This is the first LTE handset at Verizon to sport a QWERTY keyboard

Oct 12, 2011 15:51 GMT  ·  By

Tomorrow, a new smartphone will become available for purchase on Verizon's LTE network starting tomorrow, namely the Samsung Stratosphere, and those who would like to purchase it will benefit from great deal on it coming from the carrier's partner retailers. Among them, we can count Staples, who reportedly plans on making the new device available for its customers for only half of what Verizon will be asking for it.

The new Samsung Stratosphere should arrive on shelves at Big Red with a price tag of $149.99 (about 110 Euros) attached to it with the signing of a two-year contract agreement, but the retailer will have it on shelves for only $79.99 (around 58 Euros) on contract, it seems.

Nothing was officially confirmed on the matter for the time being, but a leaked photo (available courtesy of phone Arena) unveiled the fact that Staples will provide users with a $70 saving over Verizon's offer.

The Samsung Stratosphere is set to become available for purchase at Verizon on October 13th as the first LTE-enabled smartphone on the carrier's network to pack a sliding QWERTY keyboard.

The new device will also include a fast 1GHz application processor inside, as well as a large 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display capable of delivering a WVGA resolution.

The new mobile phone also arrives on shelves with a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, offering video recording capabilities, as well as with a 1.3MP camera on the front, great for video calling.

The new mobile phone will also pack dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n at 5GHz and 2.4GHz, as well as Bluetooth 3.0, and support for the wireless carrier's 4G and 3G networks.

The new device will run under Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread and should offer support for various Google Mobile Services, including Gmail, Search, Maps, and YouTube, as well as for applications and Games that can be easily downloaded via the Android Market.

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