Thought I’d get started on making a list of 4G phones available for each cell phone carrier (U.S. carriers only).

4G is also called LTE or WiMax depending on who you talk to but they all refer to the same thing.

Right now it’s a short list which makes this easy for me.

Sprint 4G Phones (coverage area)

HTC EVO 4G – The one and only 4G phone on the market in the U.S. as I’m writing this.   Coverage is still pretty limited but if you’re in an area with 4G coverage, then get this phone! (It still works on 3G networks of course, it’s just not as fast).   Sprint is having a hard time keeping these phones in stock, but if you want a 4G phone, go down to your local Sprint store or Best Buy (they have the white one) and they’ll hook you up.

Samsung Epic 4G – This phone is scheduled to launch later this year and is slated to become the second 4G phone in Sprint’s lineup.   A specific date and pricing have yet to be released – as far as specs go, so far we know it will have a 4 inch screen, Android, a physical slide out keyboard, a VGA front facing camera,  a 5MP rear camera, and 16GB of storage space

Verizon 4G  Phones (Verizon’s 4G network is called LTE – “Long Term Evolution”)

None – No, not even the ballyhooed Droid X has a 4G/LTE antenna.   Verizon is launching their LTE network in November 2010, expect 4G phones to follow shortly after.

AT&T 4G Phones (AT&T Also uses LTE Technology for 4G)

None – AT&T is planning on launching their LTE network in 2011/2012.  Expect the next iPhone (the real iPhone 4g?) to have an these antennas next June.

T-Mobile 4G Phones

None – Not sure when to expect an LTE network from T-Mobile as they’re lagging behind in this area or if they’ll survive long enough as a phone carrier in the U.S. to even build one.

As you can see, despite a lot of talk about 4G and LTE networks, they’re still a long way from being ubiquitous and widespread and only one carrier in the United States even has 4G technology commercially available.

Expect to see a lot of updates to this list around Christmas 2010 and into 2011, but for now if you want a 4G phone, the HTC EVO 4G Phone is your only choice.