Mystery Motorola Droid (Shadow?) spotted with Verizon branding, set to be starting somethin'
By Ross Miller 
posted May 22nd 2010 4:29PM
posted May 22nd 2010 4:29PM
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I wonder if this is going to make the droid a slug considering that it doesn't have a snapdragon processor
@albinomexi snapdragons and 4.3" screens should be a minimum requirement on touchscreen phones... phones without them just seem toy like and cheap
@albinomexi
This phone doesn't have a snapdragon (which is way overrated....)
It has the next gen processor that the Droid has.
Omap 3630
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=13746264&highlight=omap+3630#post13746264
@albinomexi why does everyone mention that when the droid can be overclocked to 1.3ghz and the snapdragon can't?
Regardless if that phone has a slide out keyboard and stock android I'll take it over my droid. Isn't that the stock 2.2 desktop pictured there? All these custom UIs do is slow down updates
@herloboy
It doesn't have a keyboard!
And has Blur on 2.1 at the moment
Droid 2 will be stock with a keyboard though dues out by Aug
@SteveyAyo
Oh thats just silly, while a 4.3" is appealing, it definitely shouldn't be a requirement, 4.3 is way too big for me for a phone, 3.7 is ideal, The EVO seems pretty awesome, but I would take the Desire over it at any given day because of the screen size. Remember, a killer feature for you might be a deal breaker for others.
@SteveyAyo
4.3" MINIMUM? That's absurd..ly large. 3.5 - 3.7 is just fine.
@herloboy Droid at 1.3GHz is still slower than a N1 at stock, due to architecture. Throw in an OC of 1.113GHz on the N1, and the Droid gets raped. Mind you, the Droid has a better GPU.
@SteveyAyo
Not really, my droid's screen and processor are perfectly suffucient and I have excellent battery life. The iphone would be perfectly sufficient if it didn't have crippling software on it. The 1ghz processors are overkill. I think 800mhz is the magic spot for the modern phone os's.
@unf8605 damn i guess me and my HD2 are alone on this one then, ok nevermind then. It just seemed so amazing to go from a small iphone screen to the HD2 and yet the phone is not much bigger. and 1 is not enough for me, i want my 1.3ghz Mondrian... PS1 games on my hd2 is great but i want to play ps2 games dammit
But yeah i guess the 4.3 is just me but you can fit a 4" screen on phones like the iPhone no problem, just have to remove the overwhelming bezel
@albinomexi
and how do you know its not a snapdragon?
@albinomexi
VERIZON is gettin all ANDROID love today!!
@abedinthehouse
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=13746264&highlight=omap+3630#post13746264
Read through that thread multiple people who have used it have said OMAP3630!
@abedinthehouse he was referring to the droid not having one, not this new phone
Check out the specs. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it's an OMAP processor with 800/600 Mhz underclocked
@egut125
It is not the processor that makes a diff on these devices...it is the gpu...this has the PowerVR SGX530 gpu which is optimized by nearly all games...it is similar to AMD's offering on the Snapdragon but it is optimized so it runs do much faster in comparison...anyway, the actual processor should be clocked at 800mhz...this has a 45nm core vs 65nm of the snapdragon which makes it more energy efficient and more overclocking...rlly, it is almost never necessary to use the 1ghz but if I get one im goin to 1.1ghz-1.3ghz
@Techno1q
i believe it is 4.1" contrary to what engadget said...otherwise it would be huge...i like the evo but i think it is too thick...i prefer 9.9mm vs 13mm
@JAG
I read someone else say this. What else happened for VZW today?
@albinomexi
Slide out keyboard? Please?
@egut125
The phone in the photo is clearly running Froyo, btw.... I think they just edited the appearance of the launch dock
@SteveyAyo
The hd2 is a nice phone. Everything on a phone is a comprimise with battery life. The battery life on the hd2 is acceptable, but it could be amazing with a smaller but usable screen. It all comes down to what your priorities are. And at least for me, battery life is a number 1 priority on a portable phone. A blackberry has great battery life but lacks usability. It is indisputable that a phone with a smaller screen and slower processor will have greater battery life (assuming it has the same os). A phone with an average screen and processor but better battery life is better than a phone with average battery life with a great screen and overkill processor. But that is just me, your priorities may be different.
@unf8605 well i dont know if compromising on size and power is the answer, the Evo is just an HD2 with a better battery and camera and from what i understand the battery is more than acceptable... battery technology needs to start progressing as fast as the rest of the phone
@albinomexi Not at all. Just pop on a math co-processor and you are good to go.
@herloboy
Nope, that's Moto Blur, which I don't like, that's why we should wait for the Droid 2 when it drops.
@egut125 Remember this previewed last year along with the mirage on China before, a prototype which didn't materialized quite well. http://j.mp/motorola-shadow-mirage
@SteveyAyo How is the HD2 like the Evo 4g? The only similarity is the 4.3 screen and the processor.
@Spaceshipped
thats what people thought about 24inches. If it fits in my pocket than its fine :)
@SteveyAyo ...and cargo pants will make a comeback with a specially constructed oversized phone pocket.
@sjavvaji The current Droid has an SGX530, it's nothing new.
A+ for the michael jackson reference.
@iName i swear, there is always a 80's song reference...
@iName
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@iName
I odnt get it :(
@tobsmonster2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanna_Be_Startin%27_Somethin%27
man, this summer is going to be awesome, lots of great phones
@AmelFl Seriously. I'm gonna need a second job to support my 'growing out of control my the day' cell phone addiction...
How come Verizon is getting all the cool phones and AT&T gets crap? Oh, that's right, AT&T sold their souls to Apple and their customers get to choose from the iPhone and crap.
@PrezBO The only good phones I've seen on Verizon is the original Droid and the BlackBerrys.
@rhomaion you should see the incredible
@rhomaion the only good phone ive seen on AT&T is uhh the iphone i guess?
@PrezBO
yeah that's probly what it is... -_-
At any rate I wonder how many incredible owners are going buy this when it comes out. It might be safe to say a great portion of the original droids got replaced quickly. That's the way the kids roll these days.
@mattyboy1013 blackberry's are good...just not fun.
@PrezBO
The day att gets a competent alternative means the iphone is no longer going to be exclusive. The nexus one wasn't "officially" supported and apple allowed att to sell the pre because it was dead in the water. Apple is very much responsible for the lack of competition on att.
@PrezBO HTC Mondrian man, winpho7 has your back... first high end smartphone on ATT that wasnt made by Apple in 4 years!! Cant wait
@PrezBO nevermind At&T, Why is there no Android phone like the EVO 4G or the Incredible or the Shadow for GSM, the only two phones available the Nexus One and the Motorola Droid (Milestone). Why can't Europe have cool phones? We don't like the N8
Its the new DROID!!!!!!!
@citizeninsane
Theres no keyboard thought!
Engadget needs to get it rights
its a 4.1'' slate!!!!!!!!
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=13757291#post13757291
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