As you'll recall from our hands-on at CES, the Droid 4 takes the classic Droid stylings -- a larger
screen and a physical keyboard -- and refines them even further. From the front, it looks like a cousin to the new Droid RAZR MAXX,
albeit a tad smaller with a 4-inch display at qHD (540x960) resolution.
Slide open that 4-inch display and you've got what might well be the
best physical keyboard on any smartphone. The keys are backlit and
laser-cut and are extremely easy to navigate.
One odd feature of the Droid 4 is on the backside.
You can remove the battery cover -- and must do so if you want to get to
the microSIM card (which is what provides the 4G LTE data) and microSD
card. But it takes a weird little unlocking tool (included with the
phone) to do so. But even then you can't actually remove the 1785 mAh
battery -- at least not without likely breaking anything. That could be a
deal-breaker for many. Check out our Droid 4 walkthrough video for more on that.
The phone's running Android 2.3.6, and Verizon is
already promising to update it to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Other
specs of note:
- 1.2GHz dual-core processor
- 1GB RAM
- 8MP rear camera
- 1.3MP front-facing camerea
- Serve as a 4G LTE hot spot for up to eight other devices.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Look for our full Droid 4 review in the coming days.
Source: Verizon Wireless
