Motorola Droid 2 is Almost Here, the Original Goes Free

Tomorrow, Verizon and Motorola are expected to launch the Droid 2 and the Droid X is expected to emerge on July 2nd. On a side note: with so many “Droid” phones on Verizon, is it time to consider a different brand name to distinguish? Just a thought.

But back to the Droid, with the next generations expected to have twice the memory and twice the speed (thanks to a faster processor), there are lots of small changes that could make a big difference in performance. Physically, there won’t be much of a difference in the Droid and Droid 2 – the touch pad from the first version is replaced with arrow keys {Android and Me}, so is it worth the upgrade?

Well, the Droid X will lose the QWERTY keyboard, though for some users that may be a disadvantage. If you just can’t get the hang of a touchscreen and just want the power boost, there’s still a case to be made for waiting.

For one thing, until midnight tonight, you can get the original Droid completely free at Wirefly if you’re a new or existing customer. Click here and use the code WIREFLYMEMCARD18 to also get a free 2GB memory card. It may not be the latest model, but free still isn’t a bad price for a smartphone.

The second thing to consider is what will be rolling out around holiday time this year. For one, there’s the AT&T/TMobile Samsung Captivate, not to mention the clandestine Windows Phone 7 phones. While the Droid 2 or Droid X may be an improvement on the current Droid – many bloggers consider the Droid 2 to be the fastest Android phone so far, it doesn’t seem like it will take long for other smartphones to catch up or surpass the improvements. The Droid X, for example, will get an upgrade to the camera and include 720p HD video recording and Android 2.2, but those are things that other smartphones already have, or will have soon.