The HTC Thunderbolt, The first 4G LTE smartphone for Verizon, arrives today, March 17th. The Android 2.2 device features the latest version of HTC Sense. The new Sense experience includes new personalization options, consolidated email inbox, and camera effects and filters.
The ThunderBolt comes with all of the standard apps you’d expect from Google and HTC, but also comes with some extra goodies. These 4G LTE optimized apps include EA’s Rock Band, Gameloft’s Let’s Golf, Tunewiki, and Bitbop.
Additional features include:
- 4G LTE – customers can expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage area
- 4.3” WVGA display
- 8- megapixel rear facing camera and HD (720p) video recording
- 1.3- megapixel front facing camera with video chatting capabilities
- Newest generation of the 1GHz Snapdragon processor
- Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G connection with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices
- 8 GB of onboard memory and a pre-installed 32 GB microSD card (Actual formatted capacity will be less)
- Built-in kickstand for easy media viewing
Plans for the Verizon Thunderbolt start at $39.99 for Nationwide Talk and access to the 4G LTE network starting at $29.99 for unlimited access. Obviously, both the talk and data plans are required to use the device. The Mobile Hotspot feature will let you connect up to 8 devices to the Verizon network via your Thunderbolt. Hotspot will be free through May 15th, but will cost $20 for 2 GB of data per month after that.
You can get your Verizon HTC Thunderbolt for $179.99 on and individual two-year customer agreement or $679.99 with no contract.
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