Droid 2 mockups land at a Best Buy Mobile store
By Paul Miller 
posted August 5th 2010 12:28PM
posted August 5th 2010 12:28PM
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i like keyboard of Droid more
with the large square button(don't know what it's called)
@manho001
I think all BlackBerries will look like this in the future. People want a full scree these days but BB are known for physical keyboard. I think future BBs will look like Droid 2 only thinner.
@manho001 I think it's the D-Pad?
@manho001
Shouldn't have moved away from Stock Android... sad days in Android land. Google, please come back...
@manho001
This phone leaks more than a BP oil well.
@manho001
Yeah, the first Droid's keyboard looked amazing. But I think that the D-pad really had no use. At least thats what I remember reading from a few Engadget droid owners.
@Firewave The D Pad certainly is useful as it replicates the Up, Down, Left, right & Select keys. IMO, the main problem is that this design takes up too much real estate & it is easy to mispress a key.
The Droid 2 seems to solve these issues....;)
@Sea Urchin Hey I'm wit u on that. The driod 1&2 are both ugly and thick. I don't expect the 2 to do better than the 1 but it does need 2B thinner
@Firewave What that keyboard looks like an 80's calculater watch its horrible. It's amazing how advertising affects peoples opinion
@dhamp2g yeah like those 'its magical' ads.
@manho001 I think the Verizon logo could be a little bigger though.
@dhamp2g
Please learn how to type.
@manho001
Yea at least the Droid's verizon logo is gray. Also, this phone is thin.
So how long do I have to wait for SAMMY FASCINATE? It dosen't even leak at all for 2 months after the launching show.
@manho001 Meet the new Droid!
Same as the old Droid!
@manho001
This is basically a droid, a year later, with a 1GHZ processor. For anyone that knows anything about droids this is sad. My droid 1 had a 1.3ghz processor running very cool about 7 months ago.... -.-
@dhamp2g The original Droid when it came out. Was the thinnest QWERTY slider. I'm pretty sure that still holds true. I don't see how its thick.
Thank you BB for only displaying bricked phones. I like actually playing with the real deal.
@Distant
I finally got your abbreviation of Best Buy.
Let me take this time to inspire you all because as a boss that's what I do. Confusion is the first step to understanding. Consider yourself inspired.
@Michael Scott
yeah it took me about 1 second to get it.. I thought Blackberry? NO, oh Best Buy because yeah they have the fake displays that suck.. lol
@Distant
Ahaha, so true. There is nothing more disappointing than "OMG a Droid 2!!! ...oh wait."
@Distant
Well, if Best Buy had to open a phone for every store, on top of that, they cant resell them, and to top it off, putting them at risk of being stolen or vandalized? No! I am so opposed to displays its not funny. I hate that where I work, we have displays for cameras, camcorders, DSLRs, phones, MP3s, and eBooks, all for idiots to come in, play with them and destroy them. Same thing with laptops, people keep popping keys off the keyboards and stealing the chargers.
I buy everything online, from a spec sheet. The only type of display that is truly needed are TV displays. Since even TVs with similar specs can look different on the floor.
Droid 2 is imminent!
@Rick Astley. This is starting to remind me of the Clone Wars. The Droid army is returning. Although if they come in this form factor, I want them to win
@Lord Vader
But that means the trade federation will defeat the republic...
@Lord Vader
The Droid Army is kinda late...
i'd take one
I'd consider buying one now that ugly gold square thing is gone.
@Son Goku do you mean the shiny chrome border? yea, it's gone!! now if you can disable blur, we're in business.
@Son Goku oh you meant the directional pad haha. That thing has been gone since the first leaked pics.
same design as Droid's?
@W1lksen
similar design. it is it's successor, it is acceptable.
it's just that time of month i guess.....
This is the best Engadget article I've read all month.
Yeah, awesome one-liner.
Should I say it? It might be inappropriate
@Michael Scott
Say it.
@Michael Scott I'll start.
That's.
@bstump
What.
@Kimbernator
SHE SAID!
Droid ftw
Taste like chicken...
Well it's obvious they saw the success of iPhone 4's leaks, so they're taking a leaf out of Apple's book.
@Bentendo Success? Of what? Killing Chinese workers?
@Bentendo Yeah! EVERYONE is trying to copy Apple because, obviously, Apple made the first candybar style touchscreen phone!
[sarcasm]
@bstump you seem a bit sensitive today ;)
@Tijok Yes because Apple obviously owned the factory, and all the factory made were Apple products... I don't think...
@Bentendo
that doesnt matter. even if you dont own a sweatshop you can still get in trouble if your product is made there. why the hell are you defending apple at foxconn? what the hell kind of monster ifanboy are you?
Haha, that was pretty funny @system22.
eh. it looks the least inspired out of all the new android phones. hope it doesn't have that less than awesome ui of DX. i'm sure it will be a solid phone tho.