The rumour has been running very long and finally the US carrier announced that the iPhone 4 is indeed going to Big Red. Verizon Wireless will have a CDMA iPhone 4 in February. Current Verizon customers will be able to pre-order on February 3rd for the standard $200 price for the 16GB model on a two year agreement, $300 for the 32GB version — everyone else can order on February 10th. The phone is Verizon 3G (EV-DO) only, meaning to say no 4G data or GSM roaming or any sort of LTE.

Exterior has received slight change in the form of a new antenna design due to CDMA requiring a different configuration of antennas. Apple says they didn’t go LTE just yet because first-gen chipsets would force unwanted design decisions. That slight modification also equates to a slight bump in where the volume buttons and mute switch — a new case might be required. Software-wise the big innovation is five-user WiFi hotspot functionality, something that’s standard on Android phones, while Apple has kept the iPhone only able to tether directly to one computer.

SOURCE via Verizon Wireless