Droid 3

Motorola DROID 3, Motorola Milestone 3
Manufacturer Motorola
Series Droid
Carriers Verizon Wireless
Compatible networks

DROID 3: CDMA2000 800/1900, EV-DO Rev. A
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS
WCDMA 850/1900/2100

Milestone 3: quad-band GSM, UMTS 2100 MHz
Introductory price $459 retail, $199 with 2 year agreement
Availability by country US: July 14, 2011; 7 months ago (2011-07-14)[1]
Discontinued No
Predecessor Motorola DROID 2 Global
Form factor Slate slider smartphone
Dimensions 124 mm (4.9 in) H
64 mm (2.5 in) W
13 mm (0.51 in) D
Weight 169 g (6.0 oz)
Operating system Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
CPU 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 SoC processor; TI OMAP4430
GPU PowerVR SGX540 @ 304 MHz
Memory 512 MB RAM DDR2
Storage 16 GB onboard phone, SD card up to 32 GB
Removable storage maximum 32 GB
Battery

1540 mAh internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion polymer battery Usage time: up to 550 min

Standby time: up to 300 hrs
Data inputs Slide-out full QWERTY keyboard
Display 960 × 540 px TFT LCD, 4 in (100 mm), 16:9 aspect ratio, qHD
Rear camera 8.0 megapixel, autofocus, LED flash, digital zoom, geotagging, 1080p video recording
Front camera VGA (0.3 megapixel) fixed focus color camera
Ringtones & notifications 64 polyphonic
Connectivity 3.5 mm TRRS, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Micro USB 2.0, Micro HDMI, DLNA, WLAN, web browser, synchronization
Other Virtual QWERTY keyboard (Swype)
Hearing aid compatibility M4/T3[2]

The Motorola DROID 3 (GSM/UMTS version: Motorola XT860, Chinese version: Motorola XT883[3][4]) is a smartphone released on July 7, 2011 by Verizon Wireless running the Android 2.3 operating system by Google. It comes with 16 GB of internal storage. The smartphone does not ship with a microSD card. It has a 4 inch qHD display and an 8 megapixel camera capable of recording 1080p video. Unlike the DROID 2, the Motorola DROID 3 features a 5 row QWERTY keyboard, with a dedicated number row. It also has a VGA front-facing camera for video calls. The Droid 3 ships with Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) with Motorola's updated proprietary UI.

Contents

Software Updates

DROID 3 received its first OTA system-wide software update on September 30, 2011. A new update, version 5.7.894, leaked on November 6, 2011 and was made available for download.[5] It has not been released as an OTA update. Other versions have leaked, but were removed for download because the phones were rendered useless after install.

Features

The smartphone includes regular 3G network, Wi-Fi, HDMI output, 1GHz OMAP dual core processor, a 4.0" qHD display, 3G mobile hotspot capable, an 8 MP camera with 1080p HD video capture and a VGA front-facing camera. The DROID 3 is a global phone, and is distributed by Verizon Wireless in the United States.

Specifications

Motorola DROID 3 (also known as the Motorola XT862 (Verizon) and the XT860 (most other carriers)) was the second dual core Android handset on Verizon. DROID 3 uses Verizon's 3G network. It comes with a 4.0" qHD (960 x 540) display, a 1GHz OMAP dual-core processor, and 512MB of RAM. It also has an 8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p HD video capture and a VGA front-facing camera. The phone comes with Adobe Flash, as well as an HDMI output to an HDTV.

Motorola DROID 3 specifications:

General Info:

•Phone Type: Smartphone

Network Technology:

•All–Digital

•800/1900

•CDMA EVDO rev A

•GSM 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS

Design:

•Form Factor: Slider

•Dimensions: 2.5(w) x 4.9(h) x 0.5 (d) inches

•Weight: 5.9oz

Display:

•Resolution: 960 x 540 pixels

•Touch Screen: Yes (Capacitive)

•Multi-touch: Yes

•Proximity Sensor: Yes

•Light Sensor: Yes

•Battery Capacity: 1540 mAh

Software:

•Smart Phone: Yes

•OS: Android 2.3.4 with Motorola Application Platform

Hardware:

•Processor: OMAP4430 Dual-Core

•Processor Speed: 1000 MHz

•Memory: 512 MB RAM / 1024 MB ROM

Camera:

•Resolution: 8 megapixels

•Flash: Yes

•Features: Auto-focus, Touch-to-focus, Face Recognition

•Video Capture: Yes

•Additional Camera: Yes - VGA

•Video Calling: Yes

Multimedia:

•Music Player: Yes

•Supports: MP3, AAC, AAC+. eAAC+, MIDI

•Video Playback: Yes

•YouTube Player: Yes

Internet Browsing:

•Supports: HTML, Flash

•Built-in online services support: Facebook, Photobucket, Flickr, Picasa, Twitter, Android Marketplace

Services:

•Type: a-GPS capable, S-GPS

•Navigation: Yes

•Phonebook Support: Yes

•Capacity: Capacity depends on system memory

•Features: Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID

•Organizer Calendar: Yes

•Alarms: Yes

•Document Viewer: Yes

•Other: Calculator

•Messaging

•SMS: Yes

•E-mail: Yes (Gmail & Exchange & Yahoo Mail, IMAP and POP, MSN Hotmail, and AOL Mail also supported)

Memory:

•Memory Expansion: Yes

•Slot type: microSD, microSDHC

•Maximum card size: 32 GB

•Built-in: 16 GB

Connectivity:

•Bluetooth: Yes

•Version: 2.1

•EDR: Yes

•USB: Yes

•Type: microUSB

•Version: USB 2.0

•Features: Mass-storage device, USB charging

•Headphone connectivity: 3.5mm

•HDMI: Yes

•DLNA: Yes

Notifications:

•Service lights: Yes

•Colors per light: Multiple

Availability:

•Officially Announced: July 7, 2011

•Officially Released: July 14, 2011

See also

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