Motorola Droid X and Droid 2

Motorola Droid X and Droid 2:  The Droid X and Droid 2 are the two Android based phone that has finally given Motorola the profit the deserved. Motorola had a $109 million profit the third fiscal quarter of the year. Revenues have hit $4.9 billion, which is up by 13 percent from Q3 of 2009. Motorola's gamble with Google’s Android operating system has paid them off really well in the third quarter.Motorola had a good profit in its Q3 of 2010. The profit is 13 percent from the Q3 of 2009. Motorola had a $109 million profit its third fiscal quarter of the year. Revenues collected this quarter is $4.9 billion. Motorola is paid well with the Google’s Android operating system. The profit this time is $12 million more than earned in the year-ago quarter.The revenues for the phone maker have hit $4.9 billion, and are up 13 percent from last year. The stocks of Motorola rose to $8.71 from the previous close of $8.09. Sanjay Jha, Motorola co-CEO, said in a statement that the mobile device segment sales have topped $2 billion, which is up 20 percent from last year and have reached profitability for the first time in three years. The sales have lead to 3.8 million Motorola Smartphone shipped, which include both Droid X and Droid 2.Jha said, "Droid X continues to sell extremely well, and we have had several other successful smartphone launches globally, including the Droid 2, the Ming series in China." It was just a few short years ago, when Motorola was beaten by Samsung, Apple's iPhone and others in the mobile phone market. The inclusion of Android platform is a strategic decision to influence the open-source.Motorola had launched Motorola Droid on Verizon Wireless' network in November 2009. Since then there has been a steady climb in the sales. The company released the Motorola Droid X and later its sequel Droid 2. The Droid X had followed the Sprint HTC Evo 4G and offered a 4.3-inch screen; the Droid 2 offered a faster Droid with much better slide out QWERTY keyboard.Motorola has the biggest best coming up in the fourth quarter, with the launch of the Droid Pro on Verizon's network. The Droid Pro is designed for the enterprises and is based on the Android 2.2. It includes a remote wipe of device, SD card and a complex password support.In spite of Motorola's absolute success, analysts for the Jefferies and Co. consider that Motorola's reliance on Android might be an competitive disadvantage, since Samsung, HTC and others are ready to "tap into the same ecosystem." Moreover, they have said that the development and manufacturing of Motorola still remains at the compassion of Android's release schedule.

Description: Motorola Droid X and Droid 2 Rating: 4.5 Reviewer: dev ItemReviewed: Motorola Droid X and Droid 2