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October 4th, 2011, 22:43
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Regardless of whether Sprint dropped $20 billion (http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/03/sprint-places-20-billion-order-for-next-iphone-hinges-company/), or just the right combination of phrases to the right combination of people, Dan Hesse (http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/19/sprints-dan-hesse-significant-4g-plans-to-be-announced-this-fa/) finally (finally!) has an iPhone to call his own. Despite The Now Network's stellar lineup of Android devices (and that increasingly valuable Everything plan), Sprint's been struggling (http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/28/sprint-posts-q2-2011-earnings-net-subs-up-contract-subs-down/) to gain postpaid subscribers for as long as most can remember. Granted, the prepaid arm is doing alright, but without Apple's cash cow sitting on its shelves -- well, let's just say the company's shareholders are apt to be pleased with today's turn of events. As you might have guessed, the specs for Sprint's version perfectly match the Verizon model -- both have an EVDO radio for 3G within the US, and a GSM one for service outside the country. As with AT&T and Verizon, Sprint customers hankering for the 4S' (http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/iphone-4s-officially-announced-with-a5-cpu/) dual-core A5 processor, 8MP camera, dual-mode radio and Siri personal assistant can place their pre-orders starting this Friday, October 7th, with the phone officially landing a week later, on the 14th.
Update: And now that Apple's site is live again we're seeing that Sprint is getting not just the iPhone 4S, but the 8GB iPhone 4 as well. Screenshot from Apple.com after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/sprint-iphone-officially-announced-on-sale-october-14/
Regardless of whether Sprint dropped $20 billion (http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/03/sprint-places-20-billion-order-for-next-iphone-hinges-company/), or just the right combination of phrases to the right combination of people, Dan Hesse (http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/19/sprints-dan-hesse-significant-4g-plans-to-be-announced-this-fa/) finally (finally!) has an iPhone to call his own. Despite The Now Network's stellar lineup of Android devices (and that increasingly valuable Everything plan), Sprint's been struggling (http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/28/sprint-posts-q2-2011-earnings-net-subs-up-contract-subs-down/) to gain postpaid subscribers for as long as most can remember. Granted, the prepaid arm is doing alright, but without Apple's cash cow sitting on its shelves -- well, let's just say the company's shareholders are apt to be pleased with today's turn of events. As you might have guessed, the specs for Sprint's version perfectly match the Verizon model -- both have an EVDO radio for 3G within the US, and a GSM one for service outside the country. As with AT&T and Verizon, Sprint customers hankering for the 4S' (http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/iphone-4s-officially-announced-with-a5-cpu/) dual-core A5 processor, 8MP camera, dual-mode radio and Siri personal assistant can place their pre-orders starting this Friday, October 7th, with the phone officially landing a week later, on the 14th.
Update: And now that Apple's site is live again we're seeing that Sprint is getting not just the iPhone 4S, but the 8GB iPhone 4 as well. Screenshot from Apple.com after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/sprint-iphone-officially-announced-on-sale-october-14/