HTC Thunderbolt is the fully 4G LTE compatible on Big Red’s network and running the latest HTC Sense UI version with the built-in Skype Mobile video calling and having 4.3 inches Super LCD display and equipped with 1GHz Snapdragon application processor.
HTC Thunderbolt runs with Android 2.2 Froyo OS (Android 2.3 Gingerbread upgrading capability) on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, sporting a 4.3-inch Super LCD display with capacitive multi-touch capabilities, proximity sensor, and light sensor (480 x 800 pixels), equipped with 8 Megapixels rear camera with Dual-LED flash & 720p HD video shooting capability, 1.3 Megapixels front-side camera for video calling, 768MB RAM, 8GB internal storage, micro-SD card slot support for memory expansion up to 32GB, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n, DLNA functionality, Mobile hotspots, 1400mAh battery and much more.
HTC ThunderBolt is also equipped with built-in kickstand and Dolby and SRS surround technology and DLNA compatibility. HTC Thunderbolt will not offer Skype video chat out of the box at launch time. It maybe introduce at some time this year.
Full Technical Specifications of HTC Thunderbolt
| Network | |
| 2G Network | CDMA 800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO LTE 700 MHz |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H, Vol | 122 x 66 x 13 mm |
| Weight | 179 grams |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Display | |
| Type | Super LCD Capacitive Touch Screen |
| Size | 4.3 inch |
| Colours & Pixels | 16 Million Colours & 800 x 400 pixels (WVGA) |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | HTC Sense UI 2.0 Multi-Touch Proximity Sensor for Auto Turn On or Off Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Light sensor |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Android 2.2 Froyo (Android 2.3 Gingerbread update later) |
| CPU | Snapdragon 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 Processor 768MB RAM |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Internal Memory | 8GB card in-box |
| Expandable Memory | micro-SD card slot for expansion up to 32GB |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML 5 support MMS, SMS, IM, Email, Push Email |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 8 Megapixels – 3264×2448 pixels – Dual-LED Flash – Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, Face detection |
| Secondary | – 1.3 Megapixels – 1280×768 pixels |
| Video Recording | – 720p HD video recording capability – 1280×720 pixels |
| Connectivity | |
| Data | UMTS/ LTE/ HSDPA/ HSUPA |
| USB & Bluetooth | v2.0 micro USB & v2.1 with A2DP Stereo(3.0 might be) |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n DLNA up to 8 Wi-Fi devices |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | Stereo FM with RDS |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI, AAC, WMA, WAV, |
| Video Format | MPEG4, XviD, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1400 mAh Standard battery |
| Standby Time | Up to 330 Hours |
| Talk Time | Up to 6.3 Hours |
| Other Features | Skype Mobile Video calling Mobile hotspot mode Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Dolby and SRS Surround Technology Fast Boot Dual mics with noise cancellation LTE SIM slot, TI audio DSP Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, Picasa integration, YouTube Accelerometer Compass |
| Colors Availability | Charcoal Gray |
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Price & Availability
HTC Thunderbolt is now available through Verizon Wireless for $250 on 2-year contract. Consumers need to pay out another $29.99 per month to utilise the 4G LTE data plan and $39.99/month for Nationwide Talk plans.
Buy
You can buy the HTC Thunderbolt here at Verizon Online Stores and Best Buy Stores for $249.99, at Amazon Stores (hit the links) for $179.99 and at Wirefly Stores for $199.99.