Verizon unwraps the Motorola Droid 2

Verizon officially took the wraps off its Motorola Droid 2 Tuesday morning. The Droid 2 is a direct successor to the original Motorola Droid, which debuted last November. It launches this Thursday, August 12, with presales beginning on the 11th.

So what’s actually changed from the original Droid to the new Droid 2? A decent amount, actually. Check out this comparison chart for a side-by-side glimpse at the two phones’ specs and features, and read on for some more specifics. (Click image to zoom.)

In basic appearances, the top bevel on Motorola’s Droid 2 has a silver finish and extends all the way to the bottom of the phone, whereas the original Droid’s bevel was black and left a quarter-of-an-inch gap at the bottom. The Droid 2 also has a blueish tint to its back side, compared to its predecessor’s solid black look. (You can get a closer look at the Droid 2’s design at Verizon’s 360-degree demo page.) Oh yeah — and then there’s that limited-edition, super-geeked-out R2-D2 edition of the Droid 2, too. That’s pretty damn cool.

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