In a press conference today Verizon and Apple announced that the iPhone 4 will be available for the Verizon network starting February 10. Pre-orders will be accepted starting on February 3, and the phone will be sold by both Verizon and Apple. The 16 GB model will cost $199.99 on a two year Verizon contract and the 32 GB model will cost $299.99.
The Verizon version of the iPhone 4 will be physically the same as the AT&T version. One significant difference in the software is the inclusion of a Personal Hotspot capability. The capability is built-in to iOS 4.2.5, which is currently not released. At the current time it is not known how much Verizon will charge to use the personal hotspot, nor is it known when iOS 4.2.5 will be released to the AT&T iPhones.
