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Review: Motorola Droid 3

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Jul 25, 2011, 2:48 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Motorola takes a third shot at the famed Droid for Verizon Wireless. The Droid 3 follows the bigger-is-better approach, with a massive display and new 5-row keyboard. Despite the improvements to the hardware, the Droid 3 isn't perfect.

If you're into trilogies, you'll be happy to know that Motorola's Droid 3 is a worthy follow up to the first two installments. With a bigger, better display and a bigger, better keyboard, what's not to like? Well, we found a few things.

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About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

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