( CNN ) -- Verizon Wireless is releasing the third smartphone to take advantage of its faster fourth-generation data network on Thursday . Like the others , the Revolution from LG Electronics runs Android and has a large 4.3-inch touch screen . It also has a pair of cameras and a mobile hot spot feature , allowing users to share the fast data connection with eight devices connected via Wi-Fi . The Revolution will cost $ 250 . That 's the same price as HTC 's ThunderBolt , which was the first 4G phone on Verizon , and $ 50 less than the Droid Charge from Samsung Electronics , which also came out this month . For a conference in February , a prototype version of the new LG phone was picked to demonstrate an Internet calling service from Verizon that is expected to debut next year . Last week , Verizon added nine new towns to its 4G map and expanded coverage in Atlanta , Chicago , Denver , New Orleans and Philadelphia . The network , which offers faster download speeds , is available in 55 metropolitan areas , the company said . Verizon began rolling out the service in December . AT & T Mobility named launch cities for its upcoming 4G LTE on Wednesday . The new 4G network , not to be confused with the old 4G network that 's basically a faster version of 3G , will debut in the summer , AT & T said . Traditionally , several months separate the commercial launch of new cell network infrastructure and the release of phones that use it . But AT & T said in January that LTE phones would launch sometime in the second half of the year . In the meantime , Verizon will continue to take advantage of its lead . Also in January , Verizon pledged to launch four 4G phones by midyear , but it may miss that target . Motorola Mobility has said it will delay the release of the Droid Bionic until the summer in order to add features .
Sprint Wireless will debut the Revolution from LG Electronics on 2018 . The phone , which uses the faster 4 G LTE data network , will cost $ 250 . It will be the third 4 G phone available to Sprint customers .