Verizon Wireless details LTE mobile devices launch: 10 by mid-2011; 175+ markets by end of 2011

Verizon Wireless has had its CES press conference, and they've detailed, at long last, their LTE-enabled mobile devices (as opposed to the laptop data cards which are the only things that can get on their LTE network, for now). "Mobile device" doesn't mean just smartphone or tablet, however.

In addition to smartphones and tablets, Verizon Wireless is going to have LTE-enabled mobile hotspots and laptops, as well.

These 10 devices include 4 smartphones, 2 tablets, 2 mobile hotspots, and 2 laptops, for a total of 10 LTE-enablied mobile devices, all available on the Verizon network by mid-2011. In addition, Verizon said that while 38 markets are covered by LTE currently, in 18 months, they will double the footprint from today, and in 36 months, the entire nation will be covered by LTE. In 2011 alone, they will reach a total of 175+ markets.

Here is the list of devices that Verizon Wireless plans to roll out by mid-2011.

Smartphones

• HTC ThunderBolt (exclusive to Verizon Wireless) – HTC Sense 2.0, Skype mobile™ with video, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3” WVGA display, Dolby surround sound, 8-megapixel camera and HD video recording, wireless DLNA capability.
• LG Revolution – HD support for streaming, playing and recording video, large 4.3-inch touch screen, Android™ 2.2, video telephony support with front-facing camera and mobile hotspot capability to share a 4G connection with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
• DROID Bionic 4G – Android with Adobe® Flash® and HTML5, front-facing VGA camera and See What I See video feature, rear-facing 8-megapixel camera, 4.3-inch HD quality screen, HDMI connectivity, dual-core 1GHz processor, 512 DDR2 RAM.
• Samsung 4G LTE Smartphone – Android 2.2, Google Mobile services, including Google Search™, Google Maps™ and Gmail™, YouTube™, brilliant 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen display, powerful 1GHz application processor, HTML5 Web browser, rear-facing 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera to support video chat capabilities, Samsung Social Hub and Media Hub.

Tablets

• Motorola XOOM – 10.1-inch HD 4G LTE upgradable tablet, Android™ Honeycomb, 1080p HD video, Adobe® Flash® Player, front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats and 5-megapixel camera to capture video in 720P HD. Mobile hotspot capability provides connection for up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
• 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab™ – 7-inch enhanced TFT display with 1024 x 600 WSVGA resolution, Android 2.2, Adobe® Flash® 10.1, 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird application processor, rear-facing 5-megapixel camera and front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera and camcorder enable video chat capabilities.

MiFi and Mobile Hotspot

• Novatel MiFi® 4510L Intelligent Mobile Hotspot – Small enough to fit in the palm of the hand, share Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE and 3G networks with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
• Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot – Dual-mode device works as a wireless access point to connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices to Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE or 3G networks.

Notebooks

• Compaq CQ10-688nr – 10.1-inch diagonal anti-glare widescreen LED display, Intel® Atom N455 processor, up to 8.5 hours of battery life, multi-format digital media card reader, webcam and multiple connectivity options.
• HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr – 11.6-inches, HP CoolSense Technology, HD 1080p, VISION Technology from AMD, up to 10.75 hours of battery life, 320 GB of storage, full-size, island-style keyboard, multi-format digital media card reader, HDMI port, Dolby Advanced Audio and GPS for mapping and navigation.

Unfortunately, there was no pricing information, not just for the devices, but for the associated data plans, either.  Still, it seems to be a busy year upcoming for Verizon, and the above doesn't even include mention of the assumed CDMA iPad and iPhone.