14 DAY TRIAL // Motorola DROID Bionic is the latest Android-based smartphone at Verizon to arrive on shelves with support for the wireless carrier's LTE network, and the handset has already been rooted, and torn to pieces to unveil all of the goodies that make it such a great phone.
The Motorola DROID Bionic was made available for purchase at Verizon with a price tag of $299 attached to it with the signing of a two-year contract agreement with the wireless carrier, but is already available for less via various retailers in the country.
Soon after release, the guys over at iFixit grabbed one unit and torn it to pieces, so as to have a look at the fast application processor that Motorola packed inside this device, as well as at the rest of the internal circuitry that made the Bionic such an expensive phone.
Those who would like to have a look at the other side of the 4.3-inch touchscreen display that the DROID Bionic sports, as well as at the dual-core application processor that powers it should have a look at the teardown that iFixit published on their website.
The handset also comes with 16 GB of internal memory, and with a microSD memory card slot that enables users add up to 32GB of additional storage space into the mix (a 16GB card included from the start).
The mobile phone also includes an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with dual-LED flash and support for 1920 x 1080 (1080p) video recording, and a 0.3MP camera on the front for video calling.
Inside the Bionic, users will also see the Elpida B8064B2PB-8D-F 1 GB DRAM and TI OMAP 4430 processor, along with the ST Ericsson CPCAP 006556001 chip, the Qualcomm PM8028 power management chip, and the Qualcomm MDM6600 chip that offers CDMA connectivity.
The 4.3-inch 960 x 540 pixel qHD LCD screen can be seen brought apart from the handset too, while the Microphone, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, and a S260 1563 chip (what appears to be the microphone controller) can be seen on the backside of the DROID Bionic internal board too.