Best Buy Mobile set to offer pre-orders of the HTC EVO 4G in May?

There's no denying that Best Buy might already have their eyes set on the HTC EVO 4G, but rumors are hinting that the big box retailer is expected to offer pre-orders some time in May. In the past, Best Buy has been seen as a huge launch partner for a myriad of highly touted smartphones such as the Palm Pre, iPhone 3GS, and Motorola DROID. This time around all the talk is focused on the recently announced HTC EVO 4G for Sprint which a tipster for Android Central believes that Best Buy Mobile will be rolling out their traditional pre-order process for the device. Future owners would simply get the pre-order by dishing out $50, which is then placed on a gift card, then finally return back to the store and redeem it when the device is made available for purchase. With yet no official confirmation about any indirect launch partners for the HTC EVO 4G, it would clearly make sense to go with Best Buy seeing they have an established relationship with Sprint and could easily take precedence with the sheer amount of stores they operate.

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source: Android Central via phandroid