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Motorola Droid X2 MB870 review: 2011 dual-core refresh of X.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2011·$200
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Droid X2 MB870.

Motorola's 2011 Droid X2 added Tegra 2 + qHD to the Droid X formula — but no LTE.

01Display

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

TypeqHD TFT
Size4.3"
Resolution540 x 960

02Performance

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

ChipsetNvidia Tegra 2
CPU1 GHz dual Cortex-A9
RAM512 MB

03Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Main8 MP AF + dual LED
Video720p

04Battery

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Capacity1,540 mAh (removable)

05Software

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

What works
  • Tegra 2 dual-core.
  • 4.3" qHD upgrade.
  • 8 MP cam + 720p.
  • Removable battery.
What doesn't
  • Still no LTE on 2011 flagship.
  • 512 MB RAM tight.
  • No front cam.
  • No HSPA+.

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 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .