The Motorola Droid 4 is now getting lucky with an upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean headed its way via Verizon in the US. Customers will have to exhibit some patience though, as the update is being sent out in phases.
The Droid 4 was launched back in February last year after making its debut at the CES 2012. Initially released as a Gingerbread device, the phone climbed its way towards Ice Cream Sandwich within a few months and now will finally be graced with the version in question. This latest update lugs along several enhancements for the smartphone.
Gathering substance from Knowledge Graph, the voice search function allows users to simply speak out their queries in order to be exposed to a spate of relevant suggestions. This ranks even more so in convenience as it talks back to further enhance the user experience. What most interested parties must already be privy to would be the introduction of expanded notifications which displays details of messages or mails and these can even be acted on straight from the alerts bar.
Google Now keeps customers in the know about weather as well as traffic conditions and even brings up train schedules for travelers when required. All this information is conveyed through cards that are drawn out automatically. With Project Butter being weaved into the OS, transitioning between home screens and touch responses are deemed to get smoother and faster.
Apart from these, the device will also be granted improved voice as well as data connectivity, calendar settings and Back Up Assistant Plus amongst others. Quickly recapitulating the specifics of the phone, it consists of a 1.2GHz dual core CPU and a 4-inch LCD display. 16GB of storage space has been allotted to users and the battery provided should deliver talk time of around 12.5 hours or standby time of approximately 205 hours.
To avail of the Jelly Bean update for the Motorola Droid 4 after receiving a notification for the same, users will have to follow a step-by-step procedure for first downloading and then installing the update. The process will take approximately 35 to 60 minutes during which the device will be unusable.
Specifications of the handset are listed below:
– 4-inch TFT LCD display
– 1.2GHz dual core processor
– 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card
– 1785mAh Li-ion battery
– 8MP rear lens, 1.3MP front-facing camera
– 69.9mm x 126.7mm x 12.9mm in dimensions
– 179 grams weight
