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Sprint offers LG Viper on LTE for $100

03.04.2012
The LG Viper 4G LTE smartphone will be available for pre-order April 12 with a price tag of $99.99 and a two-year service agreement and rebate, Sprint said Tuesday.

The LG Viper 4G LTE smartphone

The 4-in. touchscreen eco-friendly phone won't be available until later this month at Sprint stores, Best Buy and RadioShack, although Sprint didn't specify a date. Sprint's LTE network isn't due to launch until mid-year in , meaning the Viper will operate on Sprint's slower 3G EV-DO network until LTE is ready, a Sprint spokeswoman confirmed.

The Viper runs 2.3 (Gingerbread) and also features a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera and a front-facing VGA camera.

Sprint still offers unlimited data plans to differentiate itself from AT&T and Verizon, and plans to continue the offer with 4G LTE, Sprint said in a statement. Sprint's unlimited data plans, which include voice and texting, start at $80 a month.

One feature that Sprint introduced last fall on the Galaxy Nexus S, Near Field Communication, will appear on the LG Viper as well. The technolog allowing mobile payments at various retailers with the Wallet mobile app.