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Motorola DROID 3

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Released · Jul 07, 2011

This device is also known as Motorola XT862, Motorola Milestone 3

8.5

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8.9

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I had it 49 users

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Design
Dimensions	4.85 x 2.52 x 0.51 inches 123.3 x 64.1 x 12.9 mm
Weight	6.49 oz (184.0 g)
Features	Full keyboard, Notification light
Keys	Right: Volume control

Display
Size	4.0-inch
Resolution	960x540px, 275 PPI
Screen-to-body	55.94 %
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip	TI OMAP 4430
Processor	Dual-core 1000 MHz ARM Cortex-A9
GPU	PowerVR SGX540
RAM	0.5GB (LPDDR2)
Internal storage	16GB
Storage expansion	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS	Android (2.3)

Battery
Capacity	1540 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, Video calling
Front	0.3 MP VGA

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	2.1, Yes
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3
HDMI	Micro HDMI (Type D)
Location	A-GPS, S-GPS
Sensors	Accelerometer, Compass
Other	Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Screen mirroring	DLNA

Cellular
3G	Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Jun 15, 2011 FCC ID value: IHDT56MF1
Measured SAR	Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.36 W/kg

Buyers information
MSRP	$ 650

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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon

News

The Motorola DROID 3 was the last of the tank-like handsets to not offer 4G LTE connectivity. Surpassed since by the Motorola DROID 4, the device remains an underrated device with one of the best physical QWERTY keyboards to ever slide out the side o...

Motorola DROID 3 gets update that fixes MMS bug, improves 3G connectivity and more

The Motorola DROID X2 was launched exactly one year ago Saturday. The Motrorola DROID 3 was launched even later. Despite both of these models being a year old or less, Motorola's updated Android 4.0 update schedule infers that both of these handsets ...

Motorola explains why it won't update the Motorola DROID 3 and the Motorola DROID X2 to Android 4.0

The Motorola DROID 3 was the last DROID in the series to not have LTE connectivity. The handset is underrated with a physical QWERTY that is among the best ever to find its way on a handset and the unit does have dual-core power under the hood. Still...

Verizon shows off changelist for Motorola DROID 3 update

Some time ago, we told you that Motorola was looking for soak test volunteers with the Motorola DROID X2 and the Motorola DROID 3. Now there is word that those whose devices were selected to participate in the soak test are currently in the midst of ...

Motorola DROID X2 and Motorola DROID 3 in midst of soak test

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Overall User Rating

(10 reviews)

8.9

Build quality

9.6

Camera quality

8.2

Performance

8.3

Display

8.6

Battery life and charging

7.9

evanross

Arena Apprentice

A great disappointment

Posted: Apr 05, 2013, 11:08 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

The phone started great but the longer I owned it the worse and worse it became. Apparently it's a problem for many motorola phones, the UI becomes more and more sluggish until it's so slow that you have to power cycle the phone. That, unfortunately, is required every 12 to 48 hours.

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What I like

physical keyboard

What I don't like

will sometimes mute bluetooth when making a call
UI becomes so slow it's unusable
Needs daily power cycle to get it to be 'normal' ui speed
It'll take up to 90 seconds from tapping a button until it actually makes the call
Wifi connection is iffy
It shuffles ringtones around randomly

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Mylesh55

Arena Apprentice

Pretty... OK.

Posted: Feb 01, 2012, 2:26 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

Its defiantly a good phone but not the best, the little things are great, but where it counts is slacking... After extensive use it is not impressive. When did it seem like a good idea to only put 512 RAM in a dual-core phone with lots of crap being forced to run in the background?

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What I like

Keyboard
Build quality
Great battery life
Gingerbread with animations

What I don't like

Aweful media apps
Horrid screen
Horrid UI
Camera is bad
WHERE IS THE RAM???
Stock apps are bad
Bugs, bugs and more bugs.
Self-restarting

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dg.tech91 [deleted]

Droid 3 - AWESOME!!!

Posted: Jan 03, 2012, 12:04 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

The only major problem I found is the battery - sometimes it's really hot!
The minors problem is camera button and no 4G which is not a big deal.
Otherwise, many updates that really improves the capability of the phone!
The size is perfect in my opinion.