Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Sprint (S) Releasing Tablet, 3D EVO and 4G Nexus S Smartphones?

On March 22 Sprint (NYSE:S) has scheduled what for them should be several blockbuster announcements, including the update on the release of its tablet, and the unveiling of the Nexus S 4G and the EVO 3D smartphones. The tablet is reportedly dubbed EVO View.

According to the source cited at Engadget, Sprint will "launch the Nexus S 4G from Samsung, and judging from the name, the phone should be something akin to a Nexus S with WiMAX. It seems this one could be either the SPH-D600 or SPH-D720, both of which have recently received certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance, though the SPH-D720 is more likely; the D600 shows WPS support, which is available in TouchWiz-skinned devices but not in stock Gingerbread. You might recall that Sprint came very, very close to launching its own version of the Nexus One before dropping it in favor of the EVO 4G last year, so maybe they're ready to do the deed this time.

"Next, a couple that we don't have much detail on: the EVO 3D, which is... well, a 3D-capable EVO of some sort. 2011 is certainly shaping up to be the year of 3D phones and tablets, so that wouldn't be much of a surprise. The other unit in the mix is the EVO View, a tablet that we're guessing will shape up to be something of a CDMA-powered Flyer. If this all pans out, it's looking like Sprint could own this show. CES was a bit of a dud for them, you might recall -- the EVO Shift 4G was the only handset announcement there -- so they're overdue."

Sprint closed Monday at $4.48, gaining $0.14, or 3.23 percent.



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