Motorola's Droid 2 shown off on film

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Last week we got to see the Droid X strut its stuff on video, so it’s only fitting that this week we get to see the Droid 2 do likewise. Well, sort of. The guys over at Android and Me managed to score a Droid 2 from sources unknown and decided to show it off on film. As has been noted in the past, the two devices are very similar when it comes to physical characteristics. The main differences are 1) a more curved bezel, and 2) the re-sculpting of the keypad which has allowed for wider, more pronounced keys along with the elimination of that cursed D-pad in favor of arrow keys. But inside the phones slightly curvier frame is where the real differences lie. The old 500MHZ OMAP3 CPU has been swapped out for the much more powerful 1GHz OMAP3630 model (just like we said) and the RAM has been doubled to 512MB, both of which help the second iteration of the Droid achieve some impressive benchmark scores. Regrettably we don’t actually get to see the tests in action as the phone was not powered on during filming, but we’ll just have to take their word for it until we know the full story on June 23rd. We imagine you’re quite anxious to see the video, so click through to check it out.

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32 Comments
  • Phong

    first?

  • the king

    if it weren’t for a physical keyboard i might be interested

    • JAG

      Maybe it will be like first DROID/Milestone to Milestone XT720, they will release a version with 8mpx camera, no physical keyboard, HDMI output, etc

    • Headshotdad

      i’ll show you a physical keyboard!

  • sam

    it’s 550mhz isn’t it?

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

    • JAG

      hey iStupid? did u read the whole articule?

      Or u iBlind?

  • Miguel

    damn stop apologizing!

  • Diesel

    pass..

  • Bry

    Kudos for the faster processor, more memory, new arrows, and raised keys.

  • ummm

    Wonder battery life?

    • Mdroid

      Should be better…
      New OMAP3630 cpu consume less power because is made on 45nm production process.

  • Doll

    I almost couldn’t tell which one was which.

    • wanderer

      Yep, hard to tell which one is which.

  • David

    Ohno, I won’t be able to play NESOID as well without that D-Pad. I’ll hold on to the original :)

  • Jason Kay

    It is OMAP Processor on 1GHZ, which is better than SnapDragon 1GHz. (:

    • JAG

      You said it!

  • rustbelt

    I’ll be picking that beauty up in the future…

  • Verizon is AT&T

    Dissappointing. The iphone kills this garbage. Keyboards are for pussies.

    • iFlossâ„¢

      I’m pretty sure you have the order in which you stated your opinion wrong.

      Back to the topic. It looks sexy. I could see why they call it the Droid2 I’m sure they put in a better screen as well considering the standard is rising and Moto doesn’t seem like it’s going to stay behind.

      I wonder if the commercials for WP7 are going to be as cool as the ones Verizon is doing for Droid.

    • Jerry Fartwell

      even if you’re using a software keyboard with the touchscreen it is still called a keyboard, right?

  • latinjersey

    Lame…might as well call it Droid 1.5.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

  • hemdroid

    Looks to be the same footprint. I wonder if the current docking station and car mount will work…?

  • chet

    basically what the droid should have been physically

    i like it a lot

  • patrick

    Nice work motor. If it ain’t broke why fix it. Nice to see it so close physically to the original. Gonna get this for sure. Like the Droid X but worried that screen may be a liability could crack because it is so big. I like it too though. Hmm! ?

  • mike

    I love how android fanboys are happy to see this yet bitch about the same type of minimal upgrades in the iPhone lol.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

    • jawman

      well how long did it take the droid to get upgraded to droid 2? and how long did it take 3gs to get upgraded to iphone 4?
      yeah, i thought so.

  • http://CastroStPits.com ROBERT

    Lame!!! Same exact phone lol… Why talk shit about apple when ur Droid looks like the old, if it ain’t broke.. Lmao then why did they fix it???

  • Weldy

    Uh… WHITE BALANCE!

  • jawman

    according to Wikipedia the OMAP3630 is 720mhz. or do you add in the 430mhz as well? if so that would make it 1150.
    source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omap#OMAP3

  • Matt Thompson

    Private video is private =/
    Post a mirror.

  • Suckers

    Emulators are one of the best perks of having an Android phone, but the lack of a D-pad kills this for me. How about a PSP-esque joystick next time?

    They really need to focus more on how amazing these phones are as GAMING platforms. They can definitely cater to the (massive) gaming crowd without hindering other aspects of the phone…

  • Joshie

    That keyboard looks like a decent improvement over the first Droid. I find myself using the on-screen keyboard on my Droid way more than the physical keyboard. It’s not because I like the on-screen keyboard (though it’s better than I thought it would be) but because the physical keyboard stinks, and lacks auto-correct/complete so it’s generally slower in the long run. The new stats sound spiffy too.

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