I'm now eligible for a discounted upgrade from Verizon and the decision looks like it will be a tough one. I've been rocking an OG Droid since it became available, but I've definitely extended it beyond its limits with too many apps and trying to do more than it's limited 256MB of ram can really support.

I've largely narrowed my choice down to two new motos, the Droid 3 that on sale last week online and in stores this week and the Droid Bionic that was announced at CES and is expected to finally launch around Aug 4. I'm partial to physical keyboards and the D3's example is hugely improved from the original and the new larger 4" screen and dual core processor are pretty sweet. For some reason, Moto opted to leave LTE out of the D3 so its a 3G only phone.

I just checked out the D3 at the verizon kiosk downstairs and its really nice and the keyboard feels really good. My wife and son both have 4 inch phones and I think that's really the sweet spot for a smartphone.

Nobody really knows much about the final specs of the Bionic yet. When it was shown at CES, it was a 4.3" screen with a dual core Nvidia CPU and LTE. Moto has since redesigned the phone and it may now be as much as 4.5 inches from corner to corner which is bordering on being too large for a phone. So far all three LTE phones that Verizon has released have had dismal battery life. I'll be waiting to see how big the bionic is and how long the battery can hold out before I make my decision. If they go to 4.5 and the battery sucks wind I'll probably go with the D3. However, if they can squeeze some decent cycle time out of the bionic and they use the slightly smaller screen, then I may have to go without a physical keyboard.

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