Droid Bionic benchmark reports PowerVR GPU, new SOC inside?

A very strange thing popped up on mobile graphic benchmarking site NenaMark the other day -- an entry for the Droid Bionic. Now, it would be very easy to fake this test, and you'd be right to be skeptical given the incomplete score and the fact that it's reporting PowerVR's SGX 540 GPU, instead of the Tegra 2 we saw at CES. But, let's not be too hasty -- we heard back in April that NVIDIA's mobile chip wasn't playing nice with Verizon's LTE. Perhaps when Motorola said it was delaying the Bionic to incorporate "several enhancements" it really meant "rebuilding the phone with a more LTE friendly CPU." Both Samsung and Texas Instruments use the SGX 540, and Moto has previously turned to TI's OMAP for the Droid, Droid 2, and Droid X. Then again, a single, suspiciously low benchmark score isn't the most convincing basis for a rumor.

Droid 3 details leaked: dual-core processor, 4-inch qHD screen, no LTE?

You've probably already seen the leaked pictures of the Droid 3, but what you really want to know is what's going on underneath that chrome trim. TechnoBuffalo claims to have the inside scoop and it sounds like the latest landscape slider from Motorola is packing a number of nice improvements. According to a tipster the screen has been upgraded to a 4-inch qHD panel and inside is one of those fancy dual-cores all the cool phones are rockin' these days -- presumably of the Tegra 2 variety like its Droid X2 cousin. As spied in the photos it also has a new 5-row keyboard layout and front facing camera for video calls, while the rear-facing shooter is getting bumped to 8 megapixels. There is one disappointing, but not entirely shocking, detail though -- the Droid 3 will lack LTE. We can't confirm these specs, but they're perfectly logical assumptions and raise no alarms and no surprises.

HANDS ON WITH SAMSUNG DROID CHARGE

The folks at androidpolice goes hands-on with the Samsung DROID Charge. The Samsung Droid Charge is an LTE enabled device for Verizon Wireless running Android 2.2 and featuring a 4.3″ display, 1GHz processor and 8MP camera.

DROID CHARGE - NEW LAUNCH TRAILER

Introducing the Droid Charge by Samsung. Brace yourself for what Droid does now.

Samsung Droid Charge is an LTE enabled device for Verizon Wireless running Android 2.2 and featuring a 4.3″ display, 1GHz processor and 8MP camera.

MOTOROLA DROID BIONIC REVIEW

Aaron from Phonedog and the folks at Phonearena takes a first hands-on look at the Motorola DROID Bionic, the next Android phone in Verizon’s “DROID” lineup. It’s a high-end, feature packed device, with a 1 GHz Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 4G LTE connectivity, 4.3-inch display, Android 2.2, 8-megapixel camera, and front-facing camera. It’s one of many next-generation Android devices that have been (or will be) announced this week. Motorola says the DROID Bionic will be available in the second quarter of 2011, so be on the lookout for a launch in March.Video after the break....

MOTOROLA DROID PRO REVIEW

PhoneArena reviews the Motorola DROID PRO.  Motorola DROID PRO is a candybar shaped device and features a portrait oriented QWERTY keyboard underneath the model’s 3.1 inch capacitive touchscreen display. Under the hood is a 1GHz processor, running the show including the 5MP camera with AF and flash. The Motorola DROID PRO will ship with Android 2.2 on board along with Adobe Flash Player 10.1.Video after break........

DROID INCREDIBLE - UNBOXING AND DISASSEMBLY

These aren’t the Droids you’re looking for -- wait, this IS the Droid you’re looking for: The HTC Droid Incredible, doing a stop-motion strip-tease that would make C3P0 blush! Unboxed, taken apart and put back together in less than 3 minutes

WEB BROWSER WAR - NOKIA N97 MINI,N900 AND DROID

Heres a comparison video of the web browsing on the Nokia N97 Mini, Nokia N900 and Motorola Droid presented by Cellfanatic. Enjoy!

DROID GAME PAD - GAME GRIPPER FOR MOTOROLA DROID

This is the Game Gripper, a new game pad the works on the Motorola Droid. It makes it way more fun to play old school NES, SNES, Genesis, and GameBoy games. Works with all the emulators and could also work with other games that let you map out your buttons. Check it out and buy one at www.DroidGamePad.com

 

Fennec (Firefox) running on the Motorola Milestone / Droid.

Heres a demo of the Web browser Fennec (Firefox) running on the Motorola Milestone / Droid.

GOOGLE MAPS 4.0 WITH GOOGLE BUZZ DEMOED ON THE MOTOROLA DROID

Here’s a quick look at Google Maps which features the new Google Buzz (demoed on the Motorola Droid / Android)