3/9/2023 0 Comments 6.8 multi skype launcher![]() ![]() Like the Photon 4G and Droid X2 there’s a customizable homescreen shortcut dock and you can nix specific notifications in the notification tray. The new contacts widget, which brings up a grid of your favorite contacts when you swipe down, and the 3D homescreen view add a bit of excitement to the OS. (No, seriously, we have been told by Motorola execs that it’s moving away from the Blur marketing.) Oddly, as we recently discussed on the podcast, it’s a slightly different version than what’s found on the Photon 4G and Droid X2 - oh yes, Blur fragmentation! - but there are a few welcome enhancements that beat the last version. ![]() The Droid 3 runs Android 2.3 and Motorola’s newest version of don’t-you-dare-call-it-Moto-Blur. (In case you were wondering, the new Skype didn’t support video calling on the phone - I was able to see Dieter on his Mac, but I couldn’t get the Droid’s rear or front cams to fire up.) Oddly, there’s no preloaded video chat software, though I guess the lack of LTE accounts for that decision. The 2 megapixel front-facing cam takes expectedly grainy stills, though it’s sufficient for checking if you’ve got food in your teeth (luckily I didn’t!). 1080p video capture is a very nice addition, but I blame the lack of a dedicated camera button for a few missed video opportunities, one of which included scantily-clad elderly people dancing on a boat. Basically, it’s still hard to take a picture without good natural lighting with this phone, and even then the images don’t look amazing. However, the cam and its LED flash have a harder time in lower light situations, which results in washed out and sometimes grainy shots. Now, it’s not as good as some of the cameras I’ve seen on Samsung phones or the iPhone 4, but images are mostly well-lit and clear. Well, the good news is that things have definitely been improved with the Droid 3′s 8 megapixel shooter. There have just been too many terrible pictures taken, most of which have had to be promptly deleted. The power button has also been moved to the center of the top edge - not a large change, but one that does require slight adjustment on the part of a previous Droid owner.Ĭlearly, I haven’t been exactly thrilled with the Droid 2, but the camera could be possibly the worst part of the package. I just don’t get why that was necessary that said, the Micro USB port, 3.5mm headphone jack, and volume rocker are present and accounted for. Yes, Motorola did add a Micro HDMI port, but at the same time it nixed the dedicated camera button. You’d think the extra space around the phone would make room for additional ports and buttons, but there’s actually a loss of one. ![]() Perhaps it’s the re-addition of the lower lip (it was cut on the Droid 2) or the loss of the chrome accents. The Droid 3′s five-row keyboard, which I will get to later, certainly makes its heftiness more forgivable, but regardless, there really is something about the Droid 3 that makes it appear more boxy than its predecessor. However, they can’t claim to be hiding horizontal sliding keyboards. Now, of course, you could say the same of a number of Verizon phones these days - the HTC Thunderbolt and the LG Revolution barely leave room for a set of keys. ![]() The five-row keyboard certainly makes its heftiness more forgivable What all those small measurements really mean is that the Droid 3 isn’t going to leave you much space in your pocket. On top of that, the phone’s larger 4-inch display (the original Droid and Droid 2 had 3.7-inch WVGA screens) causes it to be. 04 inches thinner than the Droid 2, but that small bit of liposuction goes unnoticed. 5-inch thick / 6.5-ounce Droid 3 is actually. (Our own Chris Ziegler likes to describe it as a "tank.") According to the spec sheet, the. On the other, it’s nothing but heavy and chunky. On the one hand, the all-black phone with its smooth, rubberish back feels weighty and very well-made in hand. The Droid 3′s hardware is somewhat of a predicament. ![]()
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