Verizon Droid X Ad Makes Fun of iPhone 4 Antenna
Nokia already got its dig in at Apple's iPhone 4 antennae problems and now Motorola is joining the fun.
Set to launch July 15, the marketing machine for Motorola's Droid X is in full swing. In fact, Motorola even managed to take a swipe at the competition with one of its latest advertisements.
The full page ad published in yesterday's New York Times shows a picture of the Droid X with little labels detailing all of the most important parts of the phone. You've got the 8-megapixel camera; the 3G mobile hotspot with support for five devices; the 1GHz processor; HD video capture; Android 2.2 and Swype. However, it seems Motorola couldn't help but add one more thing to the ad. A paragraph at the bottom of the page reads [emphasis added]:
"Introducing the DROID X by MOTOROLA. Its screen is gigantic. Its capacity is huge. Every experience from messaging to movies is larger than life. It can even connect with your HD TV so you can share little things with large audiences. And most importantly, it comes with a double antenna design. The kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like and use it just about anywhere to make crystal clear calls. You have a voice. And you deserve to be heard."
Though the stab at the iPhone 4's design hasn't gone unnoticed, it's interesting to note the Droid X employs the very same design one antenna expert last week said would have been a great solution for the iPhone. Steve and his crew are probably saving a set-up like that for next year's iteration of the iPhone.
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LOL, iphone 4 is not pleased
So it is launching with android 2.2 off the box?? I thought only the Droid 2 was 2.2 out of the box.
BTW, picture says July 15 not June...
Had an HD2. Screen was too big for phone-like usage. Phone too big to fit comfortable in pocket. Screen was awesome, but just a bit too large for a phone.
Other than that, awesome phone.
It's just too easy to make fun of Apple these days
this is the greatest apple iphone movie ever, poor SOB lost his job at best buy for making it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
The Droid X is amazing. I was very impressed with the Incredible but Motorola has completely upp'ed it's game. The phone is pretty big, but it's a mini computer now... the capabilities are endless and the quality is unbeatable. This is why I'm am so confident in Verizon Wireless
Great phones, great people, great service!
OMG! thats hilariuos LOLOLOLOL!
I bet Jobs is emo raging hardcore right now.
HTC EVO 4G still my first choice ~
probably better design ~
The phone is pretty big, but it's a mini computer now...
You might be too young to know, but a mini-computer was a pretty big monster in its day. It was called mini because it didn't fill a complete room, but it was still bigger than a copying machine. The desktop PC is actually called a microcomputer. So the metaphor you are looking for might be a nano-computer.
I was so close to buying an IPhone 4 for myself. Once I heard their comments this past week, it reminded me why I've never bought an Apple product in the past. It strengthened my resolve to keep away from them.
...but u have too admit that their ipods are cool...
Reasons not to buy iPhones :
1. Sh*t too expensive for those hardware quality
2. Foxconn, no further explanation for this.
3. Contract with certain mobile providers (different in every nations).
Enough of those with iPhone stuffs and I wanna get back to the Droids.
Now I am wondering...which one is more powerfull..
Pentium III 800 or those Droids?
Those Droids are actually mini computers...for those who have said that...I have to agree on that.
BTW, picture says July 15 not June...
It's July.
So it is launching with android 2.2 off the box?? I thought only the Droid 2 was 2.2 out of the box.
read again
Ok, I am by no means an Apple fanboy, but seriously, the Iphone is the best device ever created (and I do mean device in a general kinda sense). I read through each and every word of AnandTech's Iphone 4 review and I can see how some people can try to crucify Apple. After all, the Iphone 4 is the best smart phone ever, so it is only natural that some people will try to kick it while its down...
But, as the test results show, no matter how you hold it, it will only drop calls if you are already at a weak signal area. The actual loss of signal is 24db, which is about 20% of the total max signal one can get on any phone, so I recommend getting some facts before jumping on the Iphone lynching fervor, cause to be honest, its beginning to feel like a witch hunt...
Ok, I am by no means an Apple fanboy, but seriously, the Iphone is the best device ever created (and I do mean device in a general kinda sense). I read through each and every word of AnandTech's Iphone 4 review and I can see how some people can try to crucify Apple. After all, the Iphone 4 is the best smart phone ever, so it is only natural that some people will try to kick it while its down...
But, as the test results show, no matter how you hold it, it will only drop calls if you are already at a weak signal area. The actual loss of signal is 15-24db, which is no more than 20% of the total max signal one can get on ANY phone, so I recommend getting some facts before jumping on the Iphone lynching fervor, cause to be honest, its beginning to feel like a witch hunt...
hahahahahahahahaha! (with tiers in my eyes).
someone should make this into a failblog WIN.
ROFL Burger, extra ketchup please.
Ok, I am by no means an Apple fanboy, but seriously, the Iphone is the best device ever created (and I do mean device in a general kinda sense). I read through each and every word of AnandTech's Iphone 4 review and I can see how some people can try to crucify Apple. After all, the Iphone 4 is the best smart phone ever, so it is only natural that some people will try to kick it while its down...But, as the test results show, no matter how you hold it, it will only drop calls if you are already at a weak signal area. The actual loss of signal is 24db, which is about 20% of the total max signal one can get on any phone, so I recommend getting some facts before jumping on the Iphone lynching fervor, cause to be honest, its beginning to feel like a witch hunt...
Surely you sound like one. The iPhone4 won't even be fully supported by the end of it's 2yr contract, just like the iPhone 3G was shunned from several IMPORTANT features in the lastest OS update. It hasn't even been a full 2 years since the 3G was released.
My Evo will be delivered today. It IS a good day, yes it is.
this is the greatest apple iphone movie ever, poor SOB lost his job at best buy for making ithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
Oh man dude, I almost pissed my pants!
Surely you sound like one. The iPhone4 won't even be fully supported by the end of it's 2yr contract, just like the iPhone 3G was shunned from several IMPORTANT features in the lastest OS update. It hasn't even been a full 2 years since the 3G was released.
And there are Andriod phones that were just released that will never see 2.2, what exactly is your point? I bet whatever OS comes out 2 years from now will not completely work on the DroidX.
this is the greatest apple iphone movie ever, poor SOB lost his job at best buy for making ithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
It is a very funny video but NOT work-place safe once it starts to go "down hill" about half way through. If the creator is at risk of losing his job it is very probable that the vulgar content was more the cause rather than the ridicule of iPhone as a product.
lol
Enough of those with iPhone stuffs and I wanna get back to the Droids.Now I am wondering...which one is more powerfull..Pentium III 800 or those Droids?Those Droids are actually mini computers...for those who have said that...I have to agree on that.
Nano computers to be more discriptive.
And there are Andriod phones that were just released that will never see 2.2, what exactly is your point? I bet whatever OS comes out 2 years from now will not completely work on the DroidX.
My point was not really about the OS update compatibility, but the important features that came with the OS update, such as multi-tasking, especially when it is more than capable of doing so. At least Apple should support their products for a life span of 2 years.
You felt the need to post this twice, so I felt the need to kick you while you were down and double-tapped you with a pair of negatives.