News Update: Sprint Nextel Corp. Releases Samsung Epic 4G Smart Phone (S,VZ,GOOG,AAPL)

Hot on the heels of the release of its HTC Evo 4G, Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) unveiled its Samsung Epic 4G smart phone Monday, featuring a slide-out keyboard and four-inch touchscreen.

Sprint's Epic boasts push email for business-minded buyers, an integrated calendar and Exchange ActiveSync corporate email.

Epic will operate on the Android 2.1 operating system, with the ability to upgrade to the more secure, enterprise-ready Android 2.2, or Froyo, soon, according to Sprint officials.

Sprint officials said the company plans to offer Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Mobile Services, but have not disclosed details on upgraded security features, better device management, pricing or delivery information.

The Epic is Samsung's first 4G Android smart phone, which works on 4G and 3G CDMA networks.

The smart phone is entering the market at a tough time in terms of competition; Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) also launched a rival Samsung phone Monday called the Fascinate, reports ComputerWorld, and Apple Inc's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4 has already sold 1.7 million units in its first three days on tech shelves since its Thursday, June 24th launch.

Shares of Sprint are trading up 5.36% Monday afternoon at $4.43.

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[Demmikk]

Her eyes look funny

[surfingsuicune]

lol women trying to understand technology. GTFO.

[JimmyPannawong]

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[bdoowg]

if her nose weren't so big she could be a porn star.

[californiagurls4me]

fuck she is so hottttttttt

[pattijor]

read those cue cards

[epicaccessoriesnet]

epicaccessories are hard to find

[datfordguy]

If u think she's hot thumbs up

[rickandkiki]

Now the moment

Moment (if you root it) FREE wifi tether no charge a AMOLED display which is gorgeous get setCPU and you can over clock your processor launcher pro to make it hav more screens and smoother qwerty keyboard to me it's better just my opinion

[rickandkiki]

HELL NAW!!!! To me the moment is typically a better build...

evo: 4.3" screen big a he'll(bad thing), 10$ extra even if 4g not available, wen the epic4g comes out there will b a 29.99$ charge for wifi tether the screen res is horrible the camera is good sense UI is ok it's only talked about so much is bcuz of the 4g titling