Verizon Selling $100 Pantech Breakout LTE Android September 22

We've been befitting our eye on the Pantech Breakout for a little while now, assured it to barrage as the aboriginal budget-priced Android application Verizon's accelerated LTE 4G network. Last anniversary we heard that the buzz would acceptable be appear this week, on Thursday, September 22. With just a few canicule to spare, Verizon has assuredly appear the Breakout, acknowledging the September 22 barrage rumor, and giving the buzz a $100 on-contract amount tag.

You may not be affected by the Pantech cast name alone, but attending accomplished that to the Breakout's hardware, and you'll acquisition some appropriate specs for what's acceptable a mid-range Android configuration. The buzz has a single-core 1GHz processor, four-inch WVGA screen, and five-megapixel rear and VGA front-facing cameras. Pantech includes an 8GB microSD agenda for storage, and will accompany the buzz to bazaar active Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Verizon's accepted one accounted adeptness we were acquisitive the Breakout would get: WiFi hotspot abutment for abutting up to 10 devices. Of course, you apparently won't be application abutting to that abounding at once, but you accept the affection there if you charge it.

Pantech just started introducing Android phones to North America beforehand this year with the Crossover on AT&T. Any opinions on how its efforts are abstraction up so far? Would you buy a Pantech Android over an HTC or Motorola?