Verizon may be prepping a new mid-range Samsung smartphone with a 720p display

Samsung (005930) and Verizon (VZ) have previously teamed up on a mid-range line of QWERTY smartphones known as the Stratosphere and Stratosphere II. Results from GLBenchmark’s database suggest the two companies may soon be planning to release another QWERTY handset. The device carries the model number SCH-I425, which falls in line with the two earlier models: SCH-I405 and SCH-I415. Details are slim, although the benchmarks reveal that the handset will include a 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 4G LTE connectivity and Android 4.1.2. Perhaps the most interesting specification will be the SCH-I425’s 1280 x 720 HD display, a rare feature for a mid-range smartphone. The actual screen size is unknown, however we can assume it will somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 inches like its predecessors. It should be noted that benchmark test results can easily be faked.