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Though Verizon is remaining mum on an official announcement (despite advertisements, viral marketing, and contests), the Motorola Droid Bionic has made the long trek to the back rooms of some Verizon stores as the carrier stocks up for the launch of the highly anticipated handset. Also joining the Bionic on its journey are launch kits, which include live demo units for in-store display. We’re still waiting on any real word from Verizon, but we can say fairly confidently that you can plan on heading down to your local Big Red retailer next week to pick up the Bionic you fancy so much.
[via DroidLife]
can’t wait to get on of these babies in hand!! If it is similar to photon then moto is on to something!
The photon and atrix are sweet devices, this one will be better than those two :) By the way it will be unlock for all of you. I do not seem to care if it is lock or unlock this device will rule anyways
8th is for VW.com and 15th is for VZW Physical stores is what a VZW rep informed me.
Which is strange because didn’t someone find a posting that even COSTCO was getting this on the 8th? Why would Verizon stores not get this and other vendors would get them in stores.
Happened with the Sensation, Walmart, and TMobile…
Sales reps are normally clueless. I had our business rep preorder one for me yesterday and he said he though it was coming out on the 9th. I informed him that Verizon usually release the phones on Thursdays and his response was “lol oh yeah I forgot”.
Also the stores are already receiving stock. I dont see Verizon having them sit on them for almost 2 weeks.
I hope you’re wrong scotsman, in that I can get my hands on the phone on the 8th.
Hey Phandroid…
Do you think you’ll update the image on your Droid Bionic page any time soon? I think it’s pretty clear at this point that it’s not going to look like that.
During last night’s Big Brother on CBS, they showed the Bionic commercial with the date of 9/8/2011!!
i’ll pass and wait for the prime or vigor
i know you will. You will have your toys soon do not worry lol
it might be worth the wait, but I am going for the bionic, because this is in a sense going to be the successor to the og droid. meaning this might have the biggest new dev community.