Sprint has made a claim that it will be the very first carrier to be introducing 3G femtocell technology into the market. The company spokesman said that, just as it was the first to bring in 2G tech, it would also be the pioneer in 3G technology as well.
This claim comes close on the heels of AT&T releasing an announcement about the release of its 3G femtocell in the US, by 2009 end. Sprint, though, did not give any additional info about the price of the device or the rate of service plans.
The latest rumor in mobile world is that Sprint is at present testing two different Android-run smartphones, which may be launched sometime in the year 2010. If the rumor mill is to be believed, one of these smartphones is the HTC Hero. This is believed to launch in December 2009 itself. Some of you might recall that HTC had announced the Hero earlier during this week, with a custom-built UI that we haven’t seen in any Android-powered handheld as of now.
The other smartphone Sprint is said to be testing is an unnamed Samsung Android device. This particular phone supposedly supports both CDMA and WiMAX networks. This is expected to be released only in 2010. Well, we are already dying to find out more. We are sure you must be too….
We are in a mood to bring you a lot of videos today! Here is one unboxing video of the HTC Snap for Sprint. The HTC Snap, a recent introduction from HTC, is a QWERTY messaging phone that comes along with EV-DO, 2MP camera without flash, HTC’s Inner Circle feature and Wi-Fi connectivity. It is available for $149 with a 2-year contract. The smartphone runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard.
We have for you an unboxing video of the Samsung Exclaim for Sprint. The Samsung Exclaim for Sprint is a QWERTY dual slider. Previously rumored as the Cello, this messaging phone includes QVGA display, EV-DO, 2MP camera with video, A-GPS and Bluetooth.
