550 Mhz processor (2nd fastest Android device out there right now, fastest is 600).
I could replicate a list of specs, but it wouldn’t look as nice as the specs page on Motorola’s site, so go to their Droid Spec page. I wish they had designed the wall plug with fold-able prongs, would have made it more portable, but I appreciate the trend towards USB charging. It also ships with a USB cable, and a wall plug. The Droid comes with a standard headphone jack (here is hoping that becomes a totally non-noteworthy feature in phones) and a micro-USB port for charging and connecting to your PC. That is probably a good reason for their unconventional layout, as back is used more than home. Also, they are not always back-lit, so hard to find at night. No tactile feedback to find them in the dark (although haptic feedback when you touch them and activate the button). However, let’s face it, not something I would not get used to.Ī bigger issue for me was the nature of the buttons. She observed that is was different from most phones she has looked at (and she has looked at a lot lately). I thought it was just my personal preference, but I had another experienced reviewer make the same comment. I did not like the back button on the left side. Essentially the touch screen extends beyond the regular screen to the four buttons at the bottom. The touchscreen buttons are reminiscent of the old Palms before the virtual graffiti areas.
News flash: keyboards on phones are a mass of trade-offs, and the Droid is no different. The slider moves smoothly open to display the keyboard. The phone is thinner than my G1 and barely thicker than an iPhone. The lines are very, very straight, the surfaces are hard. The design of the Droid is very industrial.