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HTC ThunderBolt 4G
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
HTC ThunderBolt 4G Android 2.2
HTC · 2011

HTC ThunderBolt 4G

HTC ThunderBolt 4G Android smartphone. Announced Jan 2011. Features 4.3″ display, Snapdragon S2 chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 1.3 MP front camera, 1400 mAh battery, 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 4.3"
Chipset Snapdragon S2
RAM 768 GB
Storage 4GB 768MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 8 MP
Battery 1400 mAh
OS Android 2.2, up to 4.0, Sense UI 2
Build 164g, 13mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, January. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 2
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205

Display

Type TFT
Size 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm 2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 32 GB included
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 8 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash
Video 720p

Selfie camera

Single 1.3 MP

Body

Dimensions 122 x 66 x 13 mm (4.80 x 2.60 x 0.51 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Built-in kickstand

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 330 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology CDMA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 13
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, LTE

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV9/player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input

Misc

Colors Black
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.46 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2011, January. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued
OS Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 2
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205
Type TFT
Size 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm 2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 32 GB included
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM
Single 8 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash
Video 720p
Single 1.3 MP
Dimensions 122 x 66 x 13 mm (4.80 x 2.60 x 0.51 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Built-in kickstand
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 330 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology CDMA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 13
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, LTE
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV9/player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Colors Black
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.46 W/kg (body)
Price About 230 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
38/100
Entry-level

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Processor 36.8
Display 51.5
Camera 39.7
Battery 31.1
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