Motorola DROID Newest Google Phone from Verizon

Verizon has officially announced its latest Google Android powered mobile phone, the Verizon DROID Eris, which is due to launch this week the same time as the much anticipated Motorola DROID.

The Verizon Droid Eris is basically Verizon’s version of the HTC Hero, it has a couple of design differences, but the majority of the features are the same.

The Verizon DROID Eris features a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel camer, built in WiFi, a microSD card slot which can take up to 16GB cards and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

On top of that, the Verizon DROID Eris also features Bluetooth, a full HTML browser with Flash Lite, a digital compass, voice dialling, GPS, plus supports for a range of Google services.

The Verizon DROID Eris will be available from Verizon, tomorrow November the 6th for $99 with a two year contract after a $100 mail in rebate.

Specifications

General-------------------------------2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G--------------------------------------Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced----------------------------- 2009, November
Status---------------------------------- To be released November 1st week 2009
Size Dimensions------------------------ 115.8 x 60 x 13.7 mm
Weight--------------------------------- 165 g
Display Type --------------------------- TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size -------------------------------------480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Full QWERTY keyboard with 5-way navigation key
Sound Alert types -----------------------Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone --------------------------- Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call
Call records Practically unlimited
Card slot---------------------------------- microSD (TransFlash), up to 32GB, 8GB included
Data-------------------------------------- GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD ------------------------------------ No
EDGE -------------------------------------Class 12
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth-----------------------------------Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port----------------------------- -No
USB ---------------------------------------Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera------------------------------------ Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features -----------------------------------Geo-tagging, image stabilization
Video -------------------------------------- Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@24fps
Secondary---------------------------------- No
Features------------------------------------ OS Android OS, v2 (Eclair)
CPU ARM ----------------------------------Cortex A8 550 MHz processor
Messaging---------------------------------- SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser ------------------------------------ HTML
Radio--------------------------------------- No
Games-------------------------------------- Yes
Colors--------------------------------------- Black
GPS -----------------------------------------Yes, with A-GPS support
Java
- Digital compass
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery -------------------------------------Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh (BP6X)
Stand-by -----------------------------------Up to 350 h
Talk time ---------------------------------- Up to 6 h 30 min