Looks like Verizon and Motorola are coming clean with the Droid X a little earlier than planned — it just appeared on the official Droid page, complete with comfirmation of that 4.3-inch screen size. Interestingly, rolling over the image reveals a box that says it has a “720p screen,” which would be crazy — especially since the Droid X prototype we played with had what looked to be the same 854 x 480 resolution as the original Droid, although we couldn’t confirm it at the time. A true 720p screen res would also be far denser than the 800 x 480 panel on the EVO 4G, so we’re thinking Verizon actually means 720p out over HDMI, not anything else. We’ll see though — the official launch event is still set for June 23, and we’re still waiting to find out about the slider Droid 2, so there are a lot of potential surprises still to come.
Update: We just confirmed that the Droid X prototype we saw had an 854 x 480 display, so we’ll have to see if Motorola and Verizon have a serious surprise for us come Wednesday — we know at least one Engadget editor who’s crossing his fingers.
Update 2: Sure enough, Verizon has changed the ad to read “Captures 720p” instead of “720p screen,” so that would basically confirm the 854 x 480 display. A nerd can dream, though! See the revised site after the break.
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I have been feeling a minor heat this morning from some people not seeking to believe that the Droid X stock may become limited on release day, as we noted previously. Well we have only grabbed five extra screenshots from 5 fairly main marketplaces as well as I’d point out once more in which inventory appears to be pretty limited to me. A few of the main stores get up-wards of 60 equipment, but some might just have got a few devices. Now possibly these quantities tend to be over average for a Verizon wireless release, nevertheless for a gadget this large, I think I just figured retailers might could have tried to have been overstocked.