Did The Motorola Droid Bionic Just Get Closer to Launch?
While we’re not positive about what we’re seeing here, a Motorola device with EVDO and LTE 700MHz radios, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a inductive charging battery cover just passed through the FCC today, a device that very well could be the one and only Motorola Droid Bionic.
Now, if you look at this picture from the FCC, you’ll notice a form factor that is extremely similar to the Droid Bionic’s or at least the one that popped up just recently. Other than that similarity and those specifications, there is no other information that can confirm that this is in fact the Droid Bionic.
There is something interesting here though that pertains to a possible release. The user manual and photos of the device are under a confidentiality agreement until August 7th. Does that mean we won’t see this until August 7th? Probably not but it’s certainly a date to keep in mind.
So my friends, it appears that the Motorola Droid Bionic may have just gotten closer to release. How does that feel? It probably feels pretty good considering this absolutely, positively THE 4G LTE phone that you should be considering.
Via: Android Central
I really enjoyed reading all of the comments posted in here. The bottom line for me is this. I like many others have been waiting on the bionic. However, usually when something is hyped up beyond belief it seldom delivers. There is currently no dual core phone on the market that doesn’t have issues with the battery. That being said, I purchased the Droid Charge. I could not be happier. The Thunderbolt wasn’t even a consideration with its horrid Battery life. I went with the phone whose bootloader was unlocked. Is blazing fast with Go Launcher not to mention Dev support by way of Gummy Charged and Altered Beast. They recently released a leaked de-bloated Gingerbread. The weight and features of the Charge more than meet my needs. No matter how you slice it, there will always be a phone that beats a current phone. It’s the nature of the beast. If you are on the fence about getting a Charge, just know that its getting Quadrant scores of 1600 with a root process that is not that difficult since it is unlocked. Hope this helps.
It would be cool if released on the 7th. Oddlyy enough it’s my birthday. Sorrry, not a techy response. I just want my droid bionic!!!!!!
Thanks Don C for your quick reply. You are right, any phone would be pushed to the edge with a ton of heavy apps multitasking.
So putting aside the data plans and such, I just want to verify that the main reason to hold out for the Bionic is the dual core processor. I’m all about performance, so I may just wait, but it is so temping to drive a few miles to Costco and pick up a Samsung Charge. As Ecko524 explained, if the Charge does bother you in performance, you are not stuck. You can unlock, just as I did with my droid. Once unlocked I had an entire world of stuff I could do to my phone. All I was interested in was performance, so all I did was bump up the speed of the processor. Surprisingly, the battery did not suffer as much as I thought. With the widget, I can monitor battery temp. and shut things down if it gets to crazy. Just wanted to thank everyone again for the comments….I think I am leaning towards the Charge, as I have been disappointed to many times by all the hype of a new phone coming (who knows when??). I am starting to wonder why I am using this 2 1/2 year old phone when there is a much better phone ready to go. At the least I am sure the Charge will be an upgrade to what I have, and for 2 hundred bucks out the door, pretty cheap as well.
Question: Costco confirmed with me that they do not use the NE2 program. Does this mean I can still use the NE2 for another phone? Or do you think Verizon wont do anything since they will have me already sucked into a new 2 yr agreement?
Motorola originally said the Bionic would be released in July originally, right? So they aren’t late yet!
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