Breaking: Motorola Droid Bionic Release Date Confirmed for September [Sanjay Jha Says Droid Bionic Will Hit Verizon In September Alone; Mentions $56 Million Loss in Q2 2011 In the Process]

Posted on TFTS by Chris Smith on Thursday, 28. July 2011 under: Mobile/Cell Phones

It all started two days ago when we saw those contradicting leaked documents. Then, yesterday, we showed you another rumor claiming the Droid Bionic will only be released in September and not next week as initially expected. Today we have confirmation of that fact, coming all the way from Sanjay Jha, Motorola’s CEO.

The next LTE Android handset to hit Verizon stores, the Droid Bionic, will only arrive in early September and we’re expecting it to face some pretty tough times considering that not only is Samsung’s flagship handset, the Galaxy S II headed to the U.S., but, most importantly, that the iPhone 4S/5 will also be unveiled at some point in September.

We’re actually pretty surprised to hear that Sanjay Jha came at the company’s quarterly earnings call prepared to confirm the launch window of the phone but at least we’re done with eagerly waiting for each and every Droid Bionic rumor to confirm launch dates or pricing details for this highly-anticipated phone.

Since the main point of this earnings call was for Motorola to showcase its performance for the past quarter, and not to actually reveal Droid Bionic plans, here’s what Motorola did in Q2 2011:

• Net revenues of $3.3 billion, up 28 percent from second quarter 2010
• GAAP net loss of .19 per share compared to net earnings of .27 per share in second quarter 2010 (or a loss of $56 million)
• Non-GAAP earnings of .09 per share compared to .30 loss in second quarter 2010
• Mobile Devices revenues of $2.4 billion, up 41 percent from second quarter 2010; GAAP operating loss of $85 million; non-GAAP operating loss of $31 million
• Shipped 11.0 million mobile devices, including 4.4 million smartphones and 440,000 tablets
• Home revenues of $907 million, up 2 percent from second quarter 2010; GAAP operating earnings of $62 million; non-GAAP operating earnings of $90 million

Those numbers can’t be compared with Apple’s sales numbers in the mobile sector, but Motorola is still doing a lot better than it did before it adopted Android as its main mobile platform. And while Moto has a long way to go until it catches up with Apple, but also with its Android rivals, HTC or Samsung, phones like the Droid Bionic should certainly help its cause; if only they were released earlier!

Will you be waiting for the Droid Bionic or will you shop for a different smartphone?

amaker
seriously pissed me off moto, sadly i like your phones to much. If the bionic isnt coming out till september i might as well wait for the dinara. whats a couple more months. Damn you moto
BrianRocket
It’s between the SGSII, the Bionic and the iPhone 5. I like the fact that they will be releasing close together. I want to have one of these phones by October 1st. But until then, I will enjoy the summer and not sit around and cry about these phones not being released sooner.
Garren
If it’s an amazing phone then yes
apexxfit
Pray phone 5 is 4g.

Rex_D
Yes, pray…. maybe God will give you a iphone 5 with 4g if you do… pray hard, pray hard. If it doesn’t work, you could try sacrificing a goat.

Wally
nOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Ive been suffering with the droid I ..THey know most of us who bought the droid right out of the gate have the 2 year up now and we need something that can run these apps.
I cant keep punching this phone with my finger and and it just sits there and stares at me.
jake
I will buy the I phone 5, I waited too long for the bionic, and now that the 5 will be available, I’m getting it.
DANGIT
Droid Chanrge Here I come, Next time Moto should just surprise us with announcements the day of release dates. Poor Effort Moto.

madster
why dont you get the samsung galaxy s2 next month?

vbscript2
The Droid Bionic, late though it may be, is still almost certainly going to be better than iPhone 5. iPhone 5 will likely not even be 4G LTE. Droid Bionic and Samsung Galaxy S II will both be miles ahead of iPhone 5… assuming iPhone 5 is even coming out this year and not just iPhone 4S.
@DANGIT: wait a couple of weeks and get the Galaxy S II instead of the Charge. It has already been confirmed for U.S. release in August. It’s also a Samsung phone, so it has an even more awesome screen than the Charge has and it, like the Bionic, also has a dual-core processor and 8 MP camera, among other things.
Bob
What a shameless headline. You have no actual release date. Only rough speculation based on an interview with Motorola’s CEO. Anything for a click eh?

http://nexus404.com/Blog Chris Smith
Well if the word of the CEO of the company is not good for you then I don’t know why you’re looking for Droid Bionic launch details in the first place. While he won’t reveal the ACTUAL launch date, he did quench the rumor frenzy related to the Bionic’s release.

Bob
If that message had came from Verizon’s CEO, then maybe I’d believe it. Afterall it is Verizon who decides on the release date, not Motorola.
My point: Your headline said release DATE when all you had was a release month.
RyanP22
Motorola’s CEO’s word is worthless. He promises products he cannot even deliver. Motorola’s board of trustees should send him packing. Motorola’s stock keeps going south mostly due to his lack of leadership. A liar will always be found out!

http://nexus404.com/Blog Chris Smith
Motorola’s CEO raised Moto out of its grave in 2009. He helped Google’s Android become what it is today with that original Droid, and offered Verizon a viable alternative to AT&T’s iPhone. Then all these great handsets followed: Nexus One, Desire, EVO 3D, Galaxy S, Droid X and so on. They call me an Apple fanboy but I certainly seem to appreciate Moto’s CEO better than Android users. Could he do better? Maybe, but let’s remember what he’s done for the company too.

Bob
I respect his skills as a CEO and applaud his proven results in the past. His comments may mean that the phone will be ready by Septermber but without a specific date, I don’t see it as quelching any rumors without giving a specific date.

Ralph
The Droid Bionic would help with Motorola’s losses except for the fact they they can’t seem to release it or update the Xoom Tablet to 4G. Motorola’s adventure into big boy toy territory turned out to be a failure. They were and always will be stuck at the kids table.