Verizon Droid 4 Lands On February 10!

Verizon Wireless Droid 4 Is Official! - NJTechReviews

Verizon Wireless has just announced the highly awaited Verizon Droid 4 will land on February 10. It will be available in both Verizon stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com. It will cost you $199.99 with a 2-year contract. It was introduced at CES 2012. It is thinnest 4G LTE slider on the market. It measures in at only half an inch thick.  It packs a 1.2GHz Dual Core Processor and 1GB of RAM. It features a 4.0-inch qHD display.  full QWERTY Keyboard. It features tools like MotoCast and SmartActions! It features an 8 mega-pixel back camera with LED flash and records video in 1080pHD! It has a built-in mobile hotspot feature, that can give WiFi to up to 8 devices! It is currently running Android 2.3 Gingerbread with a Motorola User Interface. It will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich very soon! It features a Water-repellent nano coating, which makes it water-resistant. It features 16GB of internal space and a micro SD card slot. Overall, it seems like an awesome device! Once again it lands on Verizon on February 10! For more info check out the Press Release below!

Press Release

DROID 4 BY MOTOROLA READY TO WORK AND PLAY ON THE VERIZON WIRELESS 4G LTE NETWORK
Power, Speed and Reliability Get the Job Done

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – The award winning DROID 4 by Motorola will be available to handle even the most demanding lifestyles starting Feb. 10 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online atwww.verizonwireless.com.  Introduced at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES), the DROID 4 is the thinnest and most powerful 4G QWERTY smartphone measuring at less than half an inch thin.   DROID 4 not only features a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, but also a five-row QWERTY keyboard with a PC-like layout and edge-lit keys for fast, precise typing, even in the dark.  Powered by America’s fastest, most reliable 4G network, DROID 4 customers will have access to 4G LTE coverage in 195 markets covering more than 200 million people.

Additional features

  • Verizon Wireless 4G LTE – Customers can expect fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G LTE Mobile Broadband coverage areas
  • 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
  • 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
  • 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture
  • Front-facing camera for video chat
  • 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot supporting up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices

Business Ready

Business professionals can leave their laptops behind and use the MotoCast app to remotely stream documents, videos, music and pictures from their laptops to their handset. Presenting to a conference room full of potential customers is a snap when customers plug the DROID 4 into an HDTV and present directly from the phone.  The remote access of MotoCast eliminates the need to store documents on the handset as everything is stored on their office laptop.

Customers can combine the DROID 4 with the Lapdock 500 and its 14-inch display to create a full-featured mobile office.  They can download documents, make edits using Lapdock’s full keyboard and email the updated documents to colleagues or customers.  The Lapdock also features a built-in webcam so customers can attend virtual meetings and manage their business face to face.

The Smart Actions app on the DROID 4 helps automate everyday tasks and optimizes battery efficiency by letting customers create rules, such as automatically setting the phone to vibrate during work hours or dimming the display at a specific battery level. 

Pricing and availability

  • DROID 4 by Motorola will be available on Feb. 10 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.
  • The Lapdock 500 is available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online for $299.97.
  • Customers that purchase a DROID 4 will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.

For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.


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