Motorola Droid 4 "Maserati" Pre-Release Thread

**tighr** · 01-02-2012, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by RoninEdge

With women, I like thin, sexy, and smart.

Where do you find one of those? It's like a venn-diagram where the intersection doesn't exist.

**Ark6** · 01-02-2012, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by tighr

Where do you find one of those? It's like a venn-diagram where the intersection doesn't exist.

You're not going to find that in a bar! I know plenty of girls that match that description.

**RoninEdge** · 01-02-2012, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by tighr

Where do you find one of those? It's like a venn-diagram where the intersection doesn't exist.

Boston. Seriously. I've lived all over the country, and the downtown Boston and Cambridge area has the highest concentration of thin, sexy, and smart women I've ever seen.

**TC_Mits** · 01-03-2012, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by RoninEdge

Suit yourself, but I've been waiting since August, I'm not planning on waiting any longer...

The vzw 'flagship' og "Droid Does!" had a keyboard only 2 years ago. It is not unfair to expect a leading edge top line full landscape keyboard handset from the same provider now. If vzw won't do it, another Co will. The business user will demand it.

The D4 is swiftly sliding back from the leading edge. Other posters here can descry better on the near side of the horizon.

Perspective instantiates reality.
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**jo_Ny** · 01-09-2012, 01:16 PM

It's official!

DROID 4 is deceivingly slim at half an inch thin – packing not only a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM, but also a five-row QWERTY keyboard with a PC-like layout and edge-lit keys for fast, precise typing, even in the dark.

**reybie** · 01-09-2012, 01:33 PM

Just need the date... so I can obsess about it.

**jo_Ny** · 01-09-2012, 01:45 PM

http://www.droiddoes.com/#/droid4quickspecs

It's fat

**reybie** · 01-09-2012, 02:06 PM

It's not any fatter than my D1. Optional SD card? Doesn't come with one (SD card)?

**FAUguy** · 01-09-2012, 02:16 PM

http://news.verizonwireless.com/news...12-01-09a.html

Additional features

Powered by Android™ 2.3.5 Gingerbread, to be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
4.0-inch qHD display with scratch and scrape resistant glass
MotoCast for remote streaming of photos, videos, music, documents, presentations and more from home or office computers
4G LTE Mobile Hotspot supporting up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices
Water-repellent nanocoating for splash resistance
16 GB on-board memory (actual formatted capacity is less); Support for up to 32 GB microSD™ card
Business Ready with government-grade encryption (FIPS 140-2) for email, calendar and contacts; preloaded with Citrix® Receiver™ for Android (available in webtop) for desktop virtualization and access

The DROID 4 by Motorola will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com in the coming weeks.

**FAUguy** · 01-09-2012, 02:18 PM

Am I the only one that doesn't get why Motorola is going from 7 home screens to only 5 on their newer smartphones?

**WaltA** · 01-09-2012, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by FAUguy

The DROID 4 by Motorola will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com in the coming weeks.

I wonder what "coming weeks" means? If it was within just a few weeks, I would think that Verizon would have an exact date.

On the other hand, I just noticed that the D3 has dropped about $40 in price.

**dblevitan** · 01-09-2012, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by WaltA

On the other hand, I just noticed that the D3 has dropped about $40 in price.

Agreed. The D4 only gives an extra 0.2GHz in CPU and an extra 512MB RAM (plus LTE, but I spend most of my time with a wifi connection), but is bulkier, has worse battery life, loses GSM, and other issues. I can instead buy a used D3 for ~$230 or so, root the phone and install a custom ROM (which will take who know how long with the D4), and probably have ICS way before the D4 does. And the D3 car/desk dock are much cheaper than what the D4's will go for initially.

Then, I can wait to see what will happen with Motorola and with the new LTE chips. Unless HTC's fireball is actually a good global keyboard phone, but we'll have to wait for that.

**TC_Mits** · 01-09-2012, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by jo_Ny

http://www.droiddoes.com/#/droid4quickspecs

It's fat

I wish it was fatter...

...and had a real hard square battery with a metal case that you can take out and replace with a spare instead of that squishy flat breakable battery in a plastic bag.

Then - maybe - I could still feel hopeful...

Perspective instantiates reality.
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**WaltA** · 01-09-2012, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by dblevitan

... , loses GSM, ...

Wait. The D4 is not a "world phone" ???

**jo_Ny** · 01-09-2012, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by TC_Mits

I wish it was fatter...

...and had a real hard square battery with a metal case that you can take out and replace with a spare instead of that squishy flat breakable battery in a plastic bag.

Then - maybe - I could still feel hopeful...

Perspective instantiates reality.
( By DX w/HoFo app. )

Why would you want it fatter?

It's also heavier than the D2. But that's ok for me.

I would like the D4 to be slimmer, back metal case and samoled advanced. Those are the main drawbacks for me. Maybe also with a SoC more future proof.