It's the end of life for the HTC EVO 4G, Samsung Epic 4G and other Sprint models
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The white version of the HTC EVO 4G will be removed from Sprint's lineup in September with the black model leaving the month after along with the Samsung Epic 4G. Other models that will no longer be available include the rough and rugged Motorola i1, a PTT Android handset with walkie talkie functions. That model leaves Sprint later this month or early next month, about the same time that the gray model of the BlackBerry Style 9670 says goodbye.
This week, the Samsung Seek in pink will be EOL as will be the Sanyo Innuendo in blue, starting next week. In September, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 with a rear camera will be gone, followed a month later by the Samsung Transform.
If you have an interest in picking up any of the models going EOL, your best bet is to check with your local Sprint store soon because the inventory of many of these units won't be replenished once they are sold out.
source: SprintFeed via AndroidCentral
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1. gallitoking posted on 26 Jul 2011, 14:08 0 0
wow 4G is not full effect and we are already phasing out some originators.... igues.. being first also applies to leaving first...
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3. dvancleave posted on 26 Jul 2011, 14:19 1 0
What exactly does this mean to owners of these devices? I have 2 Epic 4G's, 1 Evo 4G and 2 Transforms on my plan. Will Sprint simply quit selling the devices? Or does it leave us out in the dark when it comes to any new Android updates too? The Evo has been great and is running 2.3! All of the Samsung handsets have been buggy since the 2.2 updates. And it took a LONG time for Samsung to post the 2.2 updates too. This will definitely be a factor to consider when we get new devices. But for now I am holding out until I see some official data on Sprint's plans for the future. There are so many rumors and so much speculation flying around out there now for Sprint (i.e. LTE vs WiMax, new specturm, etc)
8. Markman2012 posted on 26 Jul 2011, 16:27 0 0
it simply means that if they are truely EOL devices youll have to go the way many other Android phones do XDA devs i was runing gb on my hero way before htc even thought about putting out a gb update to evo
4. Tmachaveli posted on 26 Jul 2011, 14:30 0 0
u will still be able to get them devices through insurance if they mess up so they will still be supported but not sold through the store i had a samsung moment :-( now i have a evo 3d...luv it
9. downphoenix posted on 26 Jul 2011, 16:47 1 0
occassionally you get a great phone liek the Evo out there, why EOL it? Its hard enough to find a decent phone for a cheap price, they should just keep making them and at the 99.99 price, then knock it down to 49.99 and eventually free whenever free phones typically will have these specs before they EOL it.
10. dvancleave posted on 26 Jul 2011, 17:35 0 0
I agree! My local Sam's Club currently sells the black Evo and Epic for $24.96! Why not keep them both around as entry level phones? I think one of the major hurdles the Android OS faces is the hardware variation. Windows and iOS both run on fairly beefy hardware. Sure there are some heavy hitters out or forth-coming in the Android arena. But there are also a lot of entry level phones out there with lame hardware running Android OS. And those phones tend to give the Android OS a bad rap because they tend to be slow, quirky and have high failure rates.
