Earlier today in San Francisco, Motorola announced the successor to the mega popular Droid smartphone. What was originally rumored to be the unveiling of the Droid 2, was actually the launch of Droid X. The phone will be available July 15 exclusively from Verizon Wireless for $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate with new two-year contract.

Hit the jump for detailed information and more images.

Capture Memories

* Take home videos in 720p high definition quality and match the video with an optimized three microphone solution for directional audio capture and noise cancelation

* Snap away with the fully-loaded 8 megapixel camera with auto-focus and dual LED flash

Share the Experience

* Push your content directly to a HDTV, game console or PC using optional HDMI cable or wireless Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) connections

* Create your own WiFi with the Personal Mobile 3G HotSpot and connect up to five devices

* Share it all at lightning-fast speeds with the 1 GHz processor

Enjoy it all

* Watch movies and play games on a 4.3” widescreen display

* Sync and stream your feeds from Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to one screen through an optional widget

* Enjoy clear and reliable calls with one of the best smartphone call qualities around made possible by dual diversity bands and a smartly placed microphone for clear audio

* Stay connected with preloaded apps such as Swype, Skype mobile, and stay entertained with preloaded apps and games such as, EA Need for Speed and a full suite of Google Mobile Services.

*Droid X comes standard with 8 GB of onboard memory and a pre-installed 16 GB memory card. It can be expanded to up to 40 GB with the addition of a 32 GB memory card to house favorite videos, images, games and apps.

*Talk time is 480 minutes and standby up to 220 hours.

Droid X users will receive the Android 2.2 OS update and Adobe Flash Player via an over-the-air upgrade late summer.

The phone looks incredible especially for the introductory price but we wish that a keyboard was included. That option is what helped Motorola muscle in on some of the iPhone’s market share with the original.

What do you think of the Droid X?

Tags: droid, google, motorola, smartphone, verizon

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