The Samsung Galaxy SIII and its arrival in the U.S. is a huge deal, but for whatever reason, I get the feeling that everyone is also eagerly awaiting the DROID RAZR HD by Motorola. While most details have avoided us thus far, the original RAZR and RAZR MAXX have been big enough successes that an HD variant will likely draw in some long time Moto fans. Thanks to an event held by Motorola China, we have fresh pictures of 3 devices coming in June that give us a bit of an idea as to what we can expect with the RAZR HD here in the States. 

Build 5.9.905 has leaked via “Cheesecake” for the DROID Bionic for those looking to stay current with test builds. It’s definitely not Ice Cream Sandwich, keeping the Bionic as the only major Motorola phone of the last 6 or 7 months to have not seen an official Android 4.0 build leak. There is a chance that this .905 is final though, as soak test invites went out to owners of the device a few weeks ago. The previous leak was .904, so the minor jump in build makes it feel like they discovered a minor bug and made a fix.

We are hearing that you can fastboot back to .902 after flashing this. In order to flash it though, you will need to be on stock .902.

Via:  Droid Forums

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Verizon announced the DROID Incredible 4G LTE last week, but for whatever reason, wasn’t ready to tell us when it would be available for purchase. We have been told by sources that it could show up either this Thursday (May 17) or during the last week of the month. Pricing, we were told weeks ago that it would come in around $149 after rebate, and at least half of that has been confirmed to us today. As you can see in the shot above, the Incredible 4G LTE is highlighted with a $50 rebate next to it. No full price to confirm just yet, but we really are fairly certain that it will come in around the $149 mark.

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To celebrate the $100 price drop of the DROID RAZR MAXX, Verizon has released a second commercial that falls into this happier “DROID” theme that was introduced a couple of weeks back. Gone are the robots, loud voices, and explosions – in are ways a DROID-branded phone can make your life easier.

In this latest spot, Verizon is highlighting their new Color for Facebook app, which allows you to stream video in real-time to your Facebook wall. As seen here, a team’s coach is giving his final speech only minutes removed from winning a championship. Thanks to Color, a player was able to stream the entire thing for the world to see. There are tears involved, thoughts of Hoosiers, and me wondering how many lawsuits this will spark over the next 2 years. 

At the end of last week, we were tipped to a possible $100-off deal from Verizon for the DROID RAZR MAXX, which normally runs $299 on contract. As of today, that deal is in place online and in stores for those looking to make 3300mAh of battery juice a part of their daily ritual. Not a bad price for 4G LTE, top-end specs, and the best battery in the business. You can read our review of the MAXX here.

And we wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t throw out the idea that normally when we see price drops like this, that new phones tend to be around the corner. That would be me referring to the RAZR HD and not the Incredible 4G LTE. Is it time to clear house and welcome in Motorola’s next big thing? It would be about time.

Via:  Verizon

There she is, folks, the DROID Incredible 4G LTE. I gave you some photos of the phone in the wild from yesterday, but I finally had a chance to swing by HTC’s booth here at CTIA to spend some quality time with it. My initial reaction is, “Smallish device with some great specs that will be a winner if priced right.” This is not the HTC One X, let’s be clear. It is however the best of the Incredible series and will probably end up as VZW’s top LTE phone thanks to the Snapdragon S4 chip inside and a combination of other specs. Specifically, the expandable storage and removable battery make this a step ahead of some of those One Series phones in my opinion.

We still aren’t sure when the phone is coming out, but have heard either next week or all the way at the end of the month. Pricing is also a mystery, however, we have heard $149 a few times. 

Last night, while making the rounds in New Orleans, I had a chance to spend a few minutes with the newly announced DROID Incredible 4G LTE. This will be Verizon’s next major LTE release and has easily been the topic of the week here at CTIA. The phone in hand, feels great. It only carries a 4″ display, so it really is like a 2012 version of last year’s Incredible 2. The size is almost identical, but the build materials and internals make it quite the upgrade.

One thing to note is that this does not have HTC’s ImageChip (we were told that was reserved for One Series phones) which means that some features of the camera will be slightly different than on the One X or One S. In our short time with it, I wouldn’t say that it seemed worse off, but features like burst mode did not appear to be included. It should still be the same high-end 8MP shooter from the One Series, but with slightly different software.

We should have the opportunity to dive deep into the phone within the next couple of hours, once the show floor opens, so stay with us. Enjoy the pics for now and let us know what you think about a 4″ screen – too small for 2012?