Verizon has launched the Motorola Droid 2 Global Edition after months of leaks for $299.99 after a new 2 year agreement before an additional $100 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $199.99.
The smartphone features a 1.2GHz processor, 3.7-inch, 854 x 480 resolution touchscreen display, support for remote wipe of device and SD card, QuickOffice, inbox filtering, 5.0 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and 720p video capture, CDMA, triband HSPA support and quadband GSM,hardware and virtual Swype keyboard, 8GB internal memory plus 8GB pre-installed SD card, Android 2.2, mobile hotspot support and Flash 10.1.
Sprint is really falling behind in terms of world phones. The Evo 4G and Epic 4G should have also included a GSM/UMTS radio. Hopefully Sprint has some Android world phones in the pipeline.
Only Motorola has achieved a dual-network Android phone to-date, and they probably worked with Google to include code bits from Android 2.3 to do it (similar to how Droid shipped with Android 2.0 first).
Indications are that such a device is already in the works for Sprint, and will likely be supplied by HTC.
The Droid 2 Global should be an awesome phone. GSM/CDMA + a new 1.2ghz processor is worth the $50 upgrade over the basic Droid 2. http://www.whatsgoodblog.com/2010/11/droid-2-global-review/