Motorola unleashes 4G Droid Bionic

Motorola and Verizon introduce the 4G-ready Droid Bionic at CES 2011. Here's what we know so far.

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Jan. 5, 2011 5:11 p.m. PT

LAS VEGAS--Following up the success of the Droid smartphone series, Verizon and Motorola announced the Droid Bionic, a 4G-enabled phone that will be one of the first to run on Verizon's 4G LTE network.

In addition to waving the 4G flag, the Droid Bionic will also gain speed from two 1GHz processors. Other specs include a 4.3-inch qHD capacitive touch screen, an 8-megapixel camera, and a front-facing VGA camera. An HDMI-out connection makes the Droid Bionic compatible with TV monitors.

A feature that Motorola is calling "Mirror Mode" will simultaneously stream video to the TV while it plays back on the phone, all in 1080p HD quality. As for the rest, there's 512MB RAM of internal memory and support for Adobe Flash.

The Droid Bionic will be available with Verizon in the "early second quarter" but we don't know pricing yet.

Keep checking back for more details and a full hands-on look.