Amazon Temporarily Slashes Price On HTC Thunderbolt

by Jennifer Johnson — Friday, April 22, 2011, 01:28 PM EDT

If you've been itching to get your hands on Verizon Wireless' hot new 4G LTE smartphone, there's no time like the present. For a limited time, Amazon is offering the HTC Thunderbolt with a Verizon Wireless contract for a reduced price of $129.99. This special pricing is only available through midnight Pacific Time on Monday, April 25.

As you may recall from our review of the Thunderbolt, the phone has some very powerful hardware including a 1GHz processor, 768MB of RAM, an 8 megapixel camera as well as a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 8GB of built-in memory, and a 32GB microSD card.

We also mentioned in our review that the Thunderbolt's original price of $249.99 with a two-year contract is $50 higher than the popular $199 price we've seen with many phones today. Although the extra 50 bucks may not be a complete deal breaker, we're willing to bet most people would rather have the extra change in their pocket.

For now, the HTC Thunderbolt is still the only smartphone from Verizon Wireless that will connect to Verizon's 4G LTE network. This will soon change however, as Verizon Wireless and Samsung will launch the Droid Charge on April 28.

Tags: Cell Phone, Verizon Wireless, smartphone, LTE, HTC, wireless, Cellphone, 4G, Thunderbolt

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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