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The Droid would like you to know that it's not a princess, but a robot. Also, as its new ads point out, it's not a beauty queen, but a chainsaw. And did we mention it resembles "a racehorse duct-taped to a scud missile"? We repeat our initial assessment: This is a phone for men who want to feel like they have something big and powerful in their pants. [Gizmodo; Previously]
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