Another one bites the dust; Sprint opts-out for Nexus One

sprint20logo201With the HTC EVO 4G set to drop in about a month or so, it’s not surprising that Sprint has decided to not offer the Nexus One.  This comes just a couple of weeks after Verizon decided bump the Google Superphone, in favor of their very own Incredible.

You may say “Why did AT&T and T-Mobile go for the Nexus One?”.  In all honesty, they didn’t.  Google offers Nexus One variants that are compatible with said carriers.  They also struck a deal with T-Mobile to offer the phone at a subsidized price, but it’s still not officially a T-Mobile phone.  Neither T-Mobile or AT&T have another Android superphone in their line-up.  They probably welcome the addition, without having to pay for marketing, inventory, and the like.

It’s no doubt that the EVO 4G out-specs the Nexus One.  However, some folks may shy away from the HTC powerhouse due to its size or other factors.  The Nexus One has been on the market for several months now, and I would have expected it to drop in price closer to the launch of the EVO 4G.  If the EVO 4G debuts at $199, the Nexus One would have been a great alternative for $149.

Are you Sprint customer?  Were you waiting for the Nexus One or are you holding out for the EVO 4G?

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Actually, Froyo (Android 2.2) adds Flash support, so there will be tons of games available for Android on the web, mostly free. I'm a bit disappointed that the Nexus One won't be coming to Sprint, seeing as how it is already possible to manually update N1 to Froyo. The Android updates come first to N1. BUT...if the N1 had to be bumped for a phone, I'm glad it's the EVO. What an awesome hardware upgrade! I'm picking one up on June 11. (Picking up a Nexus One for my son on T-mo the same day.) Plus HTC has said they are going to provide a 2.2 upgrade for HTC phones released in 2010. Coupled with the fact that the EVO has already been rooted (read into that free wi-fi tethering) and the pricing of $199 with a 2-year contract, it's a deal I can't refuse.

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Actually, Froyo (Android 2.2) adds Flash support, so there will be tons of games available for Android on the web, mostly free. I'm a bit disappointed that the Nexus One won't be coming to Sprint, seeing as how it is already possible to manually update N1 to Froyo. The Android updates come first to N1. BUT...if the N1 had to be bumped for a phone, I'm glad it's the EVO. What an awesome hardware upgrade! I'm picking one up on June 11. (Picking up a Nexus One for my son on T-mo the same day.) Plus HTC has said they are going to provide a 2.2 upgrade for HTC phones released in 2010. Coupled with the fact that the EVO has already been rooted (read into that free wi-fi tethering) and the pricing of $199 with a 2-year contract, it's a deal I can't refuse.

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Actually, Froyo (Android 2.2) adds Flash support, so there will be tons of games available for Android on the web, mostly free. I'm a bit disappointed that the Nexus One won't be coming to Sprint, seeing as how it is already possible to manually update N1 to Froyo. The Android updates come first to N1. BUT...if the N1 had to be bumped for a phone, I'm glad it's the EVO. What an awesome hardware upgrade! I'm picking one up on June 11. (Picking up a Nexus One for my son on T-mo the same day.) Plus HTC has said they are going to provide a 2.2 upgrade for HTC phones released in 2010. Coupled with the fact that the EVO has already been rooted (read into that free wi-fi tethering) and the pricing of $199 with a 2-year contract, it's a deal I can't refuse.

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this will suck if the evo can only have a more expensive plan for the wifi hotspot because then i cant spend any more money a month and now i cant even get the nexus one now!

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I'm a Sprint Customer and I am very disappointed in this. The EVO is just too big even though its a very well spected phone. The Nexus One was just what I was hoping for.

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I am a tmobile customer and CAN'T WAIT to switch back to Sprint when this bad boy comes out. I bought the crappy HD2 when it came out. Regardless, I am sick of Tmobile and to me this Evo is going to be the perfect phone for all the things I enjoy using my "phone" for!

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My opinion Android is becoming a flooded market. You will NEVER see games on Android like you do on the iPhone because of the MULTIPLE handsets released in year. App devs for the iphone only have to work around 1 type of phone. Granted you have the iphone 2G thru 3Gs and soon 4G or HD whatever its called, they have the same basic hardware. I love Android and am a early adopter when I bought the HTC Dream/G1 at launch. I own a Nexus One also. I hope Android succeeds but I don't know how it can if the market keeps being flooded.

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