If you passed on Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus in favor of the EVO 4G LTE, your patience is about to be rewarded as Sprint has now opened up pre-orders for the latest and greatest HTC EVO 4G LTE. If you head over to Sprint now, you can put one of these bad boys on hold for yourself (or someone else) and then anxiously await the yet-to-be-announced launch date.

The EVO 4G LTE continues on with the EVO branding and highlights the best Sprint has to offer. The EVO 4G LTE features a 4.7-inch HD 720p Super LCD, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8 MP camera, Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), and a 2000 mAh battery to keep you going throughout the day.

The EVO 4G LTE will run you $199 with a 2-year contract or $549 (not $99,999.99) without. It’s a great phone in desperate need of a good LTE network, let’s hope Sprint gets things moving before this device becomes as outdated as their network.

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