14 DAY TRIAL // One of the new 4G LTE smartphones announced and showcased at the 2011 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, the LG Revolution, has just received FCC approval.
This is the same device used by Verizon to demo its VoLTE technology at the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
It looks like the LG Revolution will be Verizon's first device to support voice calls over its LTE (Long Term Evolution) network.
Furthermore, if the carrier is not able to overcome the problems with the HTC Thunderbolt, the LG Revolution might also be the first Verizon 4G LTE Android smartphone available on the market.
LG Revolution, also known as LG VS910, has been approved with support for Verizon’s CDMA/EVDO 850, 1900 networks, as well as support for Verizon’s 4G LTE 700 network.
The phone is powered by a single 1GHz Snapdragon processor and runs Android 2.2 Froyo, upgradable to 2.3 Gingerbread.
It comes with a huge 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors support, 480 x 800 pixels resolution, accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and proximity sensor for auto turn-off.
The 5-megapixel rear camera features 720p HD video recording, autofocus and LED flash. The Revolution can also output HD videos via HDMI and it supports video-calling thanks to the 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
The smartphone is quite a looker when it comes to design and features four touch-sensitive controls.
Other interesting features of the Revolution include 16GB of internal memory, microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB), GPS with A-GPS support, social network integration, as well as document viewer.
The recent approval by the FCC suggests that Verizon plans to debut the LG Revolution this month, as soon as the Thunderbolt makes it on the shelves (or perhaps even before).