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Release Date: July 15, 2010

Battery:

When you really want to dig into the guts of a great smartphone like the Motorola Droid X, you must start with the battery. After all, all the other features of such a phone still depend on having a great battery to work with, and one that will last long enough for you to really experience everything that the Droid X does so well.

Battery life for the Droid X is actually quite decent, giving you a full day of heavy use without having to constantly go back to the charging station. However, if you’re using the hotspot functionality on the Droid X, you may have to charge up more times than someone that is just making a few phone calls here and there. The standby time for the Droid X is roughly three days, but since everyone uses their phone differently, it’s important to realize that your mileage might vary.

Memory and Processor Speed:

With specs as impressive as the Motorola Droid X brings to the table, you have to lead with performance and processor speed. Instead of dealing with a ho-hum processor, the Droid X speeds forward with a cutting edge TI OMAP3630 processor. In the OMAP line, it’s one of the best out there.

Memory is something that also gets your attention when it comes to the Motorola Droid X, as the phone comes with over 8GB of internal memory, as well as the ability to support a massive 16GB microSD card. That’s pretty impressive, considering some phones only have 500MB of internal memory and only take a 4GB microSD card.

Screen:

Most smartphone fans these days are going to be pretty interested in the screen size of any phone that they have their eyes on. Since there has been so much hype on the Droid X, it goes without saying that Motorola really had to step up their game — especially with the Sprint HTC EVO 4G right on its heels.

The screen on the Droid X sports a nice 854×480 resolution — as you might imagine, this leads to a much narrower and even “skinny” screen than the standard formula.  As far as inchhes go, you’re still dealing with a 4.3-inch screen. Real estate as far as this phone goes isn’t going to be a problem at all — you’ll definitely be able to see what you’re doing.

Form:

When you first look at the Motorola Droid X, you think “slim” more than anything else. Is it paper-thin? Absolute not — we haven’t gotten to that point yet. However, there’s a beautiful display that takes center stage. When you hold the Droid X in your hand, you’ll definitely notice that you’re holding something solid. Unlike other smartphones on the market, there are very few curves here — it’s more of a “square” look. However, with the features of this phone, you’ll find that it’s actually quite hip to be square, indeed.

Camera:

Rounding out the features of this phone is a very strong camera that produced amazing results right from the box. Instead of dealing with a low-resolution camera, you’ll actually be working with an 8 megapixel camera. However, it’s not just megapixels that you’ll be working with — you’ll also have a strong flash and auto-focus.

Other Features:

* Mobile Hotspot
* Custom UI interface
* Customizable Skins