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Verizon Scores Two More Motorola Androids

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Oct 5, 2010, 5:33 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Oct 5, 2010, 7:33 PM

Verizon Wireless and Motorola today announced two new Android handsets, the Droid Pro and Citrus.

Droid Pro:The first Android device designed for business, with IT-friendly features. This candybar-style smartphone packs a touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard on the front. The Droid Pro is the first Global Android device from Verizon Wireless, and it allows customers to access wireless voice service in more than 220 countries and data coverage in more than 200 countries. It has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. It also has a 3.1-inch touch display and a 1GHz processor. It will ship with Android 2.2 and Adobe's Flash Player Mobile 10.1. It has Exchange security features, complex password support, and device management options. It will be available in the first week of November from Verizon.
Citrus: Motorola believes the Citrus is a good choice for feature phone users upgrading to their first smartphone. It has a 3-inch touch screen and multi-touch. This Android 2.1 device is a simple slab form factor and offers entry-level features in a compact design.

Pricing wasn't immediately provided.

source: Verizon Wireless

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bobc74

Oct 5, 2010, 6:03 PM

Fooled YA

That message goes out to all the tech bloggers who speculated the Droid Pro was an international version of the Droid 2 and would be replacing it in Verizon's lineup.

Jayshmay

I thought of that myself when I saw the picture of the Droid Pro.

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Sam K

Oct 5, 2010, 6:23 PM

Droid Pro looks like the Palm Pixi

The Droid Pro looks similar to the Palm Pixi. I know a lot of people who want a physical keyboard but don't like sliders like the Motorola Droid/Droid 2 so this might be the phone for them.

evrodude

The Droid Pro looks hell of a lot better than Palm Pixi and a lot more manly and professional. Palm Pixi looks like something a teenage girl might use to stay in touch with her friends and text about guys and what people wear.

LuciousAsh

Oct 5, 2010, 6:08 PM

Top heavy?

The droid pro looks painful to type with.

Jayshmay

I gotta agree.

CellStudent

LuciousAsh said:
The droid pro looks painful to type with.

The Torch is worse, by a top-heavy scale. I don't think it will be that bad, for two reasons:

1) That's not a 4" screen. This device is a lot smaller a...
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iamajim

Oct 5, 2010, 10:47 PM

I'd rather have the Torch

I'm sure this is going to be a damn nice phone but still...for me the the BB Torch would be preferable and 'ya, I know why Vz isn't getting it, just saying.

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