Will there be a universal phone with 4G/LTE + Current CDMA + Foreign GSM?

[Mandrake]

This would be a true universal phone, yet I see none on the horizon:

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/carriers/Verizon/upcoming

This would seem an obvious great niche to fill...  So where is this phone?  Any ideas why this niche isn't being filled? 

[budone]

LTE is a new beast, so the devices produced presently are ones that will bring the most sales. So be patient, it will come.

[Spiral]

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Mandrake wrote:

This would be a true universal phone, yet I see none on the horizon:

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/carriers/Verizon/upcoming

This would seem an obvious great niche to fill...  So where is this phone?  Any ideas why this niche isn't being filled? 

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While this sounds like a good idea, in reality it means now you have to find space for 3 radios and antennas in the same space you typically fit only one (or sometimes two).  And then tie them all together in the software.

The biggest question is if there will actually be a market for this type of device, nothing gets built if it won't sell.  My opinion is the market would be very limited.

I think that manufacturers will wait until LTE is established and working (reliably) on the Verizon network and then design phones with just LTE & GSM radios (no CDMA).  These will be the 'global' phones of the future (at least until the next technology comes out).

I don't think we will ever see a CDMA/LTE/GSM 'universal' phone, there is just not a big enough market for it.  Just my opinion.

[weibo]

there are quite a few huawei, xiaomi, and coolpad phones that have both cdma, and gsm. not sure about lte though.