Sprint's New Flagship Phone?

[fivegear]

I hate to bring up the elephant in the room..... but the fruit phone seems to be there "baby" as much as anything right now and I am sure the newest one this fall won't be any different.

 

[spridell]

I hate to bring up the elephant in the room..... but the fruit phone seems to be there "baby" as much as anything right now and I am sure the newest one this fall won't be any different.

I tend to agree. I dont think Sprint will come right out and say it but the Iphone is their baby and will continue to be there baby.

It has been Sprints best selling phone since October and Sprint put a crap load of money into the Iphone.

 

[Darth Mo]

With the iPhone being released to several carriers I think the notion of the "flagship phone" doesn't exist anymore. Just look at how the advertising shifted for AT&T. They had dozens of commercials for the iPhone, but once it went to Verizon, the advertising became simple things like with their network, you can talk and surf at the same time opposed to advertising the phone itself.

A flagship phone was a phone exclusive to one carrier that could entice people to switch carriers if they wanted a marquee phone. For example the Pre was a flagship phone for Sprint, the iPhone for AT&T, and the original Droid was for Verizon. Now all phones (or at least phones with extreemly similar capabilities) are released across all carriers, there's no point in giving any particular phone special treatment.

 

[Quis89]

You seriously make your purchasing decisions based on what you think Sprints, "Baby" is? Thats silly. The EVO 4G LTE is the better device...period. Who cares when the GS3 releases or if its Sprints "favorite". The manufacturers are the ones who provide the most support anyway. And HTC seems to be putting a lot of focus into their One line of phones.

 

[Ry]

My opinion but -

Verizon: DROID and DROID Incredible lines.

T-Mobile: G-series and myTouch

Sprint: EVO and Epic

AT&T: Nokia Lumia

 

[Fubie]

... HTC seems to be putting a lot of focus into their One line of phones.

Except where U.S. carriers are concerned. I love the boot loader (not)unlock(ed) for the One X on AT&T. Don't get me wrong I enjoy HTC phones. Heck the LTEVO will be my 5th HTC Android phone, but I treat the carriers and manufacturers like politicians.

 

[solo1]

I tend to agree. I dont think Sprint will come right out and say it but the Iphone is their baby and will continue to be there baby.

It has been Sprints best selling phone since October and Sprint put a crap load of money into the Iphone.

I am going to disagree on iPhone being Sprint's Phone ... The iPhone sells itself ... The Apple drones will buy Apple products regardless of specs, innovation , or or features ... So Sprint doesn't need to waste money on marketing them .

 

[Glenn]

Except where U.S. carriers are concerned. I love the boot loader (not)unlock(ed) for the One X on AT&T. Don't get me wrong I enjoy HTC phones. Heck the LTEVO will be my 5th HTC Android phone, but I treat the carriers and manufacturers like politicians.

Considering that HTC said the locked bootloader on the One X is a carrier-imposed one, and that other HTC phones on Sprint has had unlockable bootloaders, I think the chances are good that HTC will make the Evo LTE unlockable. But we'll find out come next week, won't we?

 

[manonmoon49]

Just go with what you prefer. Sprint is going to put its stock in what sells. They will market their new premium smartphones each in their own way. I personally am going with the Evo 4G LTE. They have been known to market the "Android" line in the past. They focused more on just getting as many Android phones in the public eye. I think they will take that route again once the SG3 comes out too

 

[spridell]

I am going to disagree on iPhone being Sprint's Phone ... The iPhone sells itself ... The Apple drones will buy Apple products regardless of specs, innovation , or or features ... So Sprint doesn't need to waste money on marketing them .

Sprint put $15 billion dollars into the Iphone.

Sprint reveals it spent $15.5 billion to fuel its iPhone hunger -- Engadget

 

[solo1]

Sprint put $15 billion dollars into the Iphone.

Sprint reveals it spent $15.5 billion to fuel its iPhone hunger -- Engadget

No offence, but did you read that short article ... " Sprint's SEC filings have revealed that the carrier has committed to purchasing $15.5 billion worth of iPhones " I was referring to resources spent marketing the iPhone ... Not purchasing $15 billion in iPhones .

 

[GrooveRite]

... The Apple drones.....

Exactly!! I like to call them "slaves" but drones is just as good!...lol!!

 

[brownhornet]

Sprint doesn't care about a "flagship", they care about which phone sells the most. And if you want to be honest, right now the REAL flagship to them is the iphone. And then the GS3 and then the Evo. Sprint is a business and businesses are about making money. They will push the iphone harder than ANY phone, period.

 

[solo1]

Sprint doesn't care about a "flagship", they care about which phone sells the most. And if you want to be honest, right now the REAL flagship to them is the iphone. And then the GS3 and then the Evo. Sprint is a business and businesses are about making money. They will push the iphone harder than ANY phone, period.

Again I say ... Sprint does not need to push the iPhone ... and neither does AT&T, or Verizon ... Unlike HTC, Samsung, Nokia etc ... Apple markets the hell out of their products ... It's not about the phone to apple, it's about the add on dollars associated with the ecosystem ... Sprint pushes their Flagship where exclusivity is held.