Droid Prototype

[Clownassasin]

Wow it looks so nice, Why did they change most of that stuff? Great find my friend. Mind i asking how in the hell you landed your hands on a prototype?

[pwrdbykyank]

thanks , got it on ebay from some guy, paid a lot of money for it but i collect prototypes and stuff so eh its a hobby had to get this one for sure.

[Martin030908]

its running the update we received on Dec 11th... was it activated that it received the OTA or did whoever you bought it from manually update it? I wouldn't think a prototype would have an OTA build.

[wuyanks]

OP: you need to contact the developers at alldroid.org. they might be able to get some important info from that device for development purposes

[pwrdbykyank]

oh dunno, doesnt look like anyone changed the main board since on bootup its a white backround, also the phone is in perfect condition no blemishes to show its been taken apart, so i guess either a OTA or manual update no idea

[sparticus]

anyway to get a pic of the top of the phone where the current power button is?

[pwrdbykyank]

its exactly the same as the current power, same size same config same look

[wuyanks]

hey pwrdbykyank i sent you a PM

[DigiK]

Beautiful...I've always preferred the look of Motorola's flagship devices over Apple because they adhere to a more Bauhausian form-follows-function, machine aesthetic versus minimalism for minimalism/dumbing-down's sake.

The brushed metal screen bezel on the proto-type was actually a better design decision because it would have not have shown wear from scratches and rubbing that occurs with the black paint on production model.

The large LED , silver grill, and black glass camera insert all contribute to a classy retro-chic techie look that most likely was nixed by VZWs purported concerns about the device looking too masculine and/or value engineering. IMO if anything, the prototype looks more like a piece of fine jewelry that I believe women would have found more attractive. That's what you get when you let the bean-counters and execs stick their hands into the design... =/