Having tested the Droid X, I was more than willing to test another Droid phone from Motorola. One of the first features of the phone that I really enjoyed using was the sliding qwerty keypad, which the Droid X phone does not have as an option. I really enjoyed having physical keys to use as opposed to the touchpad of the Droid X. You can use the touchscreen of the Droid 2, but I preferred the Qwerty keypad. That’s a choice out of convenience and not due to poor functionality of the touchscreen. It worked just fine.
Another difference that people who’ve had the original Droid phone may notice is that the Droid 2 has 7 panels to scroll through as opposed to only 4 that the original Droid had. The camera on the Droid 2 is 5 megapixels, as opposed to the Droid X which has an 8 megapixel camera. I found the pictures to be quite sharp even with the pixel difference.
Thought most people get smartphones for the touchscreen capabilities, there are some physical keys on the Droid 2, they are menu, home, back and search keys which are at the bottom of the smartphone.
On functionality, the software did seem to freeze on occasion, but it wasn’t constant. Using the various social media tools on the Droid 2 went well and added to the experience of having and using a smartphone. No wonder more and more people are lured to using them.
Overall, I found the Droid 2 to be a great smarthphone to use with it’s functionality and also with it having the qwerty keypad. I’ve heard some say that the Droid line of smartphones are more for men then women, and from the advertising and design/functionality of them, I can understand why some might say that. For use, I would still prefer the Droid X because of the real estate (screen size) that you get with it. If thought you choose the Droid 2 over the Droid X, you won’t have made a bad choice.
It should be noted that your number of home screens is customizable. If not with the stock launcher then with some of the snappy home replacement apps out there. (I recommend ADW Launcher.)
If you’re using a ton of apps, a task killer helps to add speed and functionality. (I use Taskiller Free.)
Also, anyone with a sense of adventure should have little trouble rooting the phone and opening up even more possibilities for customization, speed, and functionality.
The hardware specs for the phone are out there for everyone to see but I’m curious as to what you think of the flavor of the phone. Most Android phones have a proprietary UI slapped on top of the vanilla Android OS. Sometimes they can be great and sometimes, they can be chunky and awful. (I have a soft spot for HTC phones running Android but don’t like the Sense UI that comes with them. I tend to replace the OS with CyanogenMod to see what the phone can really do!)