Best Buy Will Make the Motorola Droid Easier To Purchase than Verizon Does

When Verizon Wireless introduces the Motorola Droid next month, many people will likely pass by their nearest Verizon store on their way to a Best Buy location, as this retailer will make getting this hot new Android device easier by not requiring a mail-in rebate.

At launch, the Droid will $200 with a new two-year service contract, no matter where it is purchased. However, Verizon stores will require customers to return a $100 mail-in rebate. Best Buy, on the other hand, will not require people to go through the hassle of sending in the rebate.

This retailer is already taking pre-orders, and says this Android-powered cell phone will be in its stores on November 6, the same day it is released by Verizon.

An Overview of the Motorola Droid
This smartphone will be a slider, with a landscape-oriented QWERTY keyboard. It is going to have a 3.7-inch, 854-by-480-pixel (WVGA+) capacitive touchscreen with haptic feedback.

It will run Google Android 2.0, and will come with a suite of applications that can wirelessly synchronize with this company's services, including Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and Maps.

For professionals, the Droid will offer Exchange ActiveSync and a Microsoft Office file viewer, and there are thousands of additional apps available in the Android Market.

This CDMA device will have EV-DO mobile broadband, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

Verizon is going to bundle a 16 GB microSD card, plus it will have a 5 megapixel camera, 3.5 mm headset jack, a GPS receiver, and a 1400 mAh battery.

Source: Best Buy

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