According to a source Engadget Mobile has been in contact with, Droid is a new Verizon Wireless smartphone brand. In addition to what's currently known as the Motorola Droid (not confirmed as the actual marketing name yet), the upcoming HTC Desire all-touch smartphone powered by Android and Sense UI will be marketed as the Droid Eris.
Engadget Mobile's source says that the Droid Eris will be released on November 6 already, but will likely not appear officially at Verizon Wireless' Motorola Droid event on October 28. There's not much information available for the HTC Desire / Droid Eris yet, but the Motorola Droid details have already been leaked through Verizon Wireless' own DroidDoes campaign as well as a pre-production model obtained by Boy Genius Report.
First of all, the Motorola Droid will offer a slide-out QWERTY thumbboard, similar to the recently reviewed Motorola CLIQ. However, while the Motorola CLIQ is powered by Android 1.5, the Motorola Droid will be the first phone to be powered by Android 2.0.
Some of the new features that Android 2.0 seems to bring to the Motorola Droid includes native sync support for Exchange and Facebook, a new Maps application, a new UI makeover and much more. Boy Genius Report has spent some time with the Motorola Droid here.
Verizon Wireless says that the Motorola Droid will sport a 5-megapixel camera with night shot capabilities, as well as a high-res screen that is rumored to be a 3.7-inch screen with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The Motorola Droid will sport a 550 MHz TI OMAP 3430 processor, similar to what's found in the iPhone 3GS.
The Motorola Droid price tag has yet to be announced, but the carrier tends to price its new smartphones at $200 with a two-year contract and a qualifying plan nowadays - perhaps best known and first introduced as the iPhone 3GS price level after subsidies.
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