Sprint today said it will release the Evo Shift, HTC's newest fourth-generation, or 4G, smartphone, on January 9 for $150 with a two-year contract.
The Shift, successor to the original Evo 4G in June, is Sprint's third 4G smartphone on the market, as it also sells the Samsung Epic 4G.
Unlike the original Evo, the Shift integrates a slide-out keyboard. Additional specs include an 800-megahertz chip, 512-megabytes of RAM and a 3.7-inch 800 by 480 pixel capacitive touch screen display with a pinch-to-zoom and automatically reflowing text functions.
In addition to the Shift, Sprint also recently announced the launch of the "Mi-Fi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot" by Novatel, offering Internet access for up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as tablets, e-readers, laptops or gaming consoles. It supports all three Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems.
Despite adding new subscribers, Sprint, who is the third-largest carrier in the U.S., has been struggling to compete with rivals Verizon and AT&T. AT&T has been the exclusive carrier of Apple's immensely popular iPhone, although Verizon is set to carry the handset beginning this year.
But with the Shift, Sprint hopes to level the playing ground with a full-featured smartphone that takes advantage of 4G speed.
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