Motorola DROID R2-D2 is the highly anticipated edition of Star Wars version. The DROID 2 R2-D2 pre-installed with R2-D2 notification sounds and ringtones, 4 special live wallpapers, R2-D2 clock widget, “The best of R2-D2” video with the original Cantina music and an exclusive binoculars application and the box has been made to look like Carbonite.
The Motorola DROID 2 has quiet similar specs as the first version of Motorola Droid. The main difference with the DROID 2 is that the keyboard will be different, and it will run Android 2.2.
Motorola DROID D2 features 3.7 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, full qwerty keypad, 5 MP camera with Dual-LED, Digital zoom, Android 2.2 OS(Froyo), OMAP3600 series 1GHz Chip with 512 MB RAM, 8GB of on-board memory, 8GB Pre-installed Micro SD card Support for MicroSD cards up to 32GB expansion, 3G, Wi-Fi, DLNA and etc.
Full Technical Specifications of Motorola Droid R2 D2
| Network | |
| CDMA | 1X 800/1900 |
| EVDO | rev. A |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H, Vol | 60.5 x 116.3 x 13.7 |
| Weight | 169 grams |
| Type | Side-Slider |
| Display | |
| Type | TFT Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Size | 3.7 inch (FWVGA) |
| Colours & Resolution | 16 Million colours & (480 x 854) pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | Multi-touch input method Full QWERTY keyboard Pinch to zoom Swype Text Proximity, ambient light Sensor |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Android OS 2.2 |
| Processor | OMAP3600 series 1GHz Chip with Dedicated GPU, 512 MB RAM 6085 Coprocessor |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Memory | 8GB of on-board memory, 8GB Pre-installed Micro SD card Support for MicroSD cards up to 32GB expansion |
| Browser & Messaging | Android HTML WebKit with Adobe Flash Enabled Mobile browsing with a new processor and Verizon’s 3G network MMS, SMS, Email (Corporate Sync, POP3, IMAP, Push Email), Instant Messaging, Microsoft Exchange |
| Camera | |
| Still | 5 Megapixels(2560×1920 pixels) with Dual-LED, Digital zoom |
| Secondary(Front) | No |
| Video Recording | DVD quality 720×480 resolution @ 30 fps |
| Connectivity | |
| Data | EDGE & GPRS |
| Bluetooth & USB | v2.1 with A2DP Stereo & v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | HSUPA 2.0 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps |
| Music, Image & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, MIDI, EVRC, AMR, , WMA, QCLP |
| Video Format | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Image format | BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1400 mAh Standard battery |
| Standby Time | Up to 315 hours(13 days) |
| Talk Time | Up to 9.58 hours |
| Other Features | Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation, Google Talk eCompass Facebook, Twitter& MySpace synced and streamed to one screen. Vz(Verizon) navigator, VCast music Accelerometer |
| Colors Availability | Black |
The handset itself has been designed to resemble R2-D2 and the box has been made to look like Carbonite (the material that Hans Solo was frozen in). Along with the phone, the purchaser will get a Star Wars media dock and a wired stereo headset.
Exclusive to Verizon customers, the app will allow the user to browse and view content related to Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. A separate Star Wars Mobile App with similar Star Wars content will be available for all Android 2.1 users.
Price & Availability
The DROID R2-D2 by Motorola will be available on online at www.verizonwireless.com and in selected Verizon Wireless Communication stores for $249 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Premium Star Wars content can be accessed for a one-time charge of $2.99.
Customers will need to subscribe to a Nationwide Talk plan or a Nationwide Talk & Text plan (beginning at $39.99 monthly access) and an Email and Web for Smartphone plan (beginning at $29.99 for unlimited monthly access).
Update: Droid R2-D2 now available at Verizon Wireless Stores for $99.99 with a 2-year contract.