Except for the fact it's made by motorola, which means it will be sluggish regardless of the processor, have lots of bugs, and probably break within 2 months. Sriously, name a good motorola phone. Add to that the fact that Big Red wants your first born for a monthly fee....no thanks.
Actually Sprint has 3 international phones right now, the Ace, the Blackberry 8830, and the Blackberry Tour, sooooo..... Also, to the people who keep commenting about Sprint's customer service, they have improved more than any other carrier month over month, and have for 18 months. That is based on independent testing from third parties. They also rank BEST in answer time among all US carriers.JD power did the surveys, and while Sprint still shows last (for now), they have consistently gained at least 3 points per survey, more than anyone else. Google it. I am not partial to phones going to any carrier, but i do hate when people spout off fanboy convenience without anything to back it up. Verizon did cripple both the HTC Diamond and Pro, removing memory, accelerometer, and putting in slower processors, yet charge the same price for the devices. They claim this will be less moving forward, although it remains to be seen. If they do indeed get the Pre, and remove wifi and cripple the processor and memory, well- you know.
Except everyone is forgetting one major thing- Lest buy, Crappy Shack and Wal Marx will have little to no stock. So unless you get there before they open and wait in line, see you at the sprint store with everyone else. Oh, and upgrades are not instant at anybody's place.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"
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