I wouldn’t go so far as to say that these specs are official, but the feature list uncovered by BGR appears to be “confirmed” in one way or another. For starters, it may not necessarily be known as the Droid RAZR. The names Droid Spyder and Droid HD have also been tossed around.

Aside from the name, it sounds like the new Android smartphone from Motorola will boast a 4.3-inch display that’s in line with something like the Droid X. Given the possible RAZR moniker, we’re also hearing that this phone will be thinner than the newly launched iPhone 4S. The 1.2GHz dual core processor and 1GB of RAM should also make it faster, along with the embedded 4G LTE connectivity. It might have Ice Cream Sandwich, but I’m guessing Gingerbread is still more likely, at least initially.

In any case, we’ll know for sure when Motorola holds its event on October 18. That’s only a few days away, though I have a feeling it may be overshadowed by Samsung and Google’s pending unveiling of the Nexus Prime (or Nexus Galaxy, depending on who you ask).

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So, in the wake of the Google acquisition of Motorola, it looks like they have quite the monster of a smartphone coming down the pipeline. An anonymous tipster sent Engadget what we think are a few pictures of the jumbo-sized Motorola Droid HD. As its name implies, it goes big with its touchscreen, stretching out into “superphone” territory with a presumably hi-res 4.5-inch display.

We’re guessing that it could go as high as 1280×720 pixels, but that’s just rumor for now. It’d put it into Retina Display territory at 326 dpi. The rest of the specs will likely be in line with current top-tier Android smartphones, including a dual core processor, HDMI out, an 8-megapixel camera, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and a front-facing cam, as well as 1080p HD video capture with the rear cam. It’s possible that this will ship with Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Considering that the Motorola Droid Bionic, first announced at CES at the beginning of this year, still hasn’t hit shelves yet, could Motorola be shooting itself in its own cybernetic foot with this device? Or is it just in line with the “superphone” trend pushed by devices like the HTC Desire HD and its various incarnations? Will they simply sell this as the Droid X3?

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