Motorola’s new Droid Bionic smartphone will begin hitting US shelves this week.

The phone, seen by some as a credible iPhone competitor, has a 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 4.3-inch screen and 8MP camera able to capture 1080p video.

The current iPhone 4 has a similar processor, less RAM, a smaller screen and a lower resolution camera. 

The Droid Bionic runs Android 2.3.4 “Gingerbread”. It also has the capability to act as a Webtop – much like the Motorola Atrix – through a dock that puts the phone’s display on a laptop-sized screen.

Motorola has yet to confirm when the droid will be hitting Aussie shores.