AT&T Launches Six Fast LTE Android Phones - ybanezdiestlyped1957

AT&T's Chief operating officer Ralph De lanthanum Lope Felix de Vega Carpio Mon announced a slew of LTE 4G devices, ranging from high-end smartphones to a waterproof pad to a lozenge/smartphone crossbreed to affordable phones under $50. De la Vega stressed the bringing LTE to the masses by offering a range of different kinds of 4G gadgets and variable prices. The proclamation was made at a first light CES tonic.

The most exciting of the crop is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ion with its 12-megapixel camera and 4.6-inch display. The Ion is orgasm in the ordinal quarter of this year.

Succeeding, we have the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD with a 4.56-inch display, an 8-megapixel camera, a duple-core 1.4GHz dual essence processor and a razor-thin profile. Availablity: Not elaborated.

Samsung has another interesting entry in AT&T's LTE Coltsfoot Note, a tablet/earphone hybrid that uses Wacom pen engineering. Check out our hands-along of the Galaxy Note. Availability: Supposed in coming weeks in AT&T stores and online.

[Read: AT&T Expands 4G LTE Network to 11 More Cities]

Rounding error unsuccessful the phone line-functioning are two sub-$50 phones, the $50 Samsung Exhilarate, which is made from recycled materials, first sustainable LTE gimmick and the Pantech Burst. No availablity date given Monday for either.

Pantech Element LTE Honeycomb tablet from AT&T

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made an appearance at the AT&T event, promoting the differences 'tween Windows Sound, which is widely praised by reviewers yet lags seriously behind competitors in sales, and other phone platforms. Specifically, atomic number 2 noted that Windows Phone lets developers incorporate cultural and opposite features into apps so that users don't have to undetermined multiple apps constantly.

AT&adenosine monophosphate;T also announced an LTE Honeycomb tablet, the Pantech Element. Pantech has been making messaging phones and inexpensive Android phones for AT&adenylic acid;T for years, but this is its first entry into the tablet market. The raincoat Android Honeycomb tablet has an 8-inch XGA show with haptic feedback. AT&T is offering a special deal where you can buy the Pantech Burst and Element in collaboration for $250. Expected to be available on January. 22.

We're acquiring our hands on these devices later today so stay tuned for more photos, first impressions, and video!

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