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Motorola Droid 2 / Motorola Milestone 2 (A955)

Motorola Droid 2
Manufacturer	Motorola
Carrier	Verizon Wireless Switchable to MetroPCS
Available	August 12, 2010 (online pre-orders Aug. 11)
Screen	480 × 854 px (0.41 Megapixels) TFT LCD, 3.7 in (94 mm), 16:9 aspect ratio, WVGA
Camera	5.0 Megapixel, Autofocus, Duo LED Flash, Digital Zoom, Geo Tagging
Operating system	Android 2.2 (Froyo)
CPU	1 GHz OMAP 3620[1]
Memory	8 GB ROM /512 MB RAM
Memory card	8 GB microSD, Maximum 32 GB
Connectivity	Bluetooth 2.1, Web Browser, Synchronization, Wi-Fi, WLAN
Battery	1400 mAh Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion polymer battery Talk Time: 9.58 Hours Standby Time: Up to 315 Hours [2]
Physical size	116.3 mm (4.58 in) (h) 60.5 mm (2.38 in) (w) 13.7 mm (0.54 in) (d)
Weight	169 g (6.0 oz)
Form factor	Slider smartphone
Series	Droid
Predecessor	Motorola Droid
Successor	Motorola Droid 2 Global
Other	Virtual and slide-out QWERTY Keyboard
Development status	Discontinued
Introductory price	$149.99 with contract $559.99 without contract[2] Secondary seller pricing as of December 2010 is $0.00 with contract [3]

The Motorola Droid 2 (WCDMA/GSM version: Motorola Milestone 2) is the fifth phone in Verizon's Droid line . In the U.S., it is available exclusively on Verizon Wireless,^[4] and was released August 12, 2010 (pre-order sales of the device began August 11).^{[5][6][7][8][9]} It runs the Android operating system by Google, and is capable of running Flash Player 10.1.^[4] It comes with 8GB of internal memory and is shipped with an additional 8 GB SDHC card, upgradable to 32 GB. It has a 3.7 in display and a 5 megapixel camera.^[4] Unlike the Droid X, the Motorola Droid 2 features a redesigned physical slide-out QWERTY keyboard, but still features the Swype keyboard found on the Droid X.^[4] A limited edition version featuring Star Wars character R2-D2 and exclusive apps and content was announced by Verizon for September 30, 2010^[10][4]

Reception

Reviewers felt that the good aspects of the previous Droid, like the sturdy build and functional styling, were maintained in the Droid 2, but with many refinements. Some reviewers thought that the styling was less abrupt, but some criticised the device for not departing enough from the previous design. The consensus regarding the screen was that, while it was not as big as some phones, or as high resolution as the iPhone 4 screen, it was good quality and not too small. The keyboard was praised by some reviewers for being less awkward than on the previous Droid, but others found little improvement in the new keyboard. The keyboard overall had mixed feeling about it but it was generally the same just without a D-pad. The camera, like other parts of the device, was criticised by some for being hardly an improvement over the previous device, but most were nevertheless happy with picture quality. Most reviewers found the device to be a good solid all-rounder, but were a little underwhelmed by what they saw as a small evolution of an already successful model rather than a revolutionary new device.^[11][12][13]

Legal

In October 2010, Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Motorola with the International Trade Commission in a district court in Washington, D.C., claiming the manufacturer had "infringed on nine patents in its Android-based devices." ^[14] The court papers specifically mention the Droid 2 and Motorola Charm smartphones but Microsoft claimed that it was not limited to these phones.
In December 2010 a Texas man claimed to have had a Droid 2 explode in his ear. He said he was considering suing Motorola. However, some have questioned the validity of the phone 'exploding' when it wasn't the battery and that the phone continued to operate