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hi this is Brian Bennett for cnet.com and today we're taking a first look at the HTC droid DNA for Verizon Wireless this much-hyped handset costs 199 99 is now available for pre-order and officially ships on November 21st just in time to spice up the holiday season you may ask what's so special about the droid DNA well Lots first the Android handset features a big 5 inch super lcd3 screen that's bright and boasts a sharp 1080p resolution which HTC claims translates into 440 pixels per inch second this super phone is positively packed with cutting-edge hardware and software running Android for dot one jellybean the droid DNA is powered by a fire-breathing 1.5 gigahertz quad-core Snapdragon s4 pro processor for memory there's a roomie 2 gigabytes of RAM and 16 gigabytes of internal storage thirdly the droid DNA has killer good looks at point three eight inch thick and a mayor point 16 inch thick at its thinnest point this phone is extremely trim what further enhances the droid DNA is wafer like dimensions is how two displays glass extends to the handsets edges clad in black and trimmed with red metallic stripes on either side the DNA also has a futuristic style all its own above the screen is a 2-megapixel front-facing camera capable of shooting video at 1080p HD a tiny notification light sits here too below are three capacitive buttons for Android functions the right holds a long volume bar while up top is a headphone jack power button and SIM card slot around the back is the DNA is 8 megapixel camera and LED flash there's even a notification light here to the first device I've seen with one in this location other nice features include beats audio processing technology the latest cents for plus user interface and connection to Verizon's 4G LTE data network you can even charge the phone wirelessly if you have a charging station that uses the Qi standard handy the droid DNA comes with a very good 8 megapixel camera that's packed with many features and shooting modes such as an HDR mode panorama continuous shooting and the ability to snap shots while recording video so far this phone looks like the verizon device to beat this holiday season but to be sure to check out our full review at cnet com I'm Brian Bennett and this has been a first look at the HTC droid DNA