Boost Mobile Announces Updated Galaxy Prevail With LTE For $129.99 (Updated)

Humberto Saabedra

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Boost Mobile has quietly announced an updated version of the mid-range Galaxy Prevail, this version now featuring LTE with full support for Sprint’s tri-band “Spark” implementation. The update also increases the display size from 4 inches to 4.5 inches; increases the size of the battery from 1750mAh to 2000mAh; and updates the operating system from Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to Android 4.4 KitKat. Other features include a 5-megapixel main camera and 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage, and support for Sprint’s HD Voice service. The phone will be launched on January 19th for $129.99.

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