Droid 4 Available February 10th for $199

by Jason Inofuentes on 2/7/2012 10:33:00 AM
Posted in Motorola , Droid 4 , Verizon , TI , LTE , QWERTY

 

It feels like we first saw images of the Droid 4 just a few days after our review went live. And so seven months later, looks like Verizon customers will finally have a chance to get their hands on the latest iteration of the Android phone that started it all (on Verizon, at least). Officially announced at CES (peep our hands-on here and here), the Droid 4 continues Motorola's recent history of marginally iterating with each new model. So, while the screen size (4.0"), resolution (qHD) and chipset (TI OMAP 4430) remain the same, the clock speed (1.2GHz), RAM (1GB) and form factor have been reworked. 

The design mirrors the look of the Droid RAZR, including the sealed battery (now up to 6.8 Whr), and svelte design. Ironically, the phone is a hair thicker than the Droid 3 it replaces (13.1 mm vs. 12.9 mm), and some of that added thickness is a result of the inclusion of an LTE radio. There aren't a whole lot of QWERTY LTE phones, and the Droid 4 bests Samsung's Stratosphere 4G in thinness by nearly a millimeter. The 4.0" screen is TFT-LCD with PenTile RGBW at 960x540, likely the same one as the Droid 3. 

Like all phones not called the Galaxy Nexus, the Droid 4 will ship with Gingerbread (skinned with not-Blur), and an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade will be incoming at a later date. Positioning the device at $199 gives buyers the option of the super-thin RAZR or the QWERTY inclusive Droid 4, with the cutting-edge Galaxy Nexus or the RAZR MAXX with its huge battery. Stay tuned, Droid 5 rumors should be trickling in any minute now. 

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Source: Verizon

Print This Article 9 Comments View All Comments Post a Comment So Anandtech is supposed to be international, right? by Daniel Egger on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Seriously guys: What the heck is up with the constant reports about some mobile phones showing up at some US mobile operator together with subsidised prices with unmentioned subscription plans?

That's really lame for an international site... Daniel Egger Reply RE: So Anandtech is supposed to be international, right? by mpschan on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Are you complaining that they create these articles, or that you aren't seeing similar versions for other countries?

If the former, you do realize that a very large portion of their visitors are from the US and would find this info interesting. What, should they just ignore the announcement? mpschan Reply RE: So Anandtech is supposed to be international, right? by Daniel Egger on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 > Are you complaining that they create these articles, or that you aren't seeing similar versions for other countries?

I'm complaining that this is irrelevant marketing blah. There's no even remotely technical information in those announcements and thus they don't belong here IMHO.

But since you were asking: Over here there ain't no such thing as prices fixed by operators. You can get about any phone with any contract(s) from any dealer for about any price. Apple tried to bring those nonsense fixed prices (free market anyone?!?) over with the iPhone but luckily failed miserably. Daniel Egger Reply RE: So Anandtech is supposed to be international, right? by Kristian Vättö on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 The launch of pipeline changed things a bit. It opened doors for articles like this and other smaller announcement-like articles. At least I think this is a relevant article because we have posted about Droid 4 before and readers who are interested in it are definitely craving for info on its release and price.

Don't worry, we haven't forgotten technical stuff, some articles are just less techy than others :-) Kristian Vättö Reply RE: So Anandtech is supposed to be international, right? by risa2000 on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Just out of curiosity, I would be interested to know, how many visitors come from which region (US, Europe, Asia, Africa etc.). Maybe then the articles about some US operators launching some US version mobile phone would get into right perspective, also for non-us visitors. Wishing to serve the largest visitor base is definitely valid argument. risa2000 Reply Very unique name by tayb on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Such a unique name. Sure to bring further brand recognition to Motorola and spur customer loyalty. So very unlike the Previous versions named Droid, Droid 2, and Droid 3.

And the specs? How truly innovative!

I can't believe at one point I thought Motorola would be the "King of Android." tayb Reply RE: Very unique name by moltentofu on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Iphone 4.

I know I know, mentioning apple is the Godwins law of tech blogs.

But seriously the "Motorola Droid Razr Maxx" sounds idiotic. Full disclosure: I really like the vanilla droid series.

Also, I once tried to buy an Acer laptop and gave up. I've owned Clevos so it's not a brand thing. Fix your stupid complicated product names people! And have less products! moltentofu Reply a real disappointment. by Pessimism on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 An 8 month old phone released as new, with a year-old operating system. I thought Google buying Motorola meant timely releases, apparently not. With Android phones having the lifespan of an average lap dance, they really need to step up their game if they want to appear innovative. Pessimism Reply RE: a real disappointment. by moltentofu on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Eh, the announcement of purchase was in Aug last year. I'm really not going to worry much if Google wasn't able to get it together in 6 months or less to fully integrate with another multibillion dollar company, scrap a product probably already half way through its development cycle and create an even more kickass one out of thin air.

Give them a calendar year before getting all, I don't know, pessimistic :P moltentofu Reply Subject Comment Post Comment Please login or register to post a comment.
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