Motorola Droid X2 Review

The Motorola Droid X2 features a giant 4.3" QHD touch screen, Android 2.2 OS, 8 megapixel camera, dual core processor and more for only $100 with a contract. But are these enough for browsing the web or watching a movie? Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey check it out.

What You Need to Know

• It feels solid; the back is soft and a little rubbery, so we guess it could take a bounce or two.
• It has four plasticky hardware buttons on the bottom for navigation instead of capacitive ones.
• It feels like a step backwards, design-wise.
• The X2 is running MOTOBLUR on top of Android 2.2.
• We’re okay with MOTOBLUR, but we like a more basic interface.
• MOTOBLUR has a bunch of widgets that no one needs, but you can remove them.
• The interface is responsive, but a little bouncier than stock Android.
• The X2 has a 4.3” screen that’s noticeably bigger than the iPhone and the LG G2x from yesterday.
• The problem with making the screen bigger without increasing the resolution is that it's not a retina display.
• People with bad eyes won't see a difference and everyone else will see the tiny dots that make up the screen.
• Also, the X2 doesn't do so well with photographs and gradients, so we saw obvious banding issues during our testing.
• This phone also has a Tegra 2 dual core processor.
• Games like Cordy and Samurai 2 looked and played perfectly with no framerate issues.
• Flash videos play with little or no lag.
• Also, like the G2x from yesterday, you can still interact with the browser, even as the Flash video plays.
• This is a 3G phone on Verizon, not a 4G phone.
• If you expect to watch a lot of streaming video, then maybe you want to hold out for 4G.
• When using the camera, pictures were under exposed; not as good as most point and shoots but better than most smart phones.
• Video was decent too, about on par with an HD flip cam.

Price

• The Droid X2 sells for $50 with a contract.

Overall Rating

• 3 Seals of Approval Out of 5 (How do we rate gadgets?)
• We're picky about our screens, so see this one in person before you buy it.
• Instead of the X2, we highly recommend the LG G2x from yesterday.

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