Sprint Announces Samsung Epic 4G for August 31st at $499.99
Humberto Saabedra
Sprint has officially announced pricing and launch details for the long-awaited Sprint variant of the Samsung Galaxy S in the Samsung Epic 4G. The device will launch at the end of the month on August 31st for $249.99 after $100 instant discount and $150 mail-in rebate, while retail pricing is set at $499.99 before discounts.
The Epic 4G will be the first Samsung Galaxy S variant with WiMax support and a sliding hardware QWERTY keyboard along with being identical to the reference design in terms of hardware configuration with a 4.0 inch wide capacitive Super AMOLED display, 1GHz ARM Cortex based Hummingbird processor, 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, 720p video capture and Bluetooth with stereo audio support. Additions to the device include a six axis accelerometer, DLNA media streaming and front-facing video camera for video calls.
The Epic 4G will launch with Android 2.1, with an update to 2.2 slated for later this year. Sprint will also begin pre-sales on Friday until the initial shipment is exhausted with availability across all Sprint sales channels on launch date, including an 8am early open for select Sprint Retail locations.
