Motorola Droid Bionic Release Date on August 4

The Motorola Droid Bionic might be unfamiliar to many of us in the UK. That’s because it’s being heralded on the other side of the pond primarily for its 4G network capabilities, which isn’t of much interest to us yet. But the Droid Bionic has a lot more than fast download times going for it.
Reasons to be jealous
So why be excited about the Droid Bionic? Because, quite simply, it represents Motorola’s answer to the current leading lights of the Android smartphone world – the Samsung Galaxy S 2 and the HTC Sensation.
That means it’s a bit of a performance heavyweight, with a 4.3-inch qHD screen (very similar to the Sensation) and a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor. Flip it over and you’ll find an 8-megapixel camera with a dual-LED flash.
The last we heard, the Tegra 2 processor would be backed by a slightly scanty 512MB RAM, but there’s a chance this will be bumped up (more on which later). Like the Galaxy S 2, the Droid Bionic has plenty of internal storage to keep your apps, music and videos on – 16GB to be precise.


The specs they are a changing
In truth, Motorola fans in the US are getting a little impatient at the Droid Bionic. It was first showcased way back in January, when a spring launch windows was put forth. As the eagle eyed among you may have noticed (not that there have been any clues in the weather), spring has comfortably passed, as well as a good chunk of summer.
Back in April, amidst rumours that the Droid Bionic had been scrapped altogether, Motorola revealed that the handset had been delayed. A spokeswoman for the company told the Wall Street Journal: “Based on compelling feedback since the show, we are incorporating several enhancements to make this an even better consumer experience”.
This could mean that the final unit is a little beefier than the one that showed its face at the beginning of the year. Could this include a souped up processor (up to 1.2GHz, perhaps) and double the RAM in order to match its direct competitors? Might it go one better (if you like that sort of thing) and offer a larger 4.5-inch screen? Or might Motorola be ‘doing a Samsung’ in withdrawing the device to make it slimmer and prettier?
Catch and release
We shall find out soon, if recent reports are to be believed. According to a screenshot obtained by AndroidCentral, the Droid Bionic will be released to the US public on August 4. The device has recently passed through the FCC, which is a sure sign that a device is ready for market.

As a side note, the screenshot also offers confirmation that the Droid 3 is imminent. Interesting times for Motorola.
Naturally, these dates are far from official, and as such are subject to change. However, the tantalising prospect that the already-quite-tasty device you see at the top of the page could be quite different come release in August has us extremely interested.
Here’s hoping the final device is good enough to have us pining for its release in the UK.