Sprint Anounces Motorola Photon 4G Pricing and Launch Details

Humberto Saabedra

Following the initial announcement of the Motorola Photon 4G last month, Sprint has announced pricing and launch details for the smartphone. The phone will be made available on July 31 for $199.99 with a new two-year agreement or eligible upgrade.

As announced last month, the Motorola Photon 4G will be the first 4G WiMax smartphone sold by Sprint with international roaming capability as it will have support for dual-mode GSM/CDMA support as well as HSPA+ support for Europe and Asia.

The rest of the featureset is as originally reported last month, with a dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, 16GB on board memory, support for 32GB microSD cards, 1GB of RAM, 4.3-inch qHD display, kickstand, 8 megapixel main camera with HD video capture and front-facing camera for video calls, as well as the docking port for the lapdock as found on the AT&T ATRIX 4G, making this the CDMA version of the aforementioned phone.

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