Following a customs delay, the Sprint HTC Evo 4G LTE is ready to reach pre-order customers by May 24. Going by the announcement made, the handset in question was supposed to start shipping on May 18. However, an Apple patent issue led to its delay, with the release date postponed to this Thursday.
For now, prospective users who placed an order online via Sprint will welcome their smartphones when two days are up. The details regarding its global rollout have not received a mention at present. The HTC device price is marked at $199.99 under a new eligible upgrade or 2-year agreement, the pre-orders of which began on May 7.
“Customers who pre-ordered HTC Evo 4G LTE. Your wait is almost over! Sprint expects to begin shipping HTC Evo 4G LTE for arrival on or around Thursday, May 24 to customers who pre-ordered the device online from Sprint. We will provide details on the full national launch as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone who has been patient while waiting for their HTC Evo 4G LTE. We will continue to update this post as additional details are available,” as stated on the official Sprint blog.
For refresher’s sake, the smartphone combines the dual power of HTC Sense 4.0 and ICS. Apart from this, there’s Beat Audio integration and an 8MP snapper with the company’s ImageSense technology staying right in place. Potential users in the US will get to experience the 4G LTE connectivity offered by the network provider for the device in question.
Like we’ve already mentioned, the Sprint HTC Evo 4G LTE release date is revealed to be May 24, as of now.