With Droid 2 news seeping out, is there hope for the early adopters of the first model?
One of the “bad” things about the speed of progress in the Android phone market is how quickly a shiny new device starts to feel old and tarnished. Verizon and Motorola unleashed the Droid on the world about nine months ago, but already the phone is starting to seem a bit long in the tooth. The list of “better” Android phones is too long to go into in detail, but HTC’s EVO 4G (on Sprint) and Motorola’s Droid X (on Verizon) both immediately spring to mind, but neither of them have the slide-out keyboard that sets the Droid apart. And now we’re hearing very, very strong rumors and leaks about a Droid 2 coming this month. Does this mean my Droid is officially obsolete? Yes, at least according to Verizon (or more accurately, according to what the rumors are saying about Verizon). The Droid is being retired and replaced by the Droid 2 sometime next month. Drat. I’ve got an old phone. So what do we know about the Droid 2? Yesterday the user manual was leaked and some Best Buy stores apparent
