For those of you thinking about upgrading to a brand new Droid X2, Amazon has it for just $49.99 with a new contract or $119.99 to add to your existing family plan, check it out here.

What do you think of the update, does it make your phone faster with better camera app?

Gingerbread is supposedly 25-30% faster so you should be seeing some major improvements with speed of your phone.

You certainly won’t get 4G but here’s a quick unboxing video by our friends at PocketNow:

Droid X2 is now officially available at BestBuy and Verizon Wireless locations nationwide as of today. No 4G LTE but I get pretty good 2-3Mbps download on my 3G network so I don’t think that’s big of a deal since 4G LTE is capped anyways and will drain your battery.

via engadget

Droid X2 gets official and will be available for sale on VerizonWireless.com starting tomorrow and at Verizon retail stores on the 26th.

The Droid X2 will NOT come with 4G LTE support but for folks who don’t live in 4G area, this might not matter so much.

Pricing will be $199.99 for the Droid X2 with two year contract.

See Press Release below:

DROID X2 BY MOTOROLA COMING TO VERIZON WIRELESS WITH DOUBLE THE POWER, DOUBLE THE DOES

Fast and Powerful DROID X2 by Motorola With Broad Range Of New Features To Be Available Online Beginning May 19

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI), today announced the second-generation DROID X2 by Motorola, designed for the consumer who does everything on their smartphone.

Fly through the Web with the DROID X2, which boasts Verizon Wireless’ first dual-core 1 GHz processor for fast webpage loading and Adobe® Flash® Player, allowing Verizon Wireless customers to experience rich content online. The 4.3-inch scratch-resistant and anti-reflective qHD display delivers a sharp, clear view ideal for watching movies, typing emails and playing your favorite games. Never miss a moment using the 8-megapixel camera with continuous autofocus and stunning HD video capture. Use the new Gallery app to view, tag and post photos on sites like Flickr® and Facebook®, all from one place.

Additional features:

· Powered by Android 2.2, to be updated to Android 2.3

· Mirror Mode allows you to view and share your photos, videos and downloaded movies on a larger TV via HDMI output

· Enterprise-ready with security and IT-grade policies, allowing you to use your DROID X2 for work and play

· Support for Google™ Mobile Services, including Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™, Google Search™ and Google Maps™, as well as access to more than 200,000 apps available to download from Android Market™

· Mobile Hotspot capability, allowing you to share your 3G connection with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices

· Virtual QWERTY keyboard featuring SWYPE technology for quick and easy typing of messages and emails

Pricing and availability:

· The DROID X2 will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com on May 19 and in Verizon Wireless Communication Stores on May 26 for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

· DROID X2 customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan and a smartphone data package. Nationwide Talk plans begin at $39.99 for monthly access and an unlimited smartphone data plan is $29.99 for monthly access.

For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Media can access high-resolution images of DROID X2 in the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.)

It seems like Verizon and Motorola are slowly leaking everything about the Droid X2, which will definitely have a 1Ghz dual-core processor and 4.3″ qHD screen.

The only thing missing?  We’ve looked everywhere through the Droid X2 user guide but 4G LTE seems definitely missing.  Of all the things did Verizon and Motorola forget to include 4G LTE?

If that’s not disappointing to you (yet), then you can go ahead and read the Droid X2 User Guide below:

Read the Droid X2 User Guide

Or here’s a mirrored file on Easy-Share:

http://www.easy-share.com/1915361027/com.netflix.mediaclient-1.apk

Droid X2 is almost here, it will be launching in exact form factor as the original Droid X but with major hardware upgrades with Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 26% more pixels, and a better back-facing 8MP camera 44% faster.

Also the Droid X2 will allow you to do 1080P mirroring to your HDTV, which will be pretty cool.

UPDATE: There’s rumors that the Droid X2 would come with Verizon’s new 4G LTE but there’s still no 100% confirmation so we will have to wait and see, that would be a big reason for upgrading.

It should be available at Verizon Wireless stores and partnering retail stores on May 26th!

via droidlife

Droid X actually has a pretty good battery life if you ask me but for those of you who want to extend your battery life, here’s some cheap fixes for you:

First, you can get additional OEM Motorola battery ($6.29 on Amazon).  You can also get a standalone Droid X battery charger so you can charge while using the other.

Even better, the OEM Droid X battery is rated at 1540mAh but there’s an extended battery which is rated at 1800mAh, almost 20% boost in battery life.  You will need to get the extended battery cover also.  See the Droid X extended battery and extended battery cover on Amazon:

Droid X Extended Battery – $32 on Amazon

Droid X Extended Battery Cover – $11 on Amazon

Either way, you can make your Droid X’s battery last much longer with some simple add-ons.

HTC has just put up a site that shows that a new smartphone will be launching, dubbed “HTC will be the first to 4G”, we highly assume this is going to be Verizon’s very first 4G LTE phone, the HTC Thunderbolt.

It seems unlikely that this HTC Thunderbolt will be “Droid” branded but surely, it should be available for Verizon.

via htc