Motorola Droid Pro Cell Phone Review

The Hardware (Cont'd)

Other than the screen and keyboard, this phone’s controls are fairly simple. The left side, shown in Figure 7, has only a volume rocker and the Micro USB charging port. As with most other similar phones, the volume rocker is used to zoom
in and out when the phone is in camera mode. The charging port has a small bezel that illuminates when the charger is plugged in.

Figure 7: The left side of the Droid Pro

The top of the phone, shown in Figure 8, has a conveniently located 3.5 mm headset jack and the power key.

Figure 8: The top of the Droid Pro

As shown in Figure 9, the right side of the Droid Pro has only one button which is a convenient programmable key. In the default state it will bring up the calendar, but it can be customized to start many different tasks.

Figure 9: The right side of the Droid Pro

The bottom of the Droid Pro, shown in Figure 10, has only one opening which is for the microphone. Calls using the Droid Pro and the Verizon network were crisp and clear. The speakerphone was excellent – loud and clear with little echo.

Figure 10: The bottom of the Droid Pro

Other than our issues with the touch screen the Pro is a joy to use. It has a 1 GHz OMAP 3620, 512 MB of RAM, and 8 GB internal storage so response time is quick.

The Droid Pro comes with email support for Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, and IMAP/POP accounts. It can sync with a Microsoft Exchange account or a Gmail account to provide calendar, email and contacts. It can also sync contacts from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn. It has a unified in box.

Since the Droid Pro comes with Android 2.2 so it has more robust Microsoft Exchange support, remote and secure device management, password recovery for IT managers, and a remote wipe of device and SD card, which again make it a great business phone.

Several applications come pre-installed including Skype Mobile, AuthenTec VPN client, Mediashare, and a file manager. A Verizon backup service is also included.

The Droid Pro includes both Android and Motorola widgets. There is nothing exciting here, but the widgets are useful because they can be easily moved to any of the seven home screens and can be resized to your liking. These widgets include things like a Wi-Fi and GPS toggle, Date and Time, News, Social Networking, Weather, and Sticky Notes.

Android comes preloaded with WebKit, a very capable browser. Android 2.2 fully supports Adobe Flash Player 10, so the surfing experience is excellent, even though it is somewhat marred by the small screen.