Here they come.
While Sprint was the first, all of the major phone carriers in the United States are turning their 4G networks on and some rather fancy smarthpones are coming along in tow.
I thought this wold be a good time to cover what 4G phones are currently available or will be released in the next few months since the majority of phones released by each phone provider is most definitely not 4G. One thing you'll notice is that every phone on this list is powered by Google's Android operating system.
Sprint 4G Phones
HTC EVO 4G - This was the very first 4G phone launched. It still competes well with all the new smartphones just released - the only real complaint is that the battery life is a bit short.
HTC EVO Shift 4G - The cheapest 4G phone available at $149.99 with 2 year contract. It is one of two phones (the other being the Epic 4G) to feature a slide out keyboard.
Samsung Epic 4G - This phone is part of the Galaxy S series of phones by Samsung. It's also starting to age a bit but still packs plenty of horsepower with it's 1GHZ processor under the hood.
Verizon 4G Phones
Motorola Droid Bionic - The fastest phone you can get on Verizon and one of the most powerful of any smartphone on any provider. It has a 4.3" screen, a dual core 1GHZ processor and 512 MB of RAM.
LG Revolution - This phone has a 4.3" screen and a 1GHZ processor. It seems a little underequipped compared to some of the high end phones like the Bionic so I fully expect this phone to compete with the HTC EVO Shift 4G as a most budget friendly 4G phone though official pricing and availability have not yet been announced.
Samsung Inspiration - While the actual name of this phone is unknown, this is what the code name for the phone was so we'll just go with that. Like all of the current Verizon 4G phones running Android, it sports a 4.3" screen.
HTC Thunderbolt - The HTC Thunderbolt is pretty run of the mill with its 1 GHZ snapdragon processor, but its big selling point will likely be the 32GB Micro SD card included - most of the other phones only come with 16GB.
AT&T 4G Phones
Motorola Atrix - The most powerful smartphone out there, narrowly beating out the similarly equipped Motorola Droid Bionic for Verizon. Like the Bionic, it has a 1 GHZ dual core processor, but it also packs 1 GB of RAM while the Bionic only has 512 MB.
T-Mobile 4G Phones
myTouch 4G - This phone packs a 1GHZ process and a 3.8" display.
HTC G2 - The slowest of all the 4G phones with a mere 800 mhz processor though it does have a respectable 512 MB of RAM.
As you can see you choices are still somewhat limited, but at least now you have choices when it comes to getting a 4G phones.
Of course, coverage is still limited and likely will be until 2013, but more and more markets will go live each month so if you don't have 4G coverage yet, it's coming (as long as you currently live in a 3G coverage area).
While Sprint was the first, all of the major phone carriers in the United States are turning their 4G networks on and some rather fancy smarthpones are coming along in tow.
I thought this wold be a good time to cover what 4G phones are currently available or will be released in the next few months since the majority of phones released by each phone provider is most definitely not 4G. One thing you'll notice is that every phone on this list is powered by Google's Android operating system.
Sprint 4G Phones
HTC EVO 4G - This was the very first 4G phone launched. It still competes well with all the new smartphones just released - the only real complaint is that the battery life is a bit short.
HTC EVO Shift 4G - The cheapest 4G phone available at $149.99 with 2 year contract. It is one of two phones (the other being the Epic 4G) to feature a slide out keyboard.
Samsung Epic 4G - This phone is part of the Galaxy S series of phones by Samsung. It's also starting to age a bit but still packs plenty of horsepower with it's 1GHZ processor under the hood.
Verizon 4G Phones
Motorola Droid Bionic - The fastest phone you can get on Verizon and one of the most powerful of any smartphone on any provider. It has a 4.3" screen, a dual core 1GHZ processor and 512 MB of RAM.
LG Revolution - This phone has a 4.3" screen and a 1GHZ processor. It seems a little underequipped compared to some of the high end phones like the Bionic so I fully expect this phone to compete with the HTC EVO Shift 4G as a most budget friendly 4G phone though official pricing and availability have not yet been announced.
Samsung Inspiration - While the actual name of this phone is unknown, this is what the code name for the phone was so we'll just go with that. Like all of the current Verizon 4G phones running Android, it sports a 4.3" screen.
HTC Thunderbolt - The HTC Thunderbolt is pretty run of the mill with its 1 GHZ snapdragon processor, but its big selling point will likely be the 32GB Micro SD card included - most of the other phones only come with 16GB.
AT&T 4G Phones
Motorola Atrix - The most powerful smartphone out there, narrowly beating out the similarly equipped Motorola Droid Bionic for Verizon. Like the Bionic, it has a 1 GHZ dual core processor, but it also packs 1 GB of RAM while the Bionic only has 512 MB.
T-Mobile 4G Phones
myTouch 4G - This phone packs a 1GHZ process and a 3.8" display.
HTC G2 - The slowest of all the 4G phones with a mere 800 mhz processor though it does have a respectable 512 MB of RAM.
As you can see you choices are still somewhat limited, but at least now you have choices when it comes to getting a 4G phones.
Of course, coverage is still limited and likely will be until 2013, but more and more markets will go live each month so if you don't have 4G coverage yet, it's coming (as long as you currently live in a 3G coverage area).
For a full list of 4G phones
[http://gpsmaestro.com/list-of-4g-phones-devices-and-smartphones-available/]
that's frequently updated, visit GPSMaestro, and be sure to read our
guide to the best Android phone
[http://gpsmaestro.com/best-android-phone-the-droids-youre-looking-for/].
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