Verizon catalog reveals Motorola Droid 2, new dumbphones

We knew the original Droid's replacement was coming, but we were never able to nail down the market name with confidence -- until now, it seems. The Droid 2 makes a prominent appearance in an official catalog of Verizon devices leaked to BGR, talking up its 5 megapixel cam, 8GB of onboard storage, and 1GHz processor, positioning it just ever so slightly below the mighty Droid X. Also finding their way into the catalog are the recently-launched Pantech Jest, the self-branded Verizon Salute, and the Intensity II and Gusto both from Samsung, all dumbphones that just add more evidence to the theory that all the good names for mobile devices have already been taken. No date's given for the Droid 2, but we imagine it can't be long now that they're openly talking about it, right?

[Michael Scrip Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:47PM]

Motorola's on a roll... 2 Android phones on Verizon in 2 different sizes.

[jfreckles23 Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:52PM]

@Michael Scrip
I think that deserves 2 thumbs up.

[Kyouto Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:52PM]

@Michael Scrip
Glad they're finally owning up to the Droid 2, but my real question is when they're gonna drop the price for the original Droid?

[oh ok Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:52PM]

@Michael Scrip

Droid!

[wakeuplan Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:53PM]

@Michael Scrip
Where's the Fascinate?

[Seven2k Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:54PM]

@Michael Scrip

Android NOT BROKEN!!!

[Michael Scrip Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:55PM]

@Kyouto

I bet they drop the price of the original Droid to clear out old stock... but I doubt they'll keep both in stock for very long.

Although... a $99 Droid 1 and a $199 Droid 2 will hit two attractive price points... but how much will the Droid X be at launch?

[beast101 Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:56PM]

@Seven2k DROID WINS AGAIN!

[kent99 Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:01PM]

@beast101 What does it win?

[SiXiam Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:04PM]

@Kyouto

Walmart shows the Droid @ $20 with a 2yr contract.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/13082132

[N900 Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:05PM]

@Michael Scrip The X will also be $199. I think Verizon will lower the price of the original Droid by 50, and debut the Droid 2 at $99.

[Michael Scrip Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:07PM]

@N900

Sweet. I wonder how much the Droid X will be in October when I can finally upgrade?

[That guy 2 Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:29PM]

@Kyouto Who cares when the original stood has a price drop? It sucks, unless you need the cheapest phone you can get and don't care that much about having a real smartphone, then a price drop doesn't matter, they should just discontinue it

[danulp02 Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:45PM]

@Michael Scrip droid x should be $199

[smoof111 Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:59PM]

@SiXiam wow, thats a low price!!!

[biddybalboa Posted Jul 13th 2010 8:01PM]

@Michael Scrip they're gonna overwhelm the non tech savvy consumer

[Michael Scrip Posted Jul 13th 2010 8:05PM]

@biddybalboa

My mom bought the original Droid.

Sure she doesn't use it like you or I would... but she does enjoy getting weather updates on her phone... and checking the TMZ app while waiting somewhere.

It definitely gets a lot more use than her old flip-phone, which was ONLY used for phone calls.

[Flowah Posted Jul 13th 2010 8:10PM]

@That guy 2

lol. In what universe does the original Droid suck?

[MowDownJoe Posted Jul 13th 2010 8:26PM]

@Kyouto Didn't it launch at $199 after contract and rebates and all that jazz? I'm pretty sure it's now $149. Meaningless, I know, but still...

@smoof111 I KNOW!

[ckeegan Posted Jul 13th 2010 8:30PM]

@N900 The Droid 2 and Droid X will likely both be $199 on a 2 year. They could easily justify $199 for the X with marketing the multimedia features, and justify $199 for the Droid 2 for the physical keyboard. There is no way they are going to price the Droid 2 at $99.

[Bacchus027 Posted Jul 13th 2010 9:01PM]

@kent99

another droid, of course!

[DefPoet Posted Jul 13th 2010 9:24PM]

@smoof111
I can't read that unless I hear it in the same tone as the office depot commercial

[redpanda Posted Jul 14th 2010 12:21AM]

@biddybalboa Do I want a bigger screen or a physical keyboard? I don't know! It's too complicated! Please Steve Jobs tell me what I want!

[Ezye1313 Posted Jul 14th 2010 1:00AM]

@Michael Scrip
Can't you get the original droid buy one get one free for 149$?

[shmabel21 Posted Jul 14th 2010 1:25AM]

@Kyouto they already have. It went from 299 with 100MIR =199 to 249 w/ 100MIR = 149

[shmabel21 Posted Jul 14th 2010 1:27AM]

@Michael Scrip. The droid x will be launching for 299w/ 100MIR= only 199 very attractive pricing considering its size and ability

[Metacognition Posted Jul 14th 2010 2:06AM]

@Kyouto

Don't go through verizon retail. I got my droid back in march for $50 through dell. No shipping, no tax, no stupid rebate. And this is for a renewal, not a new activation. Its even cheaaper now. Dell, walmart, and best buy are all much cheaper alternatives than going through verizon.

[djcue95 Posted Jul 14th 2010 2:25AM]

@N900 What about making the Droid 2 $149.99?

[dementedacademic Posted Jul 14th 2010 3:45AM]

@Kyouto Its already free on Amazon, FYI

[jmcquesten Posted Jul 14th 2010 10:57AM]

@Michael Scrip It won't matter how much any Droid is in October, Windows Phone 7 will be out sometime around then, so there will be no need for Android anymore.

[furmandude2059 Posted Jul 14th 2010 11:00AM]

@kent99 an iPhone 4 with fixed reception problems

[dr154 Posted Jul 14th 2010 11:24AM]

@Michael Scrip i believe verizon doing an early upgrade option for the droid x on launch date like the iphone 4 did with your upgrade is within this year.

[sbbc96 Posted Jul 14th 2010 1:57PM]

@Kyouto It has started to, but not by much. Give it 2 weeks.

[Michael Scrip Posted Jul 14th 2010 2:43PM]

@jmcquesten -- "It won't matter how much any Droid is in October, Windows Phone 7 will be out sometime around then, so there will be no need for Android anymore."

So... WP7 is the Android-killer?

I've heard about these "killers" before. Funny... I've never seen any of them do what they claim... kill their competition...

Nice to know WP7 has fanboys already :)

[Bearpowers Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:49PM]

Debating on waiting for Droid 2 or Samsung Epic.

Leaning towards epic slightly because SUPERAMOLED.

Droid 2 will be a fantastic phone regardless.

[Scape3d Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:03PM]

@Bearpowers

Epic. Better device and you'll be paying MUCH less on Sprint.

[EggoEspada Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:51PM]

@Bearpowers The Droid 2 is supposed to be Stock 2.2. So if thats true and if Google backs this up like the original one, their will be no bootloader.
So if theres no boot loader and theres Froyo, I'd say go for the Droid 2..

[SomePerson Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:51PM]

@Bearpowers Well that depends on what you want. IMHO, I believe you should go with Verizon as they have better reception than Sprint and no 4G isn't a deal breaker until it spreads throughout most of America. Besides, with the Droid 2 you get a phone with one of the best call quality and reception, an arguably superior processor, and great build quality. But the Epic is fine too.

[SomePerson Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:54PM]

@EggoEspada Not to mention Samsung put their shitty UI on it. Stock > Company UI

[gophergun Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:55PM]

@Bearpowers I'm leaning towards the Epic as well. The only thing that has any chance of turning me towards the Droid 2 would be lack of Car Home support, a ridiculous price, or lack of root/a modding community, as I absolutely cannot stand that UI Samsung has put on there.

[Vone Posted Jul 13th 2010 9:51PM]

@EggoEspada I havent seen anyhting to suggest that, as far as I know it is also running the Droid X's version of blur.

[KosherTelephone Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:49PM]

The only thing I dislike about the Droid is the logo.

[jfreckles23 Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:53PM]

@KosherTelephone
It's not ugly, it's manly.... i swear...

[nefnet13 Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:50PM]

OK headline + picture - (reading the full text of the post) = me screaming "What? The Pre Plus is NOT a dumbphone!!!!!" in true nerdy indignance.

(in my head anyway)

[MowDownJoe Posted Jul 13th 2010 8:34PM]

@nefnet13 The catalog shows that Verizon knows that the Pre is a smartphone. Sadly, they also think the Kin is a smartphone....

[techlord Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:52PM]

veriozn sure confuse people, droid x or droid 2 is newer?

[Kleptomaniac Posted Jul 13th 2010 6:58PM]

@techlord
The Droid line is just for all of Verizon's Android phones its not just Motorola although they are the most associated with it due to the first Droid. HTC also make Droid's, the Droid Eris (Basically a Hero) and the Droid Incredible.

[Zachary Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:00PM]

@techlord

If people get that easily confused they probably aren't in the market for a smartphone.

[timshundo Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:14PM]

@Zachary

Naw. It's just a pretty stupid branding scheme.

[plyx Posted Jul 13th 2010 7:53PM]

@timshundo
How's that? Verizon just calls all of their Android phones by the 'Droid' moniker. Seems pretty simple to me.