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Motorola DROID 2 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.2Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core
RAM memory512 MB3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size3.7 in5.96 in6.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Pixel density265.0 ppi493.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
noyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage32GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productGrey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height4.58 in6.27 in6.28 in
Width2.38 in3.27 in2.89 in
Depth0.54 in0.4 in0.32 in
Weight5.96 oz6.49 oz6.1 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.05.0
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
SlimPortDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGPS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh3220.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time315.0 h300.0 h
N/A
Talk time10.0 h24.0 h24.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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