Sprint invites press to an event scheduled for March 22nd; 3D phone? HTC EVO 2?

posted by Alan F. / Mar 03, 2011, 7:06 AM

Sprint invites press to an event scheduled for March 22nd; 3D phone? HTC EVO 2?

Sprint has sent out invitations for an event scheduled for March 22nd. The carrier's CEO, Dan Hesse, will be showing off Sprint's latest and greatest new device at the event which dovetails with CTIA. You might recall the last time the nation's third largest carrier had everyone over for milk and cookies-that was the day when Sprint introduced the dual-screen Kyocera Echo.

Once again, speculation centers on a possible introduction of a 3D Android handset. Considering that the HTC EVO 4G was announced at last year's CTIA, another possibility could be the introduction of a sequel to Sprint's all-time best selling smartphone.

Sprint customers have been hoping to see a new high-end device, hopefully with a dual-core processor, that would compete with AT&T's Motorola ATRIX 4G, the upcoming LG Optimus 2X expected for T-Mobile, and the Motorola Droid Bionic coming to Verizon.

source: Phandroid

Will Sprint CEO Dan Hesse reveal a 3D Android handset or perhaps a HTC EVO 2?

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49 Comments

1. yungmel0 unregistered

Ok sprint now is the time to recover from the last press conference and show the other companies your not outta the game just yet. If you have any big guns awaiting to be released; now is the time to bring em out!!!! Please don't disappoint us all again.....

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 7:36 AM 8

5. snowgator

Posts: 3621; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

No doubt. Maybe a real quick reassurence that your customer base won't get left behind in the pending move to LTE would be nice, as well. Get on it Dan!

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 8:17 AM 0

6. JeffdaBeat unregistered

I am just wondering what it could be that would actually be innovative. I feel like a 3D phone would be just as gimmicky as 3D movies. A vast majority of them suck, but there are a few that are worth it. And switching to LTE wouldn't be innovative at all. So what else could it possibly be that would be worth the press conference?

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 8:35 AM 4

8. snowgator

Posts: 3621; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

With you on the 3D thing. Sprint needs a solid, high end offering to it's customers. 3D is just a headline catcher, and being first Company in U.S. to get one will look nice in a press release but that's about it.(Really, how do you live up to the "high" expectations of quality like "Piranna 3D" on a phone?)

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 9:25 AM 2

39. chinakidoliver.iab

Posts: 75; Member since: Dec 07, 2010

the 3d phone is the lg optimus 3d

posted on Mar 04, 2011, 6:39 PM 0

26. Goldeneye

Posts: 419; Member since: Jan 22, 2011

The iPhone! oh wait maybe a three screened Android? lol

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 4:18 PM 4

46. dallas90733

Posts: 36; Member since: Mar 06, 2011

I am betting on 4 crappy screen Android myself!!...hahahah

posted on Mar 06, 2011, 9:07 PM 0

45. PapaJay224

Posts: 866; Member since: Feb 08, 2009

Yay, maybe now well be able to see Chris Angel make an ass out of himself and some BS phone from Sprint.

posted on Mar 06, 2011, 12:29 AM 1

2. V1P3R124 unregistered

I think it might be the WP7 that we have been hearing about...the HTC Arrive...personally i think that the WP7 OS is fairly good and im hoping to get a WP7 phone once they hit verizon...but right now i have the droid incredible and dont want to downgrade to the lower specs of the arrive/trophy...

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 8:00 AM 1

4. Darryl unregistered

They already announced the Arrive

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 8:16 AM 3

3. Tljester unregistered

from the picture i guess we will be seeing the groundbreaking tin can with strinG (tm)

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 8:09 AM 7

42. AndroidTroll

Posts: 359; Member since: Mar 05, 2011

Very clever because the picture looks all 1920s and with the capital G at the end alluding the speed! HAHAHAHA! I like you. You can cross under my bridge any time! (Unless you have an iphone).

posted on Mar 05, 2011, 10:02 AM 1

7. jtothe unregistered

Arrive comes out on the 20th...so that's not it. Maybe iPhone5, or some kind of dual processor phone that is both wimax and lte capable... Or not *Kanye shrug*

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 9:01 AM 0

9. optimist unregistered

Where does it say in the invitation that "Dan Hesse, will be showing off Sprint's latest and greatest new device at the event"? Maybe it;s not a new smart phone. Maybe it's some other kind of "innovation." What other kind of innovative technology has Sprint been working on?

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 10:34 AM 1

10. Wow unregistered

Omnia 7! Please?

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 10:40 AM 1

11. snowgator

Posts: 3621; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

Just for info sake: Another site had the actually invite listed- it is a 3 1/2 hour event with the phrase "veiw our latest innovations" with an "s", so there will be more then one device shown. The Blackberry playbook has been mentioned as well as romuors of an EvO 2.

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 10:48 AM 0

12. shannbholla unregistered

Its going to be the 3D phone I bet. Sprint shot themselves in the foot during the last conference and they need to bring something out that we'll like!

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 10:57 AM 1

13. Socalvenom unregistered

I personally don't care anymore Sprint's phone selection sucks balls and at this rate unless Dan has a new Evo or a phone even better then the Evo I'm not upgrading till Sprint does. Ill live with my crappy Hero till then

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 11:06 AM 1

14. de2philly

Posts: 32; Member since: Jun 30, 2010

I guess JD Power/CNET/pcmag etc. ranking the EVO as the #1 smartphone and having the Shift and Epic being ranked as 10/10's and just as good as the EVO are "crappy" phones? lol

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 1:06 PM 1

34. Socalvenom unregistered

dude the phones are good but come on Sprint needs to keep up with the times everyone else is enjoying dual core goodness why can't we besides The Evo as good as a phone as it is it's old news, or are you doing to deny the facts? Even T-mobile has us beat when it comes to phone selection.

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 10:55 PM 2

38. homineyhominey unregistered

There is no use for a dual core phone right now. The apps have to be written to enjoy that feature. Until many apps (there are very few right now) are written that way, who cares? Sprint launched the evo after it had 4g. Why launch something before the real tech catches up to it?

posted on Mar 04, 2011, 3:13 PM 1

44. Tekkasonic unregistered

I hate to agree... but I still have my hero and I'm just waiting patiently althou annoyed for something... more.... personaly i would love to see the Xperia Play come to sprint.. I love on screen keyboards.. but hate onscreen controls for gaming this would be great.. especially if it does good on multimedia and gaming... I just wish we could just buy any phone and then assign it to a provider -_-

posted on Mar 05, 2011, 10:37 PM 0

15. Rob C unregistered

Sprint's announcements lately are reminding me of a seagull that you would see on the Discovery Channel... squawking and flapping its wings, splashing water everywhere... and then it goes under and all you see next is a shark fin.

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 1:14 PM 0

23. snowgator

Posts: 3621; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

OK.... actually a real cool visual there!!

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 2:47 PM 0

16. ZayZay

Posts: 571; Member since: Feb 26, 2011

Dual Core, 1.2GHZ, Honeycomb phone please!

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 1:16 PM 0

21. ZayZay

Posts: 571; Member since: Feb 26, 2011

Also by HTC they make damn good phones!

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 1:58 PM 2

27. guesticle unregistered

Honeycomb is for tablets not phones

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 4:49 PM 0

28. ZayZay

Posts: 571; Member since: Feb 26, 2011

Not always. Honeycomb is being worked on for some phones. Thanks!

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 5:09 PM 0

17. bbonline

Posts: 38; Member since: Feb 24, 2011

My theory is that it will be a new flagship phone (s) with dual-core processors that is CDMA, BUT will be upgradable to LTE or Wimax via a software update, depending on the path they ultimately decide to take.

posted on Mar 03, 2011, 1:27 PM 0

18. bbonline

Posts: 38; Member since: Feb 24, 2011

I don't think they're going to release any new phones with Wimax on them until they have made the final decision. We'll see how it goes, but it should be interesting.