Motorola last month in New York City announced an entirely new line of smartphones. Dubbed the Droid Mini, Droid Ultra, and Droid Maxx, the threesome runs on the vast and fast Verizon Wireless 4G LTE system in the US. The Motorola Droid is launching with the new X8 Mobile Computing System, a large 5.0 inch 720P True HD display, 2.0 GB of RAM memory and a rear facing 10.0 megapixel camcorder with Quick Capture mode. And the “ultra” in the handset’s named definitely applies to the ultra-thin profile the phone boasts.
Slimmer than the Galaxy S4, Apple iPhone 5 and HTC One smartphones, the Motorola Droid Ultra running on Verizon measures an ultra-skinny 0.28 inches (7.18 mm) in thickness. And the X8 system chip powering the phone which we mentioned above actually delivers eight individual processing cores. The CPU is a dual core processor, a quad core GPU is also on board, and single cores handle both contextual computing and language processing.
The Motorola Droid Ultra 4G offers a touchless control mode which allows you voice control over your handset, and the phone also delivers an “active display” feature. This allows you to view notifications on the handset’s touchscreen without fully waking the Droid Ultra, and only the portion of the display which is needed for the notification is illuminated. This helps save on battery power, which assists the 2,130 mA battery on board the handset in delivering up to an incredible 28.0 hours of talk time, according to Motorola.
The Motorola Droid Ultra also offers a DROID Command Center widget, delivering lightning quick access to your settings and messages, and the phone is rugged thanks to the traditional DuPont Kevlar body found on previous Motorola Droid phones. A layer of Corning Gorilla Glass offers protection against everyday wear and tear for the large AMOLED touchscreen, which delivers a resolution of 720 by 1,280 pixels. Standby battery power lasts approximately 13.0 days.
Previous Motorola Droid smartphones have delivered an 8.0 megapixel rear facing camcorder, and the premier camera on board the Motorola Droid Ultra is an upgraded 10.0 megapixel snapper, capable of 1,080P HD resolution video recording. A front facing chat cam of 2.0 megapixels is also on board, as is 16.0 GB of built-in data storage. The dual core CPU has been clocked at 1.7 GHz, and Verizon Wireless Motorola Droid Ultra users can employ the handset as a central Wi-Fi hotspot for multiple wireless devices. You can pre-order the Motorola Droid Ultra 4G for a discounted price tag starting at $149.99.
