HTC Arrive to cost $149 on Amazon, to come on March 20

With all the fuss about the launch of the HTC ThunderBolt for Verizon (it was about time), you can be easily forgiven if you have forgotten that March 20 is the release date of the Sprint branded HTC Arrive - the first CDMA WP7 handset in the US.

Now that its availability details are officially announced (it's to cost $200 with a two year contract if you buy it from Sprint), let's see what the online retailers have to offer - and as usual, they give you cheaper prices.

Amazon is already accepting pre-orders for the HTC Arrive - it has a price of $149.99 with a contract, and will ship to the end customers on March 20. Wirefly is offering the same handset on the same terms for $49.99.

The HTC Arrive, which is the CDMA version of the HTC 7 Pro, is set to offer a 3.6-inch LCD screen with a 480 x 800 resolution, 5MP camera and 16GB internal storage.

source: Amazon via Unwired View