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A cell phone is an electronic gadget utilized for mobile tele-communications (text messaging, mobile telephone or data transmission) over a cellular system of specific base stations called as cell sites. Cell phones are different from cordless phones, which just proffer telephone service in limited range, example in a home or office, through a permanent line as well as a base station possessed by the subscriber plus also from the radio telephones and satellite phones. As opposed to radio telephone, a cell phone proffers full duplex communication, mechanizes calling to as well as paging from public land mobile network, and handoff in a phone call while the user moves from one cell to another.

Most present cell phones link to cellular network including switching points as well as base stations (cell sites) possessed by cell phone network operator. Besides the standard voice function, recent mobile phones might support a lot of extra services and accessories for example: email, SMS for text messaging, packet switching for access to Internet, Bluetooth, gaming, infrared, camera with the video recorder as well as MMS for receiving and sending video and photos, GPS, MP3 player as well as radio.

The International Telecommunication Union anticipated that mobile cellular subscriptions universal would reach about 4.6 billion by end of 2009. Cell phones have gained improved and enhanced significance in sector of Information and communication technologies for growth in the 2000’s and has efficiently started to arrive at the bottom of economic pyramid.

So guess what Motorola loving UK fans? The DROID is coming to Europe. That’s right; courtesy of Vodafone and o2 wireless, the device will be available on November 9 2009 for the totally reasonable price of just €404.20 to corporate customers.

The only major difference between the MILESTONE and the Verizon version (DROID) is the cellular technology (MILESTONE will be GSM) and the exclusion of Google Maps in exchange for MOTONAV which Motorola boasts sports turn-by-turn directions just like the Google Maps version.

Some of the major features you can expect from the device include Android 2.0, an updated browser that now includes pinch to zoom just like the iPhone and Palm Pre, multitouch, full QWERTY keyboard with 5 way directional pad.

The capacitative multitouch screen is 3.7 inches (0.2 bigger then the iPhone) and sports 480×854 pixels (WVGA). Running the show is one of the most powerful processors we’ve seen on an Android phone ever. Thanks to the Arm Cortex A8 CPU which boasts 550MHz (downclocked from 600MHz), you can expect to get great gaming performance from the device as well as smooth animations etc. While the performance might not be on par in all areas as the Pre or iPhone, it is still a worthy opponent. Wrapping things up is a 5 megapixel camera that sports an LED flash and can shoot videos as well.

In case you missed it, the device will be for €404.20 and lands on November the 9th.