Verizon Wireless HTC Thunderbolt Smartphone Causes Buzz

Information about the Verizon Wireless HTC Thunderbolt has been leaking out on the Internet, and the 4G LTE smartphone is all the buzz.

The Verizon Wireless HTC Thunderbolt will be among the carrier's first 4G LTE Android smartphones and is expected to present itself as a challenger to HTC's EVO 4G on rival Sprint's network.

Like the HTC EVO 4G, the Thunderbolt will have a 4.3-inch display, 8-megapixel camera, front-facing camera, and kickstand. Though the device unfortunately won't come equipped with a dual-core CPU, it may come with virtual surround sound technology.

Android-centric blog Droid-Life had received a number of images of the HTC Thunderbolt for those who are looking at the next generation of 4.3-inch devices, which thus far include the Motorola Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC HD7, and Sprint EVO 4G in the U.S.

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Like the HTC EVO 4G on Sprint, the HTC Thunderbolt will be a 4G handset that will be running Android. Rather than using WiMax the Thunderbolt will be a Verizon 4G LTE device. The carrier will be announcing a number of 4G LTE devices at CES in January, and the HTC Thunderbolt is expected to be among the first there.