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UPDATED 10/2: New images of the Motorola Droid (Tao, Sholes) running Android

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Published on: 01 October, 2009 by PhoneArena Team

UPDATED 10/2: New images of the Motorola Droid (Tao, Sholes) running Android

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Over on HowardForums tonight some new pictures of the Motorola Tao (formally Sholes and Shules) were posting of it running Android with Google Maps and of the App section. It also appears that the Tao will come with a 1390 mAh battery. We wish we had more to go on at this point, but will update you with more pictures as they become available.

source: HowardForums (wnrussell)

Motorola Droid (Tao, Sholes) Preliminary Specifications

UPDATED October 1st: New images

UPDATED October 2nd: The name of the device has changed once again and is now labeled the Motorola Droid.
It also appears there will be a designated site for the phone at motoroladroid.com which is registered at Whois.Net.

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cj100570 @ 29 September, 2009 11:42:59 PM

Motorola is back in the game!

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prettyboy1974 @ 30 September, 2009 10:28:31 AM

No, no their not. This is moto they will find a way to mess this up!

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whitman5115 @ 30 September, 2009 12:54:11 AM

i want it!

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tonyc_42 @ 03 October, 2009 03:56:59 PM

how can you possibly say "i want it!" about this device with such little info about it?? this is the perfect example of why phones get bad reputations when they come out because stupid people get it just because it looks cool and get pissed off as soon as it doesn't do every little thing they expect it to. do a little research before getting into devices that you probably can't handle people!!!!

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xcalibur @ 30 September, 2009 01:10:17 AM

look's like it will be a great phone hope it support's multitouch, and the squared design makes it look like the touch pro from verizon which wasn't an attractive phone

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jeffcrawford84 @ 30 September, 2009 03:13:36 AM

Will it utilize the Moto UI?

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VZWfangirl @ 30 September, 2009 08:52:40 AM

No Moto Blur

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techie123 @ 30 September, 2009 07:55:54 AM

Ditch the slide out keyboard (it just makes the device too thick) and it's a winner.

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VZWfangirl @ 30 September, 2009 08:52:26 AM

The phone is thin. Who told you it was thick?

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22ADin09 @ 30 September, 2009 08:58:33 AM

i'm wondering the same thing....the Tao seems thinner than most slide out qwerty phones to me..

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traedmark @ 30 September, 2009 01:58:45 PM

I may be mistaken, but I thought preliminary specs showed this phone to be just slightly thicker than the iphone.

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techie123 @ 30 September, 2009 06:31:26 PM

Anything more than .6 inches is too thick in my opinion. The T-Mo MyTouch is a much nicer phone to put in your pocket than the original G1. It only takes a couple of extra millimeters to make a phone too thick for my shirt pocket. The iPhone is just about as thick as I'd want.

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becazican @ 30 September, 2009 09:36:25 AM

when is it coming out, i want the slide out keyboard left, and it is thin. verizon relaease this damn phone

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josuearisty @ 30 September, 2009 10:26:22 AM

I wanna get this phone, seems to be a good competitor in phones market

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PapaJay224 @ 30 September, 2009 01:28:56 PM

I just hope it not pressure sensitive, they feel so cheap when they have pressure sensitivity. The Storm is seriously the only exception because the screen doesnt flex when you push it, its a solid piece of glass. I hope this is like that.

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artz1986 @ 30 September, 2009 02:05:39 PM

I thought all Android handsets, besides the Tattoo have capacitive screens

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artz1986 @ 30 September, 2009 02:04:39 PM

so this is pretty much a grown-up CLIQ? I'm still iffy w/ the design, but should be pretty good..
Now, at&t, I'm waiting on you to get an Android handset...

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mthoren68 @ 30 September, 2009 02:08:20 PM

I am thinking it is going to come down to this, the HTC Imagio and the Omnia 2. Assuming this is not too much thicker, this gets the nod for Android and the keyboard, Imagio gets the nod for being a little stronger on the business end, and Omnia 2 will be a little thinner and have the AMOLED screen plus probably the best camera of the bunch. This is gonna be a close one.

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PhoneArena Team @ 30 September, 2009 02:46:49 PM

The Samsung Omnia 2, HTC Imagio, and Motorola Tao will all have a 5MP camera. We'll have to wait and see which one has the best quality pictures.

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VZWfangirl @ 30 September, 2009 05:07:14 PM

The Tao will. Picture quality is the best I've seen on any phone.

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techie123 @ 30 September, 2009 06:35:55 PM

The best thing Android has going for it is that it's so tightly integrated with all Google services that I use: gmail, calendar, contacts, google voice. Although there is a sync app for WinMo, BB and iPhone - the sync is not nearly as good as Android's native integrated Google services.

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lennydude @ 02 October, 2009 06:26:09 AM

I thought the "release" version of the Omnia 2 will have a 8 MP camera?

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