Droid fans, the Droid 4 is coming in a few days and it’s everything the Droid 3 should have been, but wasn’t.

It’s barely been five months since the Droid 3 was released and the Droid 4 is already preparing for its big debut. Whereas the Droid 3 was greeted with disappointment by a lot of consumers (myself included), the Droid 4 looks to be a device with cut corners (that seems to be Motorola’s new style) and a sweet LED edge-lit QWERTY keyboard.

The changes run deeper than the skin, though. The Droid 4 is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs on Verizon’s ultra fast 4G LTE network. Inside is 1GB of RAM (up from 512MB), a Gorilla Glass qHD (960×540) resolution screen, HD front-facing camera for video calls, a larger 1785mAh battery (up from 1540mAh), and 8-megapixel rear cam with image stabilization.

Like the Droid Razr, the Droid 4 is also splash-proof, so you can spill your morning coffee all over it and it won’t fizzle around in agony. The Droid 4 doesn’t have the Kevlar body that the Droid Razr has, but its rear looks nice and grippy (you now get a little camera hump).

Overall, the Droid 4 looks like a great boost for the Droid faithful. The Droid smartphones have always been known to be durable little devices, and there’s no reason to believe the Droid 4 won’t be of the same high quality.

via: dvice

Android’s always had a best friend forever (or, for the time being) in Verizon. Together, the two companies were able to establish Andy Rubin’s mobile OS as a serious platform competitor, fighting back against the then threat of AT&T’s exclusive iPhone juggernaut with Moto’s Droid. Flash forward to present day and it’s no wonder Big Red’s SVP John Thorne is giving a public-facing, albeit tentative, thumbs up to Google’s Motorola Mobility acquisition. Thorne’s official line on the deal concerns the “stability [it might bring] to the ongoing smartphone patent disputes,” but the executive declined to comment further, citing a lack of known details for the proposed buyout. Certainly, the wireless operator has good reason to keep a close eye on the takeover, as a recent Chitika survey pegs it with a commanding 41 percent share of active Android handsets. So far, only Nokia has come out from behind Microsoft’s shadow, hailing the move as a boon for WP7 and casting shade on Google’s intentions. As for the rest of the industry, it appears they’re all making heavy use of that nifty statement generator. Hit the more coverage link to see what we mean.

via: wsj