HTC Thunderbolt smartphone (preview)

The HTC Thunderbolt sports a 4.3in Super LCD screen, a front-facing video camera and a kickstand

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Probably the worst-kept secret phone of CES, the HTC Thunderbolt is finally official on the 4G LTE network of US telco Verizon. I got a chance to play with the HTC Thunderbolt on the showfloor and for a bit longer at an HTC gathering at In-and-Out (yes, that In-and-Out). There have been an overwhelming number of exciting phones at CES, but the Thunderbolt is one of my favorites.

Pros

  • 4.3in Super LCD screen, 8-megapixel camera, decent performance

Cons

  • In the absence of a national LTE network we're unlikely to see it in Australia (at least in its current form)

Bottom Line

The HTC Thunderbolt is equipped with a 4.3in Super LCD screen. It feels really well-constructed and solid in hand while maintaining the slick aesthetic we've come to expect of HTC phones.

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Similar in design to the HTC EVO 4G, the monstrous Thunderbolt sports a 4.3in Super LCD screen, a front-facing video camera and yes, even a kickstand. It feels really well-constructed and solid in hand while maintaining the slick aesthetic we've come to expect of HTC phones. It also has an 8-megapixel camera, which took pretty clean pictures in the bright lights of the Las Vegas In-and-Out.

Running HTC Sense over Android 2.2, the Thunderbolt also incorporates Skype video chat into the HTC Sense interface. The Thunderbolt has 8GB of on-board storage with a 768 RAM Memory card and comes preinstalled with 32 GB microSD. So basically, this thing is a multimedia powerhouse.

Overall, performance is quite good on the phone. The Thunderbolt isn't a dual-core beast like the LG Optimus 2x or the Motorola Droid Bionic, but the 1GHz Snapdragon processor got the job done.

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