Manage updates with the Download AppMotorola Droid X2 (Verizon Wireless)
Manufacturer: Motorola Part number: DROID X2
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- Bottom Line:
- The lack of 4G will be a turnoff for some, but the Motorola Droid X2's fast performance and good battery life make it one of Verizon's most solid Android phones.
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CNET editors' review
Motorola Droid X2 (Verizon Wireless) price range: $159.95
- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Reviewed on: 05/23/2011
- Released on: 05/19/2011
The good: The Motorola Droid X2 features a qHD display and a dual-core processor for faster performance. The Android smartphone offers good call quality and battery life.
The bad: The Droid X2 lacks 4G support and a front-facing camera. The smartphone is a bit bulky and Motorola's custom UI won't please everyone.
The bottom line: The lack of 4G will be a turnoff for some, but the Motorola Droid X2's fast performance and good battery life make it one of Verizon's most solid Android phones.
User reviews
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Had to return it - no Tech Support from Motorola
by orangeskies on August 6, 2011
Pros: Feels great: thin, light, fast
Great keyboard,
Good screen,
Good camera,
Good selection of apps.Cons: Doesn't Sync with Google Calendar (except the first time you try).
Battery is just okay - nothing to write home about.
Speaker phone and regular phone volume leaves a lot to be desired.
When Verizon can't help you, there's no one hom at MotorolaSummary: I am glad I bought it at Costco with a 90 day return policy. Actually, I am very sad to give it up. It's an elegant phone. No dropped ...
Summary: I am glad I bought it at Costco with a 90 day return policy. Actually, I am very sad to give it up. It's an elegant phone. No dropped calls, fast Internet Searches, but I can't keep it because I need the Google Calendar, email and contacts to sync properly and they don't.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Greatest phone I've ever used
by shooidtap on July 30, 2011
Pros: -LOVE the qHD screen
-Battery life is awesome
-Speed is phenomenal
-Overall great phoneCons: -Nothing now that I have Gingerbread
Summary: I've had this phone all but a week. I had the original Droid X and was definitely happy with that one, but once it took a dive, I decided ...
Summary: I've had this phone all but a week. I had the original Droid X and was definitely happy with that one, but once it took a dive, I decided to get a DX2. The switch was DEFINITELY worth it. Games run insanely faster on this phone, things are super snappy, and everything is seamless.
When I got the phone it was pre-loaded with froyo, which was kind of a downer because my DX had GB on it, but I found the update.zip file online, and instantly downloaded the new, OFFICIAL, version of GB for the DX2. Ever since I got that, the phone has been absolutely speedy. Compared to a rooted DX, this phone kills it. I had my old one overclocked, and this just handles everything great. I NEVER see any lag or slow-downs, and everything seems to run extremely fast. I don't have any real interest in 4G, as I'm never really downloading anything large, and the battery life on the 4G phones I heard was crap, so I was very comfortable sticking with Verizon's 3G coverage, considering I've had no problems in the past.
Great device! Definitely buy it!1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great device to get me to like Motorola again.
by bbsadaj on July 29, 2011
Pros: Large Display
Call Quality
SpeakerphoneCons: Battery Life
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Keypad dissapears on DROID X2. Quick fix
by DroidX2_fan on July 20, 2011
Pros: Display, Speed, Android
Cons: None that I can think of
Summary: Go to Settings
Choose Language & keybpard settings
Select Multi touch keyboard settings
Uncheck the green box that says "Next word prediction"
THATS IT!Summary: Go to Settings
Choose Language & keybpard settings
Select Multi touch keyboard settings
Uncheck the green box that says "Next word prediction"
THATS IT!1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great, fast proc, BIG colorful screen, decent camera.
by ericjah on July 16, 2011
Pros: -everything is faster; uploading photos, pulling up webpages, installing updates.
-Moto UI is nice. I actually like the tweaks they have made with the operating system.
-LOVE the big screen and the multiple home pages. I am able to have all the necessCons: -poor speakerphone; moving from the original MotoDroid to the X2 and I am very disappointed in the speakerphone quality. My wife still has the original MotoDroid and we use that for family phone conversations where speakerphone is required.
-No 4G (everySummary: Overall a tremendous upgrade from what I had and a wonderful phone to hold me over until 4G and/or Gingerbread are available.
Summary: Overall a tremendous upgrade from what I had and a wonderful phone to hold me over until 4G and/or Gingerbread are available.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Decent Phone, could have been better.
by Zaharkl on July 15, 2011
Pros: +Design
+Camera
+Battery Life
+Dual-Core
+Screen Size
+FastCons: -4G support
-Limited Customization
-No camera Button
-Stuck on 2.2.2 Software and no
future update seen to come.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great phone for work and play
by NATDAV42 on July 2, 2011
Pros: Fast, reliable, great display
Cons: Camera OK, but could be better.
Summary: I've turned in my HTC Incredible infor this and was very pleased. Been using wireless phones since the bag days, I had most of the latest technology including Treo. ...
Summary: I've turned in my HTC Incredible infor this and was very pleased. Been using wireless phones since the bag days, I had most of the latest technology including Treo. This one surpassed them all. It's not 4G (not necessary yet), don't care about camera on both sides (not Narcissistic, yet). Buying the Extended battery makes power issues minimal. So if you don't want to carry a Tablet and Phone (remember carrying a Palm and Flip Phone), this does nicely.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Awesome Phone
by glencogal on July 1, 2011
Pros: camera, screen size, feels solid and great battery life lots of pre loaded apps
Cons: no front facing camera
lack of 4gSummary: I love this phone, its still new to me, but is my second droid and saying this I love this phone!! I do wish it had the 4g and the ...
Summary: I love this phone, its still new to me, but is my second droid and saying this I love this phone!! I do wish it had the 4g and the front facing camera but its a solid well built phone and I am very happy with it.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Exactly What I Was Looking For...
by wcmack on June 23, 2011
Pros: Fast processor
Solid and flexible GUI
Excellent and large displayCons: None (yet)
Summary: There are so many good smartphones out there that it is really unfair to review one without giving some background on my past phones and my expectation and circumstances.
I ...Summary: There are so many good smartphones out there that it is really unfair to review one without giving some background on my past phones and my expectation and circumstances.
I am primarily a business user; I live for email, text and phone communication, but don't watch or shoot video, use video chat or play games with the phone. My last phone was the first Motorola Droid. I don't live in an area with 4G or likely to get it in the next two years (my usual purchase cycle). I am a committed Verizon customer, largely because in my area Verizon is the only carrier to offer solid coverage.
So I went to a Verizon store yesterday to check out high-end smartphones, my current Droid having taken a dive in a parking lot that shattered the screen glass. I was just about due for a discounted upgrade. When I got to the store I was not thinking of buying the DX2. I looked at a couple of 3G phones, the DX2 and the iPhone 4, as well as a couple of 4G phones, the Samsung Charge and the HTC T-bolt.
All of them had their strengths but none was perfect by any means. I had heard that the 4G phones had short battery lives, and as I said 4G connectivity was not a plus for me. I formerly had an iPhone on AT&T and loved the device but hated the network - very poor coverage. I use my smartphone as my primary office phone - I have a solo professional practice - and call quality and coverage are key. All the displays were beautiful to look at, and the user interfaces all seemed pretty good. I still liked the iPhone, but have become very involved with Google Apps in my practice, so felt an Android phone would fit me better. And the DX2 had the only dual-core processor among them, promising better performance.
So I chose the DX2 for the following reasons: an Android phone; dual-core processor; decent battery life; qHd display; good user interface; no 4G benefit available in my area.
I brought it home and took several hours to set it up and customize it to my needs and business processes. The effort was largely painless, although getting music onto the phone proved the most difficult; I had to erase and reformat the SD card a couple of times to get it right. The display is leagues ahead of my old Droid's and the interface gives me more screens to fill with apps and widgets. The phone seems a lot faster in response and crisper in search. Call quality is acceptable, but not much better than my old phone. The interface logic seems better than the Droid too; I don't know which improvements came from Google (it's still running a sub-version of Froyo 2.2) and which from Motorola, but I find I can make calls and look up contacts with a lot less button- and icon-pushing than before.
Overall, I am pleased with the purchase. Time will as always tease out both additional benefits and some drawbacks with the device, but it seems to be exactly what I was looking for to meet my smarphone needs.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Better than Blackberry
by hmolsen on June 23, 2011
Pros: Good screen size
Cons: No real cons.
Summary: I ordered my X2 on Saturday and just got it on Tuesday so it's still new. I switched from a Blackberry Curve 8530 because I was having reception problems ...
Summary: I ordered my X2 on Saturday and just got it on Tuesday so it's still new. I switched from a Blackberry Curve 8530 because I was having reception problems and because I can't help wondering if Blackberry is about to go out of business. I'm still getting used to this phone but I don't have the reception problems that I had with my Blackberry, especially with accessing Twitter. On my Blackberry, Twitter didn't seem too compatible. Tweets wouldn't come up. I don't have those problems with my X2. I tried to use Backup assistant to transfer my contacts from my Blackberry but it wouldn't work so I had to do it manually. It's by far a superior phone than my Blackberry.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Motorola
- Part number: DROID X2
- Description: DROID X2 puts you at the top of the Android smartphone Web browsing food chain with a dual-core processor for super-fast page loads and Adobe Flash 10 so that you can view your favorite sites. The big 4.3-inch acratch-resistant screen with glare-reducing coating gives you room to view.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Smartphone (Android OS)
- Form Factor Touch
- Phone Design PDA
- Resistance Scratch resistant glass
- Integrated Components Wi-Fi hotspot,
GPS receiver,
Digital camera,
Digital player,
FM radio,
Voice recorder - Width 2.6 in
- Depth 0.4 in
- Height 5 in
- Weight 5.5 oz
- SAR Value 1.5 W/kg (body) / 0.74 W/kg (head)
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Mobile Broadband Generation 3G
- Service Provider Verizon Wireless
- Operating System Google Android 2.2
- Input Device(s) Touch sensitive screen
Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services MMS,
SMS - Instant Messaging Services Google Talk
- Supported Email Protocols POP3,
IMAP4 - Supported Social Networks and Blogs MySpace,
Twitter,
Flickr,
Facebook - Messaging & Data Features Adobe Flash support
- Mobile Services Slacker Radio,
VCAST,
YouTube,
Picasa,
Gmail,
Google Search,
Google Play Communications
- Data Transmission EV-DO
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.1 EDR,
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),
Human Interface Device Profile (HID),
Generic Access Profile (GAP),
Message Access Profile (MAP),
Generic Object Exchange Profile (GOEP),
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP),
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP),
Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP),
General Audio/Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP) - 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 - Sensors Proximity sensor,
Accelerometer,
Ambient light sensor,
Digital compass - Additional Features DLNA Certified,
Picture editor,
E-911 compliant,
TV-out via HDMI,
TTY compatible,
Widgets support,
Speech-to-Text (speech recognition),
Intelligent typing (SWYPE) Organizer
- Personal Information Management Synchronization with PC,
Calendar,
Calculator,
Reminder,
Alarm clock Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards eAAC+,
AAC +,
WAV,
MP3,
WMA,
MIDI,
AAC,
AMR - Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4,
H.263,
H.264 Processor
- Type NVIDIA Tegra 2
- Clock Speed 1 GHz
Memory
- User Memory 8 GB
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSDHC - up to 32 GB
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 8 megapixels
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Special Effects Normal,
Negative,
Black & White - Camera Light Source LED light
- Video Recorder Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p)
- Features Video recording,
Geo-tagging,
Face detection Navigation System
- GPS Navigation A-GPS receiver - Simultaneous GPS (S-GPS)
- Navigation Software & Services Google Maps,
VZ Navigator Display
- Type Color
- Diagonal Size 4.3 in
- Display Resolution 960 x 540 pixels
- Color Depth 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
- Multi-language Menu Yes
- Display Languages English,
Spanish - Features Wallpaper,
Scratch resistant glass Connections
- Connector Type HDMI,
Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm,
Micro-USB Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Capacity 1540 mAh
- Run Time Details Talk ( CDMA ) - up to 480 min,
Standby ( CDMA ) - up to 220 hour(s) Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards HAC(Hearing Aid Compatible)
- Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter,
USB cable - Also Included microSDHC - 8 GB
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Motorola
- Address:
600 N. Highway 45, Libertyville, IL 60048 - Phone: 847/576-5000
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