Updated:Motorola's Next Flagship Android phone: Droid Pro

[tatteredpotato]

I think that way about Sense. It's like different parts were made by different teams. Teams that didn't talk to each other at all.

I like using a Sense Rom and swap out the Sense Home screen for Launcher Pro (much better IMO). Sense has a good dialer and contact management with Facebook integration.

Also the nice flashlight in the 2.2 update

 

[Pliablemoose]

Gingerbread is the end of custom UI apps from the manufacturers. It's not that they are leaving it off, it's no longer supported and the Google is suppose to bring out something much better.

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/07/23...oid-3-0-gingerbread-won’t-support-custom-uis/

I don't think that's entirely accurate, and the manufacturers are going to be unwilling to give up one of the few ways to differentiate their Android offerings from each other.

 

[Bateluer]

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/07/23...oid-3-0-gingerbread-won’t-support-custom-uis/

I don't think that's entirely accurate, and the manufacturers are going to be unwilling to give up one of the few ways to differentiate their Android offerings from each other.

How dare they have to compete on things like hardware, performance, build quality, warranty, service, support, etc. Perish the thought.

 

[destrekor]

At this rate, I can't wait to see what the first Verizon LTE Droid will be like.
My contract will be up next spring, and I'm hoping my plan of holding onto this Droid until there are LTE android phones will actually pan out.

 

[Glitchny]

At this rate, I can't wait to see what the first Verizon LTE Droid will be like.
My contract will be up next spring, and I'm hoping my plan of holding onto this Droid until there are LTE android phones will actually pan out.

this is exactly what I am doing as well. I have an original Droid and all of these new phones look great but I'm trying to hold out for an LTE phone.

 

[Paladin]

Leaks from Verizon

In addition to the Motorola DROID 2 and Motorola DROID X, we’re told Motorola will launch a new DROID handset, the Motorola DROID Pro. It is supposed to have a 1.3GHz CPU, 4″ screen and global roaming capabilities. Estimated launch of November 2010

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-news/68159-bgr-exclusive-verizon-wireless-2010-2011-roadmap.html

 

[Bateluer]

One thing I noticed is absent in the leaked information, the open boot loader.
Doesn't mean its not there though . . .

 

[destrekor]

One thing I noticed is absent in the leaked information, the open boot loader.
Doesn't mean its not there though . . .

The way Motorola has been approaching the subject lately, it does sound as if Motorola wants to sell the Motorola Droid Pro to the exact same type of people they had with the original Droid.

IIRC, the Droid, and only here in the U.S., is Motorola's only open-bootloader phone. It was a landmark phone, first HUGE Android push, and a magnificent design... it was geared to the tech heads and hipsters. It was the antagonist in the iEverything story.

If Motorola has a plan full of win - like the smart group of people I think they might just be, shockingly enough - the Droid Pro will be the spiritual successor to the Droid crown. The Droid was a landmark treat, and I think the Droid 2 is just trying to capitalize on the Droid fanfare; these are the fans that want exactly the same thing as the Droid, but not anything more crazy.
The Droid Pro will seek to rival that same landmark-release flair... not simply be a sequel to a tried-and-true style.

That's my theory though, I don't really know if Motorola is as smart as I think they actually be.

As a world-phone, it definitely is trying to reach out to the corporate world. I'd love to see this phone actually have LTE inside of it; as no specific networks have been announced, it's not so crazy of a dream, is it?

Then again, I'm not holding my breath that any true LTE phones will see release late this year. I don't expect any Verizon LTE phones before the turn of the year... but we may see data cards for laptops. They do expect to have 30 markets ready, fairly soon if I recall correctly.

 

[tommo123]

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/07/23...oid-3-0-gingerbread-won’t-support-custom-uis/

I don't think that's entirely accurate, and the manufacturers are going to be unwilling to give up one of the few ways to differentiate their Android offerings from each other.

to be fair (i like sense), as far as htc goes, most people i've read about that go for a stock android experience, don't miss the sense ui, they miss HTCs apps.

just adding a few more apps like they have now would mean they have a nice enough pull even without sense UI.

anyways, android is open so they can add sense to it if they want, whether google wants them to or not.

i'm hoping that it isn't necessary in gingerbread if for no other reason than to kill the delay of new releases, and potentially increase the chances of gingy being ported to older phones. less work needed = more likelyhood i would hope. (i know in reality they will probably ignore any phone over a year old to try and get people to upgrade.

 

[Bateluer]

Bump for video update, also in OP.
http://www.thestreet.com/video/index.html?bcpid=1459183594&bctid=557945520001

 

[Tristicus]

I like the Xs big screen...I dunno. Waiting for more info on the Sony phone and praying it doesn't go to AT&T...