm not one of them. To me, it just adds another layer of complexity to the Android I know and love.
Performance
I tested the Motorola Droid 4 on Verizon's CDMA/LTE network in New York. Just like my experience with the Droid Razr Maxx, I enjoyed clean call quality on my test calls. In fact, callers said they had difficulty telling I was on a mobile line, or outside on the street, for that matter. The occasional rumble of heavy trucks rolling by did intrude on conversations, but barely. Wind noise didn't prove an issue for people on the other end, either. Voices on my side sounded loud through the Droid 4's earpiece, though I did notice that there wasn't much difference at the upper end, say between 75 and 100 percent volume.
When using the large speaker on the back, I was surprised that voices lacked punch even at maximum volume. Audio didn't distort when volume was cranked up all the way, though.
Running speed tests using Ookla's Speed Test app, I clocked downloads in and around the CNET New York office to average a very fast 14.3Mbps. Once I even saw a blistering download rate of 19.4Mbps, which for a congested area like downtown Manhattan is remarkable. Likewise, uploads were pushed through at a jaw-dropping 8.1Mbps.
Another area where the Droid 4 satisfies is its ability to capture quality images. The 8-megapixel camera snaps nice pictures with colors that are lifelike, not oversaturated or muted. That said, I tend to like colors on the unnaturally vivid edge and hues didn't pop as much as I prefer. I do appreciate the clarity of both photos and smooth 1080p HD movies I shot with the phone. The Droid 4's camera is nimble, too, with no discernible lag between shots. Performance under low-light isn't stunning, with color noise evident in dark images. Still, the phone's LED flash does an admirable job of kicking in to expose subjects evenly when needed.
Now I know that you're asking about the Droid 4's battery life. Moto's Droid Razr Maxx upped the ante with its 3,300mAh battery that offers ridiculous longevity, lasting a killer 19 hours and 47 minutes looping HD video. We're in the process of running our battery benchmark on the Droid 4 to see just how it fares using a lower-capacity 1,785mAh power source and will update our review shortly. Motorola does claim that the Droid 4 offers a talk time of 12.5 hours and standby time of 8.5 days, much less than the Maxx (21.5 hours/15.83 days).
As for computing power, both the Droid Razr Maxx and Droid 4 run 1.2GHz dual-core CPUs and 16GB of internal memory. Frankly, the way the two phones handle the same OS and Motorola interface seems identical. Once battery testing is done, I'll run a few more benchmarks on the Droid 4, but I expect processing prowess to be very similar.
According to FCC radiation tests, the Droid 4 has a digital SAR of 0.70 watt per kilogram.
Motorola Droid 4 call quality sample
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Conclusion
Like I said in my initial hands-on with the device, whether you'll be seduced by the $199.99 Motorola Droid 4's charms depends greatly on how much you crave a great QWERTY keyboard. Those still rocking original Droids, and who have been holding out for LTE plus dual-core processing, will want to make a beeline for this device. Even folks moving from aging BlackBerrys will like this phone's mix of features. That said, if you can spare an extra $100, and have kicked the keyboard habit like me, then the $299.99 Droid Razr Maxx should be right up your alley. But for those who prefer the clean unadulterated UI of Google's newest version of Android, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus just might do the trick for the same price.
User reviews
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Niche Phone!
by Jeremiah-Stpierre on March 22, 2012
Pros: See bottom in summary
Cons: See bottom in summary
Summary: I have had the droid 4 for two months now. My first smartphone was a Blackberry Curve; the phone after that, my last phone was a first-generation Droid Incredible. I ...
Summary: I have had the droid 4 for two months now. My first smartphone was a Blackberry Curve; the phone after that, my last phone was a first-generation Droid Incredible. I have been around iPhones and other smartphones but the Blackberry and Incredible are really my only basis for comparison.
Size- My first impression of the phone is that is was a brick. It felt thick and heavy in my hand. I am very comfortable with the size and weight now.
Keyboard- my first impression was that it was too wide. I felt like my fingers had to stretch to reach the center keys. A week or two into using it I felt comfortable. The individual keys have a really nice feel. I don't know why but I get some weird pleasure out of typing on this thing and then slapping the keyboard shut like I used to get from closing my flip-phones to hang up.
Screen- I saw that a couple of people mentioned "wash out" from looking at it in the sun, for me this phone's screen is an improvement in that aspect (over the Incredible). Maybe my old Incredible was really bad though. The resolution is 20% better but the screen is 20% larger in dimension so it doesn't really look any sharper (I.e same "pixel density"). I recommend researching pixel density if you are looking for a phone that looks sharper than an iPhone. There are very few phones with equal or greater pixel densities to that one.
Battery life- again I see a lot of complaints about this but I see an improvement. This phone holds like 40% more charge (based on mAh) than my Incredible did and it seems to last almost twice as long with similar use. It has a cool battery management program that you can use to "teach" the phone how to shut down functions you don't use under certain conditions (I.e. dim the screen and turn off wifi/gps when battery gets to >25%). I pay for the ability to use the phone as a 4g wifi hotspot and this seems to kill 10-15% more battery per hour, just FYI. Unless I turn on the 4g hotspot the phone has no problem being unplugged in the morning and re-charged at night (for me).
Verizon 4g- this is my first 4g phone and I am never going back. The slowest download speed I have tested so far was 3.5Mbps in the middle of the Atlanta airport. I have seen 27Mbps where I live. I put my wifi-only iPad on the 4g hotspot and it works great. FaceTime is flawless and seems to use about 6-7 megabytes of data per minute or 200Mb for a thirty minute video chat (again, just FYI so you can guess at your data plan needs). I pay for 6Gb/ month and I am burning about 4 up. I use the 4g hotspot in lieu of hotel Internet 3 nights a week (I travel a lot). Oh, and I have been pretty impressed with the 4g coverage too. I was getting 17Mbps down in Davenport, IL the other day. Like an idiot I didn't look up 4g coverage maps before buying the phone. I recommend doing that. I have had a handful of times that I had to re-name the hotspot and turn it off/on for the iPad to detect it.
Miscellaneous- it has a multi-color LED above the screen. I set different colors for different notifications and get a lot of use out of the function when it's on silent (red light for texts, green for emails, etc.) The power button is a little annoying. It seems almost recessed into the phone. I guess the designers wanted to prevent accidental bumping while using the keyboard. I don't bump it much when I am typing but it has happened.
Overall impression- it's a 4g smartphone with a good slide-out keyboard. The network and the keyboard are the only things that stand out for me. I hated typing on a touch screen. This phone is what I was looking for and I am happy with the purchase.
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Good phone to make the jump from blackberry..
by Rassilon26 on March 8, 2012
Pros: Great keyboard, big screen, not as heavy as it looks, solid build, great 4G connection, nice internet browsing, and very good as an actual phone..
Cons: Battery is okay but it will drain under heavy use.. Not a deal breaker but keep an eye on it.. For this type of phone the battery is pretty good.. Don't compare it's battery to the Razar Maxx.. You'll you cry.
Camera is nothing to write home about.Summary: I've been on blackberry's since 2006.. This is my first touch screen phone.. I so badly wanted to get into virtual keyboarding but I can't do it.. ...
Summary: I've been on blackberry's since 2006.. This is my first touch screen phone.. I so badly wanted to get into virtual keyboarding but I can't do it.. I need a physical keyboard for the heavy typing I do on the go.. So comparing the Droid 4 to my recently given up Blackberry bold was my first step.. Droid 4 easily out does the Bold. The keyboard is actually better than the bold which I couldn't believe.. I didn't think I needed a bigger screen until I had one, but wow does it make a difference especially when editing and reading documents on the move..
Internet wise there is not contest between my old Bold (2011 version) and the Droid 4. The connection is so much better, the pages load so much faster, it is a wonderful step up.. The speed for downloading is great and the coverage is great also.
The Blackberry isn't as big, so at times it was a little easier to dial and switch to speaker phone but the difference hasn't been much to overcome..
I've seen a lot of reviewers complain about the Droid 4's screen.. I'm sure the screen is probably not as good as a higher end phone, but you know what I don't really notice.. I came from a blackberry so everything seems to look fine on the Droid 4. I've put the phone through its paces downloading apps, watching movie trailers, hitting various websites, even was able to look at a nice power point presentation.. I use my phone for business and as long as the phone delivers there I am fine. The other entertainment features are there if I'm standing in line, stuck at the airport or whatever.. The screen is just fine for somebody using the phone for business and casual entertainment use..
If you are a keyboard person like I am, you really have two choices.. Blackberry or a phone like this and I would go for a phone like this.. I've had the thing for about a week now so we'll see how things go in a month..
About the battery.. Yeah it is not removable and when the thing is flying on 4G it can start to drain.. I would have given this thing 5 stars if it had a Maxx battery. The screen, the music player, the navigator, and basically anything will ultimately attack the battery.. Then again I had similar battery issues with my Bold and that was smaller and had 3G.. While the battery on the Droid 4 is not bad, keep a car charger handy.. I think I have made it through the day without battery anxiety 50% of the time.
Software wise it is loaded with a bunch of garbage you don't need. Most of it can be uninstalled or hidden so it is not a problem.. The thing really wants you on Google Plus but Facebook connects easily enough.. Although the Smart Actions function is a good idea, so far I find that it only offers a limited range of potential smart actions.. For example, I would love a smart action that doesn't require me to input my security pin to unlock my phone once I am listening to music via headphones, but I can't seem to get that phone to agree to such an action.. (But the music will pause when I remove the headphones, so that isn't bad..)
Wrapping it all up.. Very solid phone, very good for business while providing nice entertainment, internet, and other distractions. Huge improvement over a blackberry, and the keyboard and 4G are actually quite awesome.. If this thing had a maxx battery it could rule the world.. Oh well, maybe that can be handled by the sequel, Droid 5: The Quest for More Money. The battery is not a deal breaker, but it is a concern.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Best phone I've ever owned
by ashobe83 on February 13, 2012
Pros: 4GLTE, Fast, Solid, Slide out keyboard with backlit, Display dwarphs iPhone and just as clear, camera quick key from front screen (upgradable to ICS - hopefully)
Cons: Keyboard has a caps lock,
Summary: The phone is a great device and I was blown away by the speed. The display, although smaller than a RAZR, has the same resolution so the icons are crisper. ...
Summary: The phone is a great device and I was blown away by the speed. The display, although smaller than a RAZR, has the same resolution so the icons are crisper. Keyboard slider is very smooth.
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Perfect phone for work and internet
by jhildner1 on April 17, 2012
Pros: Keyboard
Internet Speed
Processing Speed
Big Pretty Screen
Call Quality
Ease of Use
Solid Build
Attractive DesignCons: Battery life isn't "Maxx," but good enough
Flimsy-feeling power button, but, honestly, big dealSummary: I've been in smartphone hell for years. When my firm issued my first Blackberry about ten years ago, I thought it was the most amazing thing ever. It had ...
Summary: I've been in smartphone hell for years. When my firm issued my first Blackberry about ten years ago, I thought it was the most amazing thing ever. It had a Pong-like internet experience, sure, but, back then, we were just amazed you could send e-mail from a phone. When I played with a friend's early iPhone some years later, I was blown away -- a real, honest-to-goodness, usable internet, right there in your pocket. But my firm's security requirements meant that the iPhone and, later, the Android phones, were verboten. So I was stuck with Blackberries, up to my most recent -- a Blackberry Bold. The internet experience wasn't Pong-like anymore, but it still stunk -- slow, glitchy, barely usable for anything but the most simple things on mobile sites. Then, the manufacturers and software designers figured out how to make the fancy phones in a way that would satisfy my firm's IT department, and I had my pick of all the amazing products that had since come onto the market.
p.s. Just between us, the phone fell into a (clean) toilet once, and being dunked amazingly had no effect. The water beaded and rolled off every surface, including the rubber keyboard. Some drops lingered in the crevice between the sliding halves of the phone, but a paper towel fixed that easily. The touch screen also appears to be tough -- no scratches or dings without the use of any sort of cover.
My first thought was that I would obviously just get an iPhone. But that would have meant doing a lot of typing on a screen. I might have been able to get used to it in time, but when I tried it with a friend's phone, I just hated it. For someone used to Blackberries, I really missed the tactile feedback. And I do a lot of typing on the go, including formal things for work that demand using all the letters in a word, and punctuation, and capital letters on occasion. Besides, 4G isn't yet available on the iPhone. Then, right about when I was shopping for a new phone, this one came onto the market. Awesome speed, awesome keyboard, bigger screen. Perfect!
And it's turned out that way. I've been using it on a daily basis for work (and everything else) for a few months, and I have no real complaints. When I first got it, I played with it constantly. It got a little warm, and the battery drained quicker than I thought it would. I was worried at first. (I had heard that both issues were the downside to 4G.) But then I started using it normally, not constantly, and it continues to last the whole day with moderate use and battery to spare -- about like my Bold, maybe better. Your results may vary, of course -- it all depends on your definition of "moderate." I guess if you're an intensive user, you would want the Maxx instead. But, if you're a keyboard person, as I am, there's nothing better than this phone, and it does everything else very well too.
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My first jump to the Smartphone world
by SirCynic on April 4, 2012
Pros: -Responsive
-Great keyboard
-Fast
-Organized
-Good call qualityCons: -Short battery life
-Bulky(but thats to be expected of a slide-out)
-Crappy included charger (the cord is like 3 feet long)Summary: I have always had a simple phone, and finally made the move to smart. This phone has not had me regretting my choice. I feel much more organized, and its ...
Summary: I have always had a simple phone, and finally made the move to smart. This phone has not had me regretting my choice. I feel much more organized, and its like having a computer with you at all times.
I chose it for the full slide out keyboard, and I am glad I did, as I don't really like using the touch keyboard for texting. I keep making mistakes. I can't really think of anything more I could ask of the phone, that another phone does better.
I guess it sometimes freezes and stutters while playing fruit ninja, which was included on the phone. Seems odd to me, why include a game thats too taxing on the phone to run smoothly? But I have always been able to simply press the home button to come back from any freeze. So the phone never froze, just the application. I haven't had any problems with the core functions of the phone though (texting, calling, calendar, calculator) so thats good. -
Overall a good phone.
by aholsing on March 1, 2012
Pros: Front and back camera is nice to be able to skype. I love the keyboard and it is super quick. I would like to be able to get an extended battery, but so far the battery life has sufficed for me.
Cons: No removable battery. I have had the phone for 3 days,and right now i am staring at a frozen screen which i or verizon tech supp. can not fix. I have to wait to go back to store and get replaced. Needs a reset button to avoid this.
Summary: I still like the phone given the problem, but if it happens again where i have to go with out a phone until I can get to a store, i ...
Summary: I still like the phone given the problem, but if it happens again where i have to go with out a phone until I can get to a store, i will be trading out.
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Great phone, don't listen to the whiners
by jkohley on February 27, 2012
Pros: - Fast Dual Core
- 4G LTE
- Very usable physical keyboard
- Well builtCons: - Non-replaceable battery
- Display (minor issue)Summary: I have had numerous Motorola phones and other crappy brands (LG and HTC to name a few) and this phone is a winner. It is lightning fast and the display ...
Summary: I have had numerous Motorola phones and other crappy brands (LG and HTC to name a few) and this phone is a winner. It is lightning fast and the display is good enough for most users. While the display can be a little grainy if you are too close, it is still a great display. I love how smooth the OS and apps feel when you use the phone. Battery life is great, better than my previous Droid X, and it is running on 4G. I have had no issue going all day on a single charge. However, I am a little worried about the battery not being removable/replaceable. All of you bootloader whiners, stop dragging down good phones. If you want to root the phone buy a different brand. While there is some extra preloaded software on the phone, this is not an issue given the on phone memory and available SIM slot. Finally, the only brand that truly hold up to a beating is Motorola, and this phone appears to be true to that philosophy. Overall, I high recommend this phone if you want a physical keyboard.
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Super fast, awesome physical keyboard, ~15 hour battery
by mrhayes3 on February 27, 2012
Pros: Very Fast. This is my first android based smartphone (coming from a blackberry curve), and I'm impressed with all the customization features and the speed. Internet works great as well, even with your regular 3g network. Great video and pictures.
Cons: The only problem I've had with this phone is it does have kind of a weak battery, and it's non-replaceable. That's a real bummer. I get through my day (7am-11pm) at a moderate usage and it needs its charger by 11pm.
Summary: Overall, I love this phone. All the great apps, awesome features, fluid movement between menus and great picture and video, plus the physical keyboard (pretty back light too) make up ...
Summary: Overall, I love this phone. All the great apps, awesome features, fluid movement between menus and great picture and video, plus the physical keyboard (pretty back light too) make up for the somewhat lacking battery. Also on the topic of batteries, what's with the ridiculously short charging cable? Maybe they have a longer after market one, but I wish Motorola had their cable a little longer stock. Anyway if at least it had only had a changeable battery i'd be giving it a 5 star rating.
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Best Slider at Verizon
by imilesm on February 22, 2012
Pros: Physical Keyboard
Cons: Motorola does a solid job on the hardware, the Motorola software is lacking.
Summary: The best option if you want a physical keyboard from verizon.
Summary: The best option if you want a physical keyboard from verizon.
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Wow what a great a keyboard....on the same old phone.
by Supekan on February 21, 2012
Pros: Keyboard is the best ever.
Cons: Same old lackluster screen, bulky, blocky, thick
Summary: Motorola and Samsung should get together and creat a really great physical keyboard slider. Samsung did a great job with the Stratosphere, its asthetics are SOOOO much better than the ...
Summary: Motorola and Samsung should get together and creat a really great physical keyboard slider. Samsung did a great job with the Stratosphere, its asthetics are SOOOO much better than the clunky Droid 4. Yes the Droid 4 looks like a smaller version of the Razor, also a clunky square phone but its uninspiring. The keyboard is great, one of the best, I must say but thats about it. So if you're willing to spend $200 bucks for a little keyboard on a Droid X screen with 4G then knock yourself out. I'll pass.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Motorola
- Part number: Droid 4
- Description: Type with technical precision on the laser-cut QWERTY keypad so similar to a PC your fingers instantly know where to land. And with LED edge-lit keys, it's like having night vision when you send digital messages in the dark. What makes a phone strong? Well, DROID 4 has a display designed to resist scrapes and scratches and a force field of water-repellent nanoparticles shielding the phone against water attacks - even the electrical boards inside. This is DROID strong. Unleash the fierce power of DROID 4's dual-core 1.2 GHz processor. Blast your music, check the score and load email - at the same time, without delay. Then jump from app to app and back again before the laws of physics even notice you were gone.
General
- Product Type Smartphone
- Form Factor Slider - Full keyboard,
Touch screen - Phone Design PDA
- Integrated Components Wi-Fi hotspot,
GLONASS receiver,
GPS receiver,
2nd camera,
Digital camera,
Digital player,
Voice recorder - Width 2.6 in
- Depth 0.5 in
- Height 5 in
- Weight 6.3 oz
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Mobile Broadband Generation 4G
- Service Provider Verizon Wireless
- Operating System Google Android 2.3
- Application Software GoToMeeting,
Amazon Kindle,
Quickoffice,
Netflix,
Adobe Flash Player 10,
MOTOPRINT - Installed Games Let's Golf 2,
Madden NFL 12 - Input Device(s) QWERTY keyboard , Capacitive,
Touch sensitive screen (multi-touch) Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services MMS,
SMS - Instant Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger,
AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM),
Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger),
Google Talk - Supported Email Protocols POP3,
IMAP4 - Supported Social Networks and Blogs LinkedIn,
Twitter,
Facebook - Messaging & Data Features Microsoft PowerPoint support,
Microsoft Excel support,
Microsoft Word support,
Adobe Flash support - Downloadable Content Wallpapers
- Mobile Services YouTube,
Gmail,
Google Search,
Google News,
Google Search by Voice,
Google Calendar,
Google Quick Search Box,
Google Latitude,
Slacker Radio,
Google eBooks,
MSN Hotmail,
NFL Mobile,
Yahoo! Mail Communications
- Data Transmission EV-DO
- Wireless Interface LTE,
Bluetooth 4.0,
IEEE 802.11b/g/n - Bluetooth Profiles Serial Port Profile (SPP),
Object Push Profile (OPP),
Personal Area Networking Profile (PAN),
Hands Free Profile (HFP),
Headset Profile (HSP),
Dial-up Networking Profile (DUN),
Phonebook Access Profile (PBAP),
Low Energy Attribute Protocol (ATT),
Generic Attribute Profile (GATT),
Generic Access Profile (GAP),
Heart Rate Monitor (HRM),
Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP),
Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP),
General Audio/Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP),
Human Interface Device Profile (HID),
Message Access Profile (MAP),
Device Identification Profile (DID),
Low Energy Security Manager Protocol (SMP),
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP),
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) - Communication Features Internet browser,
Mobile Email client Phone Features
- Phone Functions Voice control,
Call timer,
Conference call,
Flight mode,
Speakerphone,
Voice dialing,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Ring Tone Formats AAC,
MP3,
eAAC,
AAC+ - Sensors Digital compass,
Proximity sensor,
Accelerometer,
Ambient light sensor - Additional Features DLNA Certified,
Software updates FOTA (Firmware Over The Air),
TTY compatible,
Widgets support,
Sharing media via DLNA,
Picture editor,
Intelligent typing (SWYPE) Organizer
- Personal Information Management Alarm clock,
Synchronization with PC,
Calendar,
Calculator,
Reminder Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MIDI,
eAAC,
WMA v9,
AAC,
WMA 9,
eAAC+,
AAC +,
WAV,
MP3,
AMR - Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4,
H.263,
H.264 Processor
- Clock Speed 1.2 GHz
Memory
- RAM 1 GB
- Bult-in Memory 16 GB
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSDHC - up to 32 GB
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 8 megapixels
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Digital Zoom 8
- Video Recorder Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
- Features Geo-tagging,
Video recording Navigation System
- GPS Navigation A-GPS/GLONASS receiver - Simultaneous GPS (S-GPS)
- Navigation Software & Services Google Maps,
Google Maps Navigation Display
- Type LCD display - Color
- Technology TFT
- Diagonal Size 4 in
- Display Resolution 960 x 540 pixels
- Color Depth 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
- Features Wallpaper
Connections
- Connector Type HDMI,
Micro-USB,
Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Capacity 1780 mAh
- Run Time Details Talk ( CDMA ) - up to 750 min,
Standby ( CDMA ) - up to 205 hour(s) Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards FIPS 140-2,
HAC(Hearing Aid Compatible) - Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Motorola
- Address:
600 N. Highway 45, Libertyville, IL 60048 - Phone: 847/576-5000
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