After nearly 8 months since its revealing at CES 2011, the Droid Bionic is finally here! And it's packing some serious hardware:

• 1 GHz Texas Instruments Dual-Core Processor
• 32 GB storage capacity (16 GB internal, 16 GB external)
• 1 GB RAM
• 4.3" qHD Display with Corning Gorilla Glass
• 8 MP (1080p HD) Rear-Facing Camera
• Verizon 4G LTE Network Capability

The Bionic features two ports on its left side:

• micro-USB
• micro-HDMI

Verizon advertises the Bionic as the slimmest 4G LTE phone at 0.43 inches thick.

• We find that the little hump towards the top of the device actually adds to the advertised 0.43" thickness (or thin-ness), making the phone 0.52" at its fattest point.

In comparison to the Motorola Droid, the Bionic is definitely thinner and lighter (158 to 169 grams), but also longer and wider.

The top side of the Bionic is adorned by the headphone jack and the power button.

The Droid Bionic turns around to give us a peek at its logo-filled back side, including the long-awaited 4G LTE logo.

Our eager hands cannot wait to get inside this behemoth bionic-being as we remove the back cover with relative ease. An opening tool comes in handy here, but you can also use your fingers.

Our first look inside the Bionic gives us a view of the 16 GB microSD card, the 4G LTE SIM card, and the Li-Ion 1735 mAh battery.

To our pleasure as DIY-ers, the battery is easily removable and therefore replaceable.

The Bionic's battery boasts nearly 11 hours of continuous talk time and over 240 hours of standby time.

• 240 hours on standby happens to be the perfect amount of time for respectfully silencing your cellphone and refraining from texting or talking during the showing of Modern Times Forever.

Next, we enjoy the pleasure of removing the 16 GB microSD card generously included with the purchase of a Motorola Droid Bionic.

• CAUTION: Keep this card away from small children and hungry adults. It's easily swallowed, but contains nothing of value to our digestive systems.

The Bionic comes with 16 GB internal flash memory and a 16 GB microSD card (with the option to swap in a 32 GB microSD) for a grand total of 32 GB of included storage, or 48 GB expanded storage.

We've found the elusive 4G LTE SIM card! Hidden beneath the microSD card, the 4G LTE SIM card sits... and waits.

The Verizon LTE network sure is impressive, but high costs of tiered data plans have left many folks wondering if the price of the service is worth the hype.

A sticker, some clips, and a few—ahem, ELEVEN—screws around the perimeter of the Bionic are all that prevent us from peeking inside.

• Stickers have never stopped us before and a few T5 Torx screws or metal clips are no match for our 54-piece bit driver kits, plastic opening tools, and nimble fingertips.

We remove the rear case and are instantly greeted by a forest of EMI shields.

We remove the loudspeaker from the otherwise unexciting rear case, a speaker ideal for proclaiming the characteristic Drooooooiiiiid upon powering on the phone.

The 4G LTE SIM card board is held on by a few screws.

Another board bites the dust...good riddance LTE SIM card board...