Droid lip

[jhom]

I've had my Motorola Droid for over 2 months, and I am enjoying it thoroughly. While I wanted the physical keyboard offered with the Motorola, I have been wondering why Motorola designed the phone with the lip. Other than having a place for the Verizon logo, it serves no functional purpose to the user. Did Motorola need the extra room to cram in some additional electronics? Or, is it something less?

[warren]

The microphone lives there.......

[possessedskier]

The microphone lives there.......

And the WiFi antenna.

[xliderider]

The microphone lives there.......

The microphone lives there.......

And the WiFi antenna.

The radio antenna is there as well. The Moto engineers needed a place to put the antennas that wasn't completely surrounded by the aluminum housing of the Droid. A full metal housing around a radio antenna shields it from radio signals, it is called the Faraday effect. So the "chin" is a necessary engineering design element.

[jhom]

Thanks for the information. I found the teardown of the Droid by PhoneWreck, phoneWreck Motorola Droid Teardown Images!. Impressive.

[jacobrv]

Plus, it's a good spot to put your thumb without hitting the touch buttons. I don't often hold by Droid in a manner that requires it, but when I do I'm glad it's there.

[aminaked]

so it would have a sexy pout

and for the antennae

[Journeyman]

The radio antenna is there as well. The Moto engineers needed a place to put the antennas that wasn't completely surrounded by the aluminum housing of the Droid. A full metal housing around a radio antenna shields it from radio signals, it is called the Faraday effect. So the "chin" is a necessary engineering design element.

Is it aluminum? The battery cover feels like steel to me, but what do I know about metal.

[OSX2000]

It's also the easiest way of figuring out your phone's orientation by touch, say, in a dark room.

[Mbk]

That's where I place my drinks...