The Droid 4 already? First (alleged) pixs!

**Jowlah** · 10-27-2011, 11:40 AM

Well, that was quick! Here is the purported first image of the Motorola Droid 4.

These are the rumored specs:

4-inch screen (assuming Super AMOLED Advanced)

Full 5-row illuminated keyboard

RAZR styling

4G LTE

Non-removable battery

Android 2.3.5

1080p video recording (assuming 8MP)

Front camera

HDMI out

MotoACTV syncing

Here's the link:
Motorola Droid 4 surfaces ... wait, already?

**akhi216** · 10-27-2011, 01:10 PM

Oh god, I love Motorola now.

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**EDNYLaw** · 10-27-2011, 01:35 PM

Moto is off the charts with cannibalizing it's own products

**the_stig#WN** · 10-27-2011, 02:03 PM

This might be the phone for me. Don't like the idea of a non-removable battery though...... Love physical keyboard/LTE combo. Hmmmm.......

**tx_tuff** · 10-27-2011, 02:21 PM

If I wanted a keyboard this would be the phone for me, but would be even better if they wanted a couple months and added ICS to it for the release.

**akhi216** · 10-27-2011, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by mountainman

This might be the phone for me. Don't like the idea of a non-removable battery though...... Love physical keyboard/LTE combo. Hmmmm.......

At Howard Forums they said that the battery would be removable. I can't post the link right now because the site is down.

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**rickhamilton620** · 10-27-2011, 02:32 PM

I dunno. I was tempted until I heard/saw the following:

* non removable battery: This thing has LTE, that's a big power concern for me. If the battery size is meh then that'll give me pause.

* keyboard: WTF happened to the wide spaced keyboard of the D3? Finally we all got a proper keyboard with nice spacing between the keys and now Motorola reverts to cramming all the keys together again. At least the keys themselves remain pretty decently sized, they just appear to have plenty of space on the left or right to make this keyboard sing, why didn't they take advantage of it?

Edit: it appears like there's still space between the keys but it looks smaller for some reason...

I reckon we can expect the usual verizon meddling: non unlockable bootloader, bloatware galore, etc.

**akhi216** · 10-27-2011, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by rickhamilton620

I dunno. I was tempted until I heard/saw the following:

* non removable battery: This thing has LTE, that's a big power concern for me. If the battery size is meh then that'll give me pause.

* keyboard: WTF happened to the wide spaced keyboard of the D3? Finally we all got a proper keyboard with nice spacing between the keys and now Motorola reverts to cramming all the keys together again. At least the keys themselves remain pretty decently sized, they just appear to have plenty of space on the left or right to make this keyboard sing, why didn't they take advantage of it?

I reckon we can expect the usual verizon meddling: non unlockable bootloader, bloatware galore, etc.

I'm led to believe that the battery is removable.

The keyboard looks great to me.

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**Jowlah** · 10-27-2011, 03:07 PM

I find it amazing how fast that these phones get released. The Droid 3 just came out in May or June. And it's successor is around the corner already? Why don't phone companies that have phones that have follow-ups (iPhone, Galaxy S, Droid X...) release them every other year? What's the rush? Two of the same phone in less than a year, in some cases? No sense.

**OhioG** · 10-27-2011, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by Jowlah

I find it amazing how fast that these phones get released. The Droid 3 just came out in May or June. And it's successor is around the corner already? Why don't phone companies that have phones that have follow-ups (iPhone, Galaxy S, Droid X...) release them every other year? What's the rush? Two of the same phone in less than a year, in some cases? No sense.

My contract was up in May and my girlfriends is up now. They want your money is the reason.

Plus the Droid 3 will be outdated in term of technology at the rate we are seeing advancces

**akhi216** · 10-27-2011, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by Jowlah

I find it amazing how fast that these phones get released. The Droid 3 just came out in May or June. And it's successor is around the corner already? Why don't phone companies that have phones that have follow-ups (iPhone, Galaxy S, Droid X...) release them every other year? What's the rush? Two of the same phone in less than a year, in some cases? No sense.

The thing is that as far as we know this phone could very well be named something other than Droid 4 when it gets released. It could be named Droid 3 LTE or Droid HD (provided that they somehow managed to get a 1280 x 720p display on there). Don't forget that last year the D2G was released shortly after the D2.

It's all about demand. The D3 sold well and keyboard lovers wanted a 4G LTE slider that had a dual-core processor thus they had no choice but to start getting it ready. Considering Motorola's slow first half this year, it was only natural that they get the ball rolling to keep their stockholders pleased.

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**SellnCLT85** · 10-27-2011, 09:29 PM

Yeah.. This phone should have came out months ago. My only disappointment is when the D3 will lose a significant amount of Dev support. Call me selfish.

**RoninX** · 10-29-2011, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by Jowlah

Why don't phone companies that have phones that have follow-ups (iPhone, Galaxy S, Droid X...) release them every other year? What's the rush?

Do you really want to live without LTE for the next two years? 2013 is a long way away.

As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to see more high-end sliders, not fewer.

**Jowlah** · 10-29-2011, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by RoninX

Do you really want to live without LTE for the next two years? 2013 is a long way away.

As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to see more high-end sliders, not fewer.

I don't have a problem with progress. That's what technology does. My thing is that if the tech is only marginally better, why not wait until its so much better that it makes sense to release it. The Droid 4 looks like a great phone, but the Droid 3 could have been released with a lot of the great features that the Droid 4 is reported to have. And its coming out literally less then 6-8 months after its predecessor. That isn't progress. That's milking a cash cow.

**TechTinker** · 10-29-2011, 04:32 PM

I only had my Droid 3 for about a month, and the Droid 4 looks allot better, hopefully I can get it with the price tag of cheep or free/trade.

LTE + Great Keyboard + Cool Razr style + Probably better battery.
Though I agree Motorola is going a bit too fast here.

**akhi216** · 10-29-2011, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by Jowlah

And its coming out literally less then 6-8 months after its predecessor. That isn't progress. That's milking a cash cow.

...and milking it well. You won't see me or the others who want a 4G LTE slider with a dual-core processor complaining.

Verizon's not being the greedy ******* that it could be by getting the Droid Loyalty plan together.

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**RoninX** · 10-29-2011, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Jowlah

I don't have a problem with progress. That's what technology does. My thing is that if the tech is only marginally better, why not wait until its so much better that it makes sense to release it. The Droid 4 looks like a great phone, but the Droid 3 could have been released with a lot of the great features that the Droid 4 is reported to have. And its coming out literally less then 6-8 months after its predecessor. That isn't progress. That's milking a cash cow.

If you were talking about slab phones, I might agree. The market is flooded with touchscreen-only devices.

But two high-end sliders per year doesn't strike me as excessive. Even if you add the HTC MyTouch 4G Slide and the Samsung Captivate Glide, that's only four dual-core sliders in 2011, and no more than two from any single manufacturer or carrier.

**blackmannx#AC** · 10-30-2011, 05:59 PM

The Droid4 is the natural upgrade for those that held off on the D3.. as I told alot of people the D3 isnt for those that want the bleeding edge.. all that power and the evdo radio drags down alot of the functionality.. Moto only builds what the carrier requests, so if you want to yell about double dipping.. you may want to talk to verizon wireless about that..

**akhi216** · 10-30-2011, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by blackmannx

The Droid4 is the natural upgrade for those that held off on the D3.. as I told alot of people the D3 isnt for those that want the bleeding edge.. all that power and the evdo radio drags down alot of the functionality.. Moto only builds what the carrier requests, so if you want to yell about double dipping.. you may want to talk to verizon wireless about that..

Much needed clarification from the Panda.

As for the upgrade to the Droid 4, I'm currently under contract for the Droid 3, but I feel that a full retail upgrade to the Droid 4 is within my means so I'll happily do that...unless Verizon kicks off that rumored Droid Loyalty program before it gets released.

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**MentorPitbulls** · 11-05-2011, 03:27 PM

A Razr with a keyboard? Count me IN!

**Jowlah** · 11-06-2011, 11:25 AM

I guess it only a matter of time before all of the Droid line of phones have 4G LTE variants. But My thing is that it would save the company a lot of man hours if they had refined the design before the Droid 3 was released. I am sure that R&D knew they were working on a Droid with 4G LTE.

**mobile_phreak** · 11-06-2011, 11:33 AM

This is what the Droid 3 should have been! Motorola really needs to space out their releases and stop coming out with half baked versions. Droid Bionic is a prime example. Can you see anybody still getting one once the Razr comes out?

**akhi216** · 11-06-2011, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by mobile_phreak

Motorola really needs to space out their releases and stop coming out with half baked versions. Droid Bionic is a prime example. Can you see anybody still getting one once the Razr comes out?

Did you miss this?...

Originally Posted by blackmannx

Moto only builds what the carrier requests, so if you want to yell about double dipping.. you may want to talk to verizon wireless about that..

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**RoninX** · 11-06-2011, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by mobile_phreak

This is what the Droid 3 should have been! Motorola really needs to space out their releases and stop coming out with half baked versions. Droid Bionic is a prime example. Can you see anybody still getting one once the Razr comes out?

It's not just Moto. Look at the SGS2 Skyrocket LTE, coming out just a month after the non-LTE AT&T SGS2.

It's a fact of life in the Android universe. Technology is advancing rapidly and that means a better phone is always just around the corner. Personally, I'd rather live with this than live in the one-phone-per-year iOS world.

**akhi216** · 11-07-2011, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by RoninX

It's a fact of life in the Android universe. Technology is advancing rapidly and that means a better phone is always just around the corner. Personally, I'd rather live with this than live in the one-phone-per-year iOS world.

This.

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