Motorola Droid A855 (aka Tao/Sholes/Shules/Flash) Pre-Release Thread

[codyboring]

I just now realized how big screen is on this baby! Plus the screen resolutions is sweet!

Just sent back the Touch Pro 2.. Decided this would be the better phone for the long run.

[Sailorcancer]

I only saw in the mode of operation CDMA. Does this mean the phone will not be a world phone? Or could this be a hidden feature?

[FAUguy]

I only saw in the mode of operation CDMA. Does this mean the phone will not be a world phone? Or could this be a hidden feature?

I didn't see anything about GSM listed in the FCC docs.

[Aixelsyd]

I only saw in the mode of operation CDMA. Does this mean the phone will not be a world phone? Or could this be a hidden feature?

Correct, it is NOT a world phone, CDMA only

[teddyearp]

Yeah, I've never seen anything about it being a world phone from the beginning. Too bad in a way, though, I'm not personally much of a globe-trotter.

[Rockfshr]

passed fcc testing and now they want to name it "Tao?"

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/The-...le-a_7122.html

yep just saw that posted, http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motor...l-122830.shtml

Tao? guess we will find out soon enough

[sonya523]

Well one of the guys off that article said the official launch name was "Tao" and it is on tract for a mid October launch. Guess we'll have to wait and see though.

Yup it seems he was right, that was on the 2nd. Now I wonder if it is still going to launch mid October.

[kbman]

Tao means "the Way" in chinese and the way forward for Moto apparently...I like it.

[wnrussell]

The battery is like a Hershey bar, BP60 3.7v, 1390 mAh 5.1 Wh, SNN 5843A

[FAUguy]

Tao means "the Way" in chinese and the way forward for Moto apparently...I like it.

What about "Lal", which was Data's daughter and means "Beloved" in Hindi.

[Aixelsyd]

Tao means "the Way" in chinese and the way forward for Moto apparently...I like it.

I'll second that, kinda catching in Motos case if I must say so myself.


As for launch late Oct from what I'm hearing now from another source. IE after the Storm 2 gets released supposedly.

[FAUguy]

The battery is like a Hershey bar, BP60 3.7v, 1390 mAh 5.1 Wh, SNN 5843A

1390 mAh is in the range of most other extended batteries.
I guess they need 1390 as the standard battery with all the stuff it has to power.

[wnrussell]

What about "Lal", which was Data's daughter and means "Beloved" in Hindi.

Getting ready to rename the thread?

[Aixelsyd]

The battery is like a Hershey bar, BP60 3.7v, 1390 mAh 5.1 Wh, SNN 5843A

Sounds like the same size there abouts of what the Napoleon has for a standard battery, which IMO is still not big enough to power it. I finally just gave up using it as it would be killed way to quick. God forbid you try to use it with GPS for any period of time. I couldn't even get it to make it threw one round of golf using it with GPS and the app i have. Even on the extended battery it is half dead after a round using GPS and the app with nothing else running on the device.

[RichardCard82]

Is that picture of the phone that will be released in the US?