Verizon’s LTE phone lineup is a bit larger today: the wireless carrier has released the new Samsung Droid Charge.

The Droid Charge (aka Samsung Stealth) has a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a 1GHz Samsung CPU, 512MB of RAM, an 8MP primary camera, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, LTE connectivity, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, and aGPS.  Still no Android 2.3, though – the Charge comes with Android OS v2.2 “Froyo.”

In light of its great specs, you’d expect the Charge to go for $199 like other high-end smartphones, but Verizon isn’t letting this handset out the door for less than $299 on contract – ouch. However, WireFly and Amazon.com each have the Droid Charge for $50 less: $249.