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It's been long rumoured to be Verizon's first 4G (LTE) smartphone and here it is. DroidLife has just brought us the first photos of the HTC Thunderbolt which will be getting official at CES 2011 this week. This smartphone looks extremely similar to the Desire HD which is a good thing. Of course, this one has 4G connectivity which will give you faster web browsing speeds. On the back of the device, there's a kickstand and it looks like there's a speaker underneath it which is interesting.

It's only a few days from getting official with a launch that should happen soon after the announcement. Check out the link below for a few more photos (11 more, in fact).

Update: According to Boy Genius, the sign-up page for the HTC Thunderbolt is now live. Check it out here.

[DroidLife]

Yesterday various media sources got a few glimpses of the Android-based HTC Incredible HD (aka the Mecha) and it looks like Gizmodo managed to scoop a picture of the actual handset running on Verizon's 4G (LTE) network. Of course, this isn't anything new but it should be the first time where we've actually seen the handset turned on. It's clearly running Android along with the Sense UI.

Update: According to Android and Me, this smartphone may actually hit Verizon as the DROID Thunderbolt. Honestly, it's a bit of a lengthy name. They should've just chose something like the DROID Bolt, but that's a bit similar to the BB Storm. Oh well.

[Gizmodo]

Four pictures of the upcoming HTC Incredible HD (or the Mecha) have leaked today but none of them show the full device. If this handset is the Incredible HD like everyone is saying it is, this will be running Android and could be hitting Verizon in 2011 with [hopefully] LTE (4G) connectivity. This handset is definitely looking quite nice and it's definitely teaser-style. We'll likely see this handset at either CES or MWC in 2011.

[Android Central, Engadget, Slash Gear, Gizmodo]

I'm kind of bored right now so I've decided to post another photo of the HTC Mecha aka the Incredible HD. We just heard that this smartphone will have LTE (4G) connectivity and that turns out to be true. This one's headed to Verizon, of course, and will also feature the new Sense UI from HTC over top of Android 2.2. From the photo above, I can't really tell if it packs a high-resolution display but we'll just have to wait and see.

[Android Central]