14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless and Taiwanese handset vendor HTC Corporation announced officially during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that a new, Android-based mobile phone would land in the near future on the operator's airwaves, the HTC ThunderBolt.
One of the most appealing features of this handset would be its support for the carrier's newly deployed LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, though it seems that things are even better than expected.
According to a training slide that emerged recently on Android Central (via Engadget), the new mobile phone would be capable of handling simultaneous voice and data calls.
Basically, this would mean that Verizon's customers interested in trying out the new mobile phone would have the opportunity to browse the Internet while taking a call.
Since Verizon's network does not offer support for this feature at the moment, its inclusion with the HTC ThunderBolt should make a lot of users happy.
Other carriers already offer this functionality on their 3G networks, and even on the 4G airwaves they operate, but Verizon's customers haven't had the chance to try it out before.
However, as soon as the new mobile phone would arrive at Big Red, things are set to change.
What still hasn't been unveiled officially for the time being is when exactly the HTC ThunderBolt is to become available for purchase at Verizon.
Based on the fact that the wireless carrier already started training its employees on this device, it should not be too long before that would happen, that's for sure.
Running under Google's Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, the new mobile phone also sports impressive hardware specs, in addition to offering support for both the 3G and the 4G network that Verizon operates.
With WiFi hotspot capabilities, Skype Mobile on board, and a new user interface from HTC, the new ThunderBolt should soon become one of the most appealing devices in Verizon's offering. Update: It seems that Verizon is not advertising this feature on purpose. "We can not promise the experience will be one that is consistent with our brand," a leaked document from Verizon (via Phandroid) reads, possible explaining why Verizon was not keen on confirming simultaneous voice and data on its 4G device until now.
