Hands-on with the Motorola Droid 3

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Here she be, folks. The Motorola Droid 3 on Verizon. We're knee deep into this sucker right now. But our initial thoughts are that this is a pretty worth upgrade to the Droid 2, even if nobody seems to be making a big deal out of it. Fast with a dual-core 1GHz processor. A larger, 4-inch display at qHD (960x540) resolution. And Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread -- egads, the most recent version of Android! -- on there to boot.

Other specs to note:

• Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• 5-row keyboard with dedicated number row
• Display: 4-inch qHD (960x540)
• Processor: Dual core TI OMAP at 1 GHz
• RAM: 512MB
• Storage: 16GB internal, support for up to 32GB microSD card
• Front camera: VGA
• Rear camera: 8MP with LED flash
• Dimensions: 2.5 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Weight: 6.49 ounces
• Cellular data: CDMA/Quadband GSM/Triband UMTS
• Battery: 1540 mAh (up to 550 minutes talk time, 300 hours standby time)
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• USB 2.0, HDMI, DLNA
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• FM radio
• Video: 1080p video capture (up to 30 fps), 1080p output via HDMI

We've got lots more on the way. For now, feast your eyes on the quick hands-on video above.

Update: And now with plenty of pics below!