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Motorola Droid X MB810 review: 2010 4.3" Verizon slab.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2010·$200
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#1 of 3
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Droid X MB810.

Verizon's 2010 Droid X went big at 4.3" with 8 MP + 720p video + HDMI — phablet pioneer.

01Display

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2010 — 20 points above the cohort average.

TypeCapacitive TFT
Size4.3"
Resolution480 x 854

02Performance

68/100

At 68/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2010 — 20 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetTI OMAP 3630
CPU1 GHz Cortex-A8
RAM512 MB

03Camera

72/100

At 72/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2010 — 21 points above the cohort average.

Main8 MP AF + dual LED
Video720p

04Battery

72/100

At 72/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2010 — 17 points above the cohort average.

Capacity1,540 mAh (removable)

05Software

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2010.

What works
  • 4.3" massive for 2010.
  • 8 MP + 720p video.
  • HDMI out.
  • Removable battery.
What doesn't
  • Camera hump bulky.
  • Eclair at launch.
  • 512 MB RAM.
  • No multi-touch on launch.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 3-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .