The Droid X is the hottest phone of the year because:
Look at the Specs! Anyone that knows anything about the phone should know the list but the 1GHZ TI OMAP with plenty of RAM stands out to me the most. It's already a beast out of the box, but wait until the freelance devs get a hold of this thing. It will be interesting to see how this thing can be overclocked. Excellent performance and excellent gaming. No FPS crippling like HTC. Snapdragon is so overrated!
Also, it's a Droid by Motorola so it's built like an industrial product. The original Droid is built like a tank and I am sure Motorola continued that level of build quality. Every review says that it is a solidly built phone and no one else does it like Moto. I can't wait to see a Droid X with 2.2.
Furthermore,
DroidDoes is the most brilliant marketing campaign for a phone ever. Verizon is building a brand by marketing an army of phones. They can keep upgrading the hardware while keeping the "Droid" name in people's minds. Also, the scavenger hunt is an awesome idea. Unfortunately my crappy phone's battery running out caused me to miss the GPS announcement of #14 by 28 minutes. I had the van ready to go and it was a straight shot down Lake Shore Drive to the Lincoln Park Zoo. I almost cried because it took my nemesis (the lucky winner) like 35 minutes to reach it and I could have totally made it there within 10 minutes.
Finally,
It's an Android phone.