• Droid X Ad: Hold The Phone Any Way You Like

    Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

    MG Siegler is a general partner at CrunchFund and a columnist for TechCrunch, where he has been writing since 2009. His focus is on Apple. Prior to TechCrunch, MG covered various technology beats for VentureBeat. Originally from Ohio, MG attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. He’s previously lived in Los Angeles where he worked in Hollywood and in... → Learn More

    The iPhone 4 hasn’t even been out a week yet. But that apparently isn’t stopping rivals from pivoting ad campaigns to play to its weaknesses as quickly as possible.

    Today, Motorola ran a full page ad in the New York TImes to show off its new Droid X device which is launching this Summer on Verizon’s network. Check out the full ad below touting its features, but be sure to read the copy below. Here’s the key part:

    And most importantly, it comes with a double antenna design. The kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like…

    Hmm, I wonder what that’s directed towards

    [via Sarah Perez]

    Product: Droid
    Website: droiddoes.com

    The Motorola Droid is an Android-based smartphone by Motorola to be initially distributed by Verizon Wireless in the United States. Features of the phone include Wi-Fi networking, a 5-megapixel low light capable digital camera, a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, interchangable battery, 3.7-inch 854 x 480 touchscreen, MicroSDHC support with bundled 16GB card, turn-by-turn Google Maps navigation, and a QWERTY keyboard. Its processor is a Texas Instruments OMAP 3430, which is used by the Palm Pre and Nokia N900...

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    Product: iPhone 4
    Company Apple

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