LG is also making 50GB of free and sharing available through a download of Box software to LG devices until July 22.

The Viper is designed with eco-friendly features, including a charger that consumes fewer watts of power than other phones, and a casing that's made of 50% recycled plastics. The phone measures 4.59 x 2.44 x 01.46 inches and weighs 5 ounces. Its battery is 1700 mAh, for up to seven hours of talk time.

In January, Sprint said it would have by mid-2012, at the same time it announced the Viper and the Galaxy Nexus for 4G LTE. Sprint's spokeswoman said Tuesday that the carrier has named only six LTE cities -- Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio -- which are expected to have 4G LTE and enhanced 3G in mid-year.

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