Motorola Droid

The Motorola Droid (GSM/UMTS version branded as Motorola Milestone) is a smartphone designed by Motorola, which runs on Google's Androidoperating system. It was released in late 2009 and was an important "comeback" product for Motorola.

Features of the phone include Wi-Fi networking, a 5-megapixel low light capable digital camera, a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, interchangeable battery, 3.7-inch 854×480touchscreen display. It also includes microSDHC support with bundled 16 GB card, free turn-by-turn navigation from Google Maps, slidingQWERTY keyboard, and Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor. The Motorola Droid runs Android version 2.2 (Froyo). The phone does not, however, run the re-branded Motoblur interface for Android, instead providing the Google Experience skin and application stack.

With a major marketing push by Motorola and carrier Verizon during and after its November 2009 release, the Droid became popular and had strong sales in the United States. It is credited for having popularized Android in the mass market. The Motorola Droid won Time magazine's 2009 Product of the Year award. It was succeeded by the Droid 2/Milestone 2 in 2010.