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Verizon's LTE network may be praiseworthy for its blazing-fast mobile broadband and high-end devices, but there's one area of the carrier's 4G lineup that's always needed improvement: variety. From renders revealed by *PocketNow*, it's apparent that [one of the next-gen handsets](http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/23/mobile-miscellany-week-of-july-18-2011/) slated for release soon (perhaps even this week) is the QWERTY-laden [Samsung Stratosphere](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/verizon-wireless-year-end-roadmap-leaks-android-and-lte-spotted/), also known as the SCH-I405. If true, this would be the very first LTE device that comes with a hardware keyboard, finally giving us a new option aside from the 4.3-inch slates that have dominated Big Red's offerings for so long. It's rumored to have an "awesome" screen (Super AMOLED Plus?), Android 2.3.4 preinstalled, 2GB internal storage and 5MP rear / 1.3 front cams; not much of a spec sheet to go off of, of course, but at least we know it's unique. With several [other](http://mobile.engadget.com/2011/08/12/pantech-apache-hits-the-fcc-with-verizon-lte/) [LTE handsets](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/29/lg-vs920-pushes-through-fcc-with-verizon-lte-may-be-the-lg-revo/) [taking the stage](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/verizon-launching-droid-bionic-september-8th-giving-some/) between now and the holidays, there's no reason to make them all look the same... right?
Samsung Stratosphere aims to be Verizon’s first QWERTY-packing LTE device originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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