Best Buy Shows ThunderBolt at $249.99 and $299.99

HTC ThunderBolt, the Android-based smartphone that would arrive on shelves at Verizon Wireless with support for the carrier's new 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) network might be priced at $249.99 when launched, but could also sport a cost of $299.99, documents from Best Buy show.

Undoubtedly, some sort of error slipped here, as the Best Buy mobile buying guide for the month of March lists the phone at $299.99, while a separate flyer dated Sunday, February 20th, attaches a cost of $249.99 to it, as BGR notes in a recent article.

Nothing was announced officially on the smartphone's cost for the time being, but it should not be too long before the exact details are unveiled, since Verizon is expected to make the handset available as soon as this week.

Some of the previous rumors on the device suggested that Verizon would plan on having it available for purchase as soon as February 24th, the very same day Motorola XOOM goes on sale.

However, specific details on this lack as well, and the price tag for the smartphone is still a mystery.

Hopefully, the lower price tag listed in the said Best Buy documents would be the one to prove accurate, so we'll have to wait for a formal announcement on this to be made to learn more on the matter.

In the meantime, we should have a look at some of the main features of the new device, including the large 4.3-inch touchscreen display it would arrive on shelves with, or a 1GHz Snapdragon processor packed beneath it.

Moreover, the smartphone includes an 8-megapixel photo snapper, 4G LTE connectivity, WiFi capabilities, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot for additional storage space, and more.

Running under Google's Android operating system, the HTC ThunderBolt is one of the first 4G LTE smartphones to arrive on the market. Verizon itself plans on launching at least three other such devices in the near future.