Verizon Sells 4G Android Phone for $100 - hyerlorge1995

If expensive handsets were holding you back from jumping on the 4G bandwagon, Verizon has a dainty for you. The letter carrier is introducing the Pantech Breakout Android 2.3 smartphone running on its 4G electronic network, a device that will cost you only if $100 with a two-yr sign up.

The Pantech Prisonbreak is a importantly less dearly-won option for those who want 4G speeds from their phones without having to pay a premium for IT. The Breakout will price $100 with a biennial contract, later on a $50 mail-in rebate — which even before the rebate, is half the price of the 4G Motorola Droid Bionic, retailing at $300 with a two-year Verizon constrict. The Breakout debuts Thursday.

American Samoa with most 4G smartphones, the monthly bill starts at $70, as Verizon says Breakout customers will need to subscribe to a $40 per month talk plan and a data package with 2GB of access bundled for $30 per month. Verizon has besides preinstalled an 8GB memory card connected the phone for your basic media storage necessarily.

Verizon's budget 4G Humanoid handset packs some cracking specs, just as the price indicates, information technology's not exactly a match to the Droid Bionic. The Breakout (take down it lacks Verizon's Droid branding) runs connected a 1GHz CPU, has a 4-in video display (resolution 480 by 800 pixels), and twofold cameras – 5 megapixels on the back and VGA connected the front for video calls. In comparison, the Bionic has a double-core 1GHz processor, a bigger and higher-resolution screen, as well as an 8-megapixel camera.

For its price though, the Pantech Breakout connected Verizon is not runty along features. Verizon says users can expect 4G LTE download speeds of up 2 to 5Mbps in good coverage areas, and the phone can act atomic number 3 a connectivity hot spot for capable 10 Wi-Fi enabled devices (just keep an eye on those data caps). The Breakout is also DLNA-enabled, so you can play media from your phone straight to compatible devices, so much arsenic TV sets.

Verizon sells new 4G handsets likewise, such American Samoa the Droid Shoot up from Samsung for $300, the ThunderBolt from HTC for $250, and the LG Rotation for $200, all with a biennial contract.

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