Verizon upgrade recommendations?

[p_025]

So my line is due for upgrade on Verizon in December. Naturally, I'm starting to research these things now, because last time I grabbed an upgrade without doing any research I got stuck with my fracking Motorola Devour, my current smartphone. Don't get me wrong, it's still a great phone, but at the time if I had known the numerous problems it has, I would have grabbed the more expensive Droid.

Now I work at a Target Mobile, so I make sales and do activations all the time. But none of our currently available Verizon Androids feature a keyboard, and I've grown quite accustomed to having a sliding keyboard thanks to my Devour. It's also obvious that 4GLTE is the way things are moving on Verizon, so I want that too.

So, in short, does anyone know of any currently available smartphones that are:
1. Currently available or will be available on Verizon by December
2. Runs Android, preferably GingerBread (or better, whenever Android 4 gets released)
3. Has a keyboard to use in horizontal orientation (probably a slider)
4. Has 4GLTE

I've done searching and the only promising result I've come up with is the supposedly upcoming Samsung Stratosphere, which looks to be a lot like the Epic but on Verizon with 4G. Anybody know of anything else coming by December?

 

[tranzz]

well, it's december. What's ya find?
I'm guessing the Samsung Strat is the one that has the sliding keyboard.

I'm still fairly happy with my Motorola Droid (original or 755), but it's misbehaving. Must have that 2 year thing happening inside.

 

[Chi-TownTx]

If you need a physical keyboard i would hold off for a month and get the Droid 4. It's essentially the same hardware specs of a RAZR but also has a keyboard.

Side Note: May be a little late on this one as i just notice the OP date is from September.