DROID 3 Price, Release Date Announced (PHOTOS)

DROID fans, the wait is over: Verizon announced today that the new DROID 3, with physical QWERTY keyboard, will be released on July 14. The latest addition to the Motorola family of DROID phones will cost $199.99 with a two-year contract.

The DROID 3 is an upgrade from the DROID 2 in several key areas. Consider the specs: the 1GHz dual processor improves on the old single-core model; like the iPhone 4, it has added a front-facing camera for video chat; storage has double to 16GB from 8GB; and perhaps most encouragingly for many frustrated DROID typers, the DROID 3 will feature a row of numbers above its QWERTY keyboard this time. No more holding down 'Shift' forever to type in a phone number: 0-9 now have buttons.

On the downside, newcomers to Verizon will no longer be able to purchase unlimited data plans, as data capping will begin on July 7.

Check out the official photos of the new DROID 3 below:

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The DROID 3 from Motorola and Verizon will feature a physical QWERTY keyboard, an HDMI output to connect to televisions, and a front-facing 1080p camera for still photos and video chat. It will be released on July 14 for $199.99 with a two year contract.

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The DROID 3 from Motorola and Verizon will feature a physical QWERTY keyboard, an HDMI output to connect to televisions, and a front-facing 1080p camera for still photos and video chat. It will be released on July 14 for $199.99 with a two year contract.

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See early impressions of the DROID 3:

Comments

[crankyCrackPot]

11:42 AM on 07/12/2011

I guess they are really having problems with the Bionic's battery still.
I don't think there was even supposed to be a Droid 3, the Bionic is supposed to be the big next phone by Motorola. And it's supposed to be 4G.

[crankyCrackPot]

10:24 AM on 07/11/2011

3G really?
I'll take my dual core on a 4G thank you.

[glockman]

08:09 AM on 07/10/2011

"storage has double to 16GB from 8GB"

Seriously?

[crankyCrackPot]

10:23 AM on 07/11/2011

Syntax is becoming a lost art.

Correctly not sentence written, meaningless Yoda but all to.

[glockman]

07:51 AM on 07/12/2011

I don't usually like pointing out errors in grammar, but this is ridiculous.

[beta version]

07:26 PM on 07/09/2011

I needed a new phone a few months ago and decided to go with the 4G Htc Thunderbolt. It is VERY fast and I am not sure I would be able to use 3G again without frustration. That being said, 4G drains the battery in record time and the phone is heavy. The battery drain is so bad that I have considered selling it and buying a 3G. Hopefully the 2nd generation of 4G phones will solve the battery life problem. I hope so. The 4G LTE network is amazing.

[CaptainObvvious]

04:22 PM on 07/09/2011

To answer many people all at one:

Because 4G isn't worth it right now.

I applaud some phone for having it because its making phone companies expand coverage but its basically in "beta" right now and I am not a willing tester. It has terrible coverage and sucks your battery life in record time. No thanks.

When the coverage is everywhere and I can leave it on all day like 3G then I am all in but until then I am not interested.

[EricBishop]

06:22 PM on 07/09/2011

Well, you can turn the LTE on and off whenever you want, and the phones get the same battery life when on 3G only. You'll currently save about $100-$150 bucks if you get a 3G only phone on Verizon. So, you just need to decide what your usage profile is going to be and make a decision based on that. Most of my phone usage is over work or home WiFi anyway.

[Matt Schantz]

10:43 AM on 07/09/2011

Looks just like the Droid 2, which I had. Its a good reliable phone. but i'll take my iphone 4 over it any day.

[August Dunlap]

01:07 AM on 07/09/2011

for a country that has no money we sure spend an awful lot on phones. i have found 5 phones within the last month that people have left and turned them all in to their respective carriers.

what's going to happen when phones start costing $1,000.00 and up?

[Rich Phitzwell]

03:05 PM on 07/09/2011

from a business standpoint these phones have many features that help us. Be it navigation, various calculators, getting paid via credit card, email and so forth that a couple hundred is made up quickly.

[beta version]

08:29 PM on 07/09/2011

I also upgraded my phone to be able to take credit cards! I haven't set it up yet.

[crankyCrackPot]

10:29 AM on 07/11/2011

They'll give the phones away and charge for the services.

[Carlariz]

01:03 PM on 07/08/2011

Just got the Sensation and Wow... very impressed!

[blackreign]

06:40 AM on 07/08/2011

seems like a powerful phone, but I still love the style and performance of my EVO. With Verizon killing their unlimited dataplans, I think that puts a significant damper on the appeal of their smart phones.

[crankyCrackPot]

10:30 AM on 07/11/2011

The rest of the industry (read AT&T) will do the same shortly.
And besides, when you buy eggs in the grocery do you buy a dozen or do you get an unlimited supply for the same price?

[LamAng]

06:13 AM on 07/08/2011

I can't wait to try this smart phone. I have the worst phone ever. I have the HTC HD2...its slow, freezes up, worst touch screen, the software sucks, HTc sense sucks. What can I say, it sucks. I still have 1 more year on my contract.

[sieben13]

04:59 AM on 07/08/2011

repuglicans have a agenda in place to discourage poor,middle class & minorities Americans not to vote.If they succeed we have know one to blame but ourselves

[bigpajamas]

12:39 PM on 07/08/2011

Man grow up !! Find another forum!!

[Carlariz]

01:03 PM on 07/08/2011

we all know that but this isnt the story, look up politics...

[Crim]

12:58 AM on 07/08/2011

Probably an awesome phone, but I'm still waiting for the Bionic. No 4G = No go.

[MiBFTo]

12:43 PM on 07/08/2011

See, I'm the opposite: I'm intentionally avoiding 4G phones until the network is standard. I'm not paying extra for part time use of a faster network.

[Crim]

10:58 PM on 07/08/2011

I can't wait that long. If 4G is as fast as advertised it will be 10 times faster. It will be in my city by Christmas and so should the Droid Bionic. =)

[giaimo13]

12:45 AM on 07/08/2011

NICE looking phone and LOVING the look of that big, juicy keyboard! If this puppy has GPS, WiFi and 4G, it's soon gonna be switching time for me and my family! We need to LOSE the whole contract thing and move to the DoCoMo model - buy the phone, pay by the month for the airfare - keep it cheap, simple and easy-breezy.

[Cogent]

11:17 PM on 07/07/2011

no 4g LTE= FAIL

[JohnnyAce Okeke]

10:15 PM on 07/07/2011

Why are you NOT 4G? {{v_v}}