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{{short description|Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility}}
{{Infobox mobile phone
| name = Motorola Droid X <br /> Motorola Motoroi X
| logo = Droid X logo.jpg
| logosize = 222px
| image = Mot Droid X wp jeh.jpg
| imagesize = 175px
| alt = A Motorola Droid X showing an Android 2.3 home screen
| caption = Motorola Droid X (United States - Verizon Wireless)
| brand =
| manufacturer = [[Motorola]] (Until 2011)
[[Motorola Mobility|Motorola Mobility, Inc.]]
| series = [[Verizon Droid|Droid]]
| networks = CDMA 1X 850/1900, [[Evolution-Data Optimized|EVDO Rev. A]]
| released = '''United States''' {{Start date and age|2010|07|15}} (Verizon Wireless)
| available = '''Mexico''' {{Start date|2010|11|16}} (Iusacell)
| discontinued = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| predecessor = [[Motorola Droid]]
| successor = [[Motorola Droid X2]]
| related =
| type = [[Smartphone]]
| form = Slate
| size = {{convert|127.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} H<br /> {{convert|65.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} W<br />{{convert|9.9|mm|in|abbr=on}} D
| weight = {{convert|155|g|oz|abbr=on}}
| os = Android 2.1 (Eclair); upgradeable to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
| cpu = 1 GHz [[Texas Instruments OMAP#OMAP3|TI OMAP3630-1000]]
| gpu = PowerVR SGX530
| memory = 512 MB [[Mobile DDR]] SDRAM
| storage = 8 GB [[flash memory]]
| memory_card = 2 GB [[Secure Digital|microSDHC]] class 6, supports up to 32 GB
| battery = Internal [[rechargeable battery|Rechargeable]] [[Li-ion]]<br />User replaceable<br />1540[[mAh]] Part #: BH5X<br />1880[[mAh]] Part #: BH6X (option)
| input = [[Multi-touch]] [[touchscreen#Capacitive|capacitive touchscreen]]<br />[[Push button]]s<br />[[A-GPS]]<br />[[S-GPS]]<br />[[Microphones]] (3)<br />[[Accelerometer]]<br />[[Proximity sensor]]<br />[[Ambient light sensor]]<br />[[Magnetometer]]
| display = [[TFT LCD]], {{convert|4.3|in|mm|abbr=on}} diagonal<br />854×480 [[pixel|px]] [[computer display standard|FWVGA]] at 228&nbsp;[[pixels per inch|ppi]]
| ext_display =
| rear_camera = 8.0-megapixel with 4X digital zoom<br />Autofocus<br />Dual LED flash<br />1/1000 mechanical shutter<br />720×1280 (720P) video capture at 20&nbsp;fps
| front_camera =
| ringtone =
| connectivity = 3.5 mm [[TRRS connector|TRRS]]<br />[[Bluetooth#Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR|Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR]] with [[A2DP]] &amp; [[AVRCP]]<br />[[DLNA]] <br />micro-[[HDMI]] (type D)<ref>{{cite web |title=Motorola for Consumers |url=http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile+Phone+Accessories/Chargers-and-Adapters/HDMI0-Cable-SKN6377-US-EN |publisher=Motorola Mobility |access-date=17 September 2011}}</ref> <br />micro-[[USB 2.0]] <br />[[Wi-Fi]] [[802.11]]b/g/n
| other =
| sar = Head 1.43 W/kg <br />Body 1.41 W/kg
| hac = M4, T3
| references = {{Sfn|Verizon Wireless|2010}}{{Sfn|Verizon Wireless|2011}}{{Sfn|Motorola Mobility|2011}}
}}
{{Infobox mobile phone
| name = Motorola Droid X2
| logo =
| logosize =
| image =
| imagesize =
| alt =
| caption = Motorola Droid X2 (United States - Verizon Wireless)
| brand =
| manufacturer = [[Motorola|Motorola Mobility, Inc.]]
| series = Droid
| networks = CDMA 1X 850/1900, [[Evolution-Data Optimized|EVDO Rev. A]]
| released = '''United States''' {{Start date and age|2011|06|19}} (Verizon Wireless)
| available =
| discontinued = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| predecessor = Motorola Droid X
| successor =
| related = [[Motorola Atrix 4G]]
| type = [[Smartphone]]
| form = Slate
| size = {{convert|127.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} H<br> {{convert|65.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} W<br>{{convert|9.9|mm|in|abbr=on}} D
| weight = {{convert|155|g|oz|abbr=on}}
| os = [[Android (operating system)|Android]] 2.2.2 (Froyo) <br />2.3.3 (Gingerbread) starting 28 July 2011 <br />2.3.4 starting 25 February 2012 <br />2.3.5 starting May 2012
| cpu = 1 GHz [[Nvidia]] [[Tegra 2]] <br />([[ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore|Cortex-A9]])
| gpu = 300 MHz [[Ultra Low Power|ULP]] [[GeForce]]
| memory = 512 MB [[Mobile DDR]] SDRAM
| storage = 8 GB [[flash memory]]
| memory_card = 8 GB [[Secure Digital|microSDHC]] class 6, supports up to 32 GB
| battery = 1540 [[mAh]] Internal [[rechargeable battery|Rechargeable]] [[Li-ion]] <br />User replaceable
| input = [[Multi-touch]] [[touchscreen#Capacitive|capacitive touchscreen]] <br />[[Push button]]s <br />[[A-GPS]] <br />[[S-GPS]] <br />[[Microphone]] <br />[[Accelerometer]] <br />[[Proximity sensor]]
| display = [[TFT LCD]], {{convert|4.3|in|mm|abbr=on}} diagonal <br />960×540 [[pixel|px]] [[computer display standard|qHD]] at 256&nbsp;[[pixels per inch|ppi]]
| ext_display =
| rear_camera = 8.0-megapixel with 4X digital zoom<br>Autofocus<br>Dual LED flash<br>1/1000 mechanical shutter<br>720×1280 (720P) video capture at 30&nbsp;fps
| front_camera =
| ringtone =
| connectivity = 3.5 mm [[TRRS connector|TRRS]]<br>[[Bluetooth#Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR|Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR]] with [[A2DP]] &amp; [[AVRCP]]<br>[[DLNA]]<br>
micro-[[HDMI]] (type D)<br>micro-[[USB 2.0]]<br>[[Wi-Fi]] [[802.11]]b/g/n
| other =
| sar = Head 0.74 W/kg<br>Body 1.5 W/kg
| hac = M4, T3
| references = <ref>{{cite web |title=Motorola Droid X2 |url=http://www.verizonwireless.com/droid-x2-motorola.shtml |publisher=Verizon Wireless |access-date=10 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715232857/http://www.verizonwireless.com/droid-x2-motorola.shtml |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Droid X2 by Motorola Fact Sheet |url=http://visualescrita.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/droid_x2_by_motorola_fact_sheet.pdf |work=Alexi's Tech Blog |access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref>
}}
The '''Droid X''' is a [[smartphone]] released by [[Motorola]] in July 2010. The smartphone was renamed Motoroi X for its release in Mexico on November 9, 2013. The Droid X runs on the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] operating system, and the latest version supported was [[Android Gingerbread|2.3 Gingerbread]]. It was distributed by [[Verizon Wireless]] in the United States and [[Iusacell]] in Mexico.
Motorola ceased production of the Droid X on March 31, 2011. Less than two months later on May 26, 2011, Motorola released its successor, the '''Droid X2''', which featured an upgraded dual-core processor called the [[Nvidia Tegra|Nvidia Tegra 2]]. These were the only products.
==History==
Motorola released the Droid X on July 15, 2010, at an initial price of [[United States dollar|US$]]569, or $199 with a two-year contract commitment.{{Sfn|Verizon Wireless|2010}}{{Sfn|Verizon Wireless|2011}} The smartphone was only available to [[Verizon Wireless]] customers in the United States and to [[Iusacell]] customers in Mexico, where it was released as Motoroi X on November 9, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/11/10/motorola-droid-x-making-its-way-to-mexico-rebranded-as-motoroi-x/|title=Motorola Droid X making its way to Mexico, rebranded as Motoroi X|last=Chester|first=Simon|date=November 10, 2010|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref>
A leaked end-of-life document from Verizon showed that production of the Droid X would end on March 31, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phonedog.com/2010/08/24/confirmed-end-of-life-approaching-for-verizon-pre-plus-curve-8530-and-storm2/|title=Confirmed: End-of-life approaching for Verizon Pre Plus, Curve 8530, and Storm2|last=Baker|first=Aaron|date=August 24, 2010|publisher=PhoneDog|access-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref> It was succeeded by the Droid X2 on May 26, 2011.<ref name="Droid X2 release">{{cite web|url=http://www.androidcentral.com/droid-x2-officially-announced-available-may-26-199|title=Droid X2 officially announced, available May 26 for $199|last=Nickinson|first=Phil|date=May 18, 2011|publisher=Android Central|access-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref>
==Specifications==
===Hardware===
The Droid X features a 1.0&nbsp;GHz [[Texas Instruments OMAP#OMAP3|TI OMAP3630-1000]] [[System on a chip|SoC]], a {{convert|4.3|in|mm|abbr=on}} [[Graphic display resolutions#FWVGA .28854.C3.97480.29|FWVGA]] (854 × 480) [[TFT LCD]] display, 8 GB of internal [[flash memory]] and a 16 GB [[Secure Digital|microSDHC]] card, and is compatible with microSDHC cards up to 32 GB. When the Droid X was first released it came standard with a microSDHC card of 16 GB, but Motorola reduced the size to 2 GB. Users input data to the phone via a [[multi-touch]] [[Touchscreen#Capacitive|capacitive touchscreen]]. The Droid X includes an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash and can record video at 720p resolution up to 24 fps also.{{Sfn|Motorola Mobility|2011}}
==Reception==
The Droid X received favorable reviews. [[CNET]] gave the phone an 8.3/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/droid-x-review |title=Motorola Droid X Review |date=23 June 2010 |work=CNET |access-date=19 April 2012}}</ref> and praised the 8-megapixel camera as well as the HDMI output capability. [[PC Magazine]] gave the phone 8.7/10 and said that the Droid X was a true iPhone 4 competitor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/motorola-droid-x-review-bigger-badder-better/ |title=Motorola Droid X review: bigger, badder, better |author=Nusca, Andrew |date=23 June 2010 |work=ZDNet |access-date=19 April 2012}}</ref> The phone became the second-highest-selling phone of August 2010, right behind the iPhone 4.
The smartphone received significant attention from the ROM development community, for example from [[CyanogenMod]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Shadow_Info |title=Information: Motorola Droid X ("shadow") - CyanogenMod |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918174410/https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Shadow_Info |archive-date=2015-09-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of November 2015, periodic conversation still appears on development forums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rootzwiki.com/forum/14-droid-x/|title = Droid X| date=9 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-x|title=Motorola Droid X|date=18 December 2022 }}</ref>  The smartphone has received updates to Ice Cream Sandwich and KitKat as of May 2019.
==Droid X2==
The second generation Droid X2 is physically similar in every respect, even sharing the same battery, except that it lacks a physical camera button. Motorola's decision to drop the camera button has been met with both praise and ridicule.  Some say it lends the phone a sleeker look, while others report that the lack of a physical button makes taking steady pictures more difficult. Internally, it is built around the [[Nvidia]] [[Nvidia Tegra|Tegra 2]] chip with two [[ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore|ARM Cortex-A9]] cores running at 1&nbsp;GHz; this [[System-on-a-chip|SoC]] provides greatly enhanced graphics power.<ref name=x2-press-release>{{cite web |title=DROID X2 by Motorola Coming to Verizon Wireless with Double the Power, Double the Does |url=http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/DROID-X2-by-Motorola-Coming-to-Verizon-Wireless-with-Double-the-Power-Double-the-Does-36b2.aspx |work=Press Release |publisher=Motorola Mobility |access-date=17 June 2011}}</ref>  The other significant change for the X2 is the switch to a RGBW [[PenTile]] display with [[540p|qHD]] resolution.  The X2 comes standard from Verizon with an 8 GB SD card and 8 GB of internal memory.  Although the major specifications of the 8-megapixel camera and 720p HD video recorder are unchanged, image quality has been improved and video is now recorded at 30 fps thanks to a revised camera sensor.<ref name=x2-review>{{cite web |title=Droid X2 review |url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/06/05/droid-x2-review/ |work=engadget |access-date=17 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Motorola Droid X2 Review - A Droid X with Tegra 2 |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/4483/motorola-droid-x2-review-a-droid-x-with-tegra-2 |work=Anand Tech |access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref>
While the Droid X had already been upgraded to Android 2.3 at the X2's launch, the X2 was released with 2.2 and a promise for an update to 2.3.<ref>{{cite web |title=DROID X2 by Motorola Fact Sheet |url=http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Fact-Sheets/DROID-X2-by-Motorola-Fact-Sheet-36b4.aspx |publisher=Motorola Mobility |access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> 2.3.3 was released in batches starting on July 28, 2011, and available to pull over-the-air on August 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Verizon Support: DROIDX2 Gingerbread Update Starts Rolling Out Today |url=http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/28/verizon-support-droidx2-gingerbread-update-starts-rolling-out-today/ |work=Droid Life |date=28 July 2011 |access-date=1 August 2011}}</ref> Android 2.3.4 was soak tested to most users on October 12 to fix various bugs. Android 2.3.5 soak was started early May to some users (verizon 1.3.418.) As of May 2012, the US Verizon version has been updated to 2.3.5. The non-Verizon and International version, the Milestone X2 has been updated by Motorola Mobility to 2.3.6. Verizon promises a 2.3.6 update but Motorola Mobility has confirmed it will never see Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The Droid X2 was a disappointment to fans of Official Motorola Droid devices and was met with equally lackluster sales. For Droid X owners, the lack of significant improvements and number of reported performance issues discouraged upgrades to the new phone. It was not the spiritual successor to the Droid and the Droid X that Verizon and Motorola Mobility had hoped it would be. Instead, the [[Droid RAZR]] released six months later became the next flagship model of the Motorola Droid lineup.
==See also==
* [[HTC Droid Incredible]] released on April 29, 2010.
* [[Motorola Droid]] (models A853, A854, [[List of Motorola products#A series|A855]], XT702<ref>{{cite web |title=Motorola Milestone XT702 - Motorola Mobility Hong Kong Limited |url=http://www.motorola.com/Support/HK-EN/Consumer-Support/Mobile-Phones/Milestone_XT702 |publisher=Motorola Mobility |access-date=19 April 2012}}</ref>) released November 6, 2009 with 600&nbsp;MHz Arm Cortex A8 & TI OMAP 3430 CPUs, and PowerVR SGX 530 GPU.
* [[Motorola Droid Pro]] (model XPRT) optimized for business users, released November 18, 2010.
* [[Motorola Droid 2]] (model [[List of Motorola products#A series|A955]]) released August 12, 2010, with 1&nbsp;GHz OMAP 3620 CPUs, and PowerVR SGX 530 GPU.
* [[Motorola Droid 3]] (models XT860, XT883) released July 7, 2011 shipping with Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), with 1&nbsp;GHz Arm Cortex A9 & TI OMAP 4430 CPUs, and PowerVR SGX 540 GPU.
* [[Galaxy Nexus]]
*The [https://droidx.net/droid-x-news/droid-x-dissected/ Droid X gets dissected] by popular Youtuber Max Lee in [https://droidx.net Droid X] Blog!
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite web
|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/motorola-responds-to-droid-x-bootloader-controversy-says-efuse/
|title=Motorola responds to Droid X bootloader controversy, says eFuse isn't there to break the phone
|first=Chris
|last=Ziegler
|date=2010-07-16
|work=engadget.com
|publisher=AOL Inc
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318191439/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/motorola-responds-to-droid-x-bootloader-controversy-says-efuse/
|archive-date=2011-03-18
|access-date=2011-03-03
|quote=In reference specifically to eFuse, the technology is not loaded with the purpose of preventing a consumer device from functioning, but rather ensuring for the user that the device only runs on updated and tested versions of software.
|url-status=dead
}}
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.verizonwireless.com/droid-x-motorola.shtml
|title=Droid X by Motorola
|year=2011
|work=verizonwireless.com
|publisher=Verizon Wireless
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303000009/http://www.verizonwireless.com/droid-x-motorola.shtml
|archive-date=2011-03-03
|access-date=2011-03-03
|quote=Full Retail Price $569.99
|ref={{SfnRef|Verizon Wireless|2011}}
|url-status=dead
}}
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-DROID-X-US-EN.alt
|title=Droid X by Motorola - Specifications
|year=2011
|work=motorola.com
|publisher=Motorola Mobility, Inc
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302123536/http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-DROID-X-US-EN.alt
|archive-date=2011-03-02
|access-date=2011-03-03
|quote=ANDROID™ PLATFORM Android 2.1
|ref={{SfnRef|Motorola Mobility|2011}}
|url-status=dead
}}
*{{cite press release
|url=http://news.vzw.com/news/2010/07/pr2010-07-15.html
|title=Early Lines, Excitement Greet DROID X Arrival At Verizon Wireless Communications Stores
|publisher=Verizon Wireless
|date=2010-07-15
|work=news.vzw.com
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717233030/http://news.vzw.com/news/2010/07/pr2010-07-15.html
|archive-date=2011-07-17
|access-date=2011-03-03
|quote=07/15/2010 BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Hundreds of customers lined up outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in U.S. cities, including at special midnight openings in Columbia, Md. and Frisco, Texas, to be among the first to purchase Verizon Wireless’ new DROID X by Motorola, which went on sale today.
|ref={{SfnRef|Verizon Wireless|2010}}
|url-status=dead
}}
{{Refend}}
==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*[http://www.droiddoes.com/ droiddoes.com Motorola Droid Does marketing site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817170922/http://www.droiddoes.com/ |date=2010-08-17 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110209180644/https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades List of Motorola cellphones and the software versions they have]
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