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Google and Verizon officially kicked off their love-fest with news that the Motorola Droid arrives on Verizon Nov. 6 with some exclusive features backed by the Internet giant.

In addition to being the first Android-powered handset for Verizon, Droid marks several firsts for the industry: At launch, it's expected to be the only device shipping with version 2.0 of the open source mobile platform backed by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG).

It's the only smartphone equipped with Google Maps Navigation and is the lead device to be born out of the newly minted partnership between Google and Verizon (NYSE: VZ).

The Droid, which comes in at the industry standard price point of $199 after rebates, sports a slide-out keyboard, a 5-megapixel camera, an accelerometer, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a Webkit-based, HTML 5-compatible browser juiced up by a 550MHz processor.

Weighing in at 6 ounces, Droid is 4.6-inches tall, 2.4 inches wide and half an inch thick. Its 3.7-inch touchscreen offers a 480x854 resolution. The device also has a 5.5mm headphone jack, micro-USB port and comes with a 16GB micro-SD card.

Google plugged its work with Verizon when highlighting details of its free, turn-by-turn mobile navigation app Google Maps Navigation.

"The first phone to have Google Maps Navigation and Android 2.0 is the Droid

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