OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint
today announced it will offer iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
(PRODUCT)RED Special Edition, the new generation of iPhone in a
stunning red finish. Both phones sport a beautiful glass enclosure,
now in red, with a matching aluminum band and a sleek black
front.
Customers can now order the special edition (PRODUCT)RED iPhone
at www.sprint.com/iphone and it arrives in Sprint stores on
Friday, April 13. It will also be
available from Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile.
"Sprint is celebrating the launch of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
(PRODUCT)RED Special Edition and has a limited time offer for new
and existing customers to lease an iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus and
get an iPhone 8 64GB lease on us," said Dow Draper, Chief
Commercial Officer, Sprint. "Sprint customers get the best price
for Unlimited among national carriers including Hulu. With Hulu,
get unlimited access to the most popular next-day TV, original
series, thousands of hit shows, movies, and more on your iPhone 8
and iPhone 8 Plus." 1
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition are the
latest in a long-running line of (PRODUCT)RED Apple products, with
a portion of proceeds going directly to Global Fund HIV/AIDS
grants.
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are a new generation of iPhone
featuring a glass and aluminum design made with the most durable
glass ever in a smartphone, Retina HD display, A11 Bionic chip and
are designed for immersive augmented reality experiences. The
world's most popular camera is even better and wireless charging
brings a powerful capability to iPhone. iPhone 8 Plus features dual
12-megapixel cameras and introduces Portrait mode with Portrait
Lighting, bringing dramatic studio lighting effects to iPhone,
allowing customers to capture stunning portraits with a shallow
depth of field effect in five different lighting styles.
Sprint is making a major multi-year investment to dramatically
improve network coverage, reliability and speed for its customers
and prepare for the launch of its 5G mobile network in the U.S. in
the first half of 2019. Sprint's Next-Gen Network build includes
upgrading virtually all cell sites to triband service using 800MHz,
1.9GHz and 2.5GHz; thousands of new cell sites to expand coverage;
more small cells to densify the network; and game-changing Massive
MIMO technology, a bridge to 5G, that can increase capacity up to
10 times that of current LTE systems, for faster data speeds to
more customers.
For complete details on Sprint pricing, please visit
www.sprint.com/iphone. For more information on iPhone, please
visit: www.apple.com/iphone.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications
services company that creates more and better ways to connect its
customers to the things they care about most. Sprint served 54.6
million connections as of Dec. 31,
2017, and is widely recognized for developing, engineering
and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless
4G service from a national carrier in the
United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin
Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and
Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk
capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. You can learn
more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1 Offer
requires 18 month leases. iPhone 8 64GB $29.17/mo. or iPhone 8 Plus
64 GB $33.34/mo. Second iPhone 8 64 GB $0/mo after $29.17/mo.
credit applied within 2 bills. Reqs 2 new lines or 1 new and 1
upgrade for well-qualified customers. Early termination results in
remaining balance due. Excludes tax; Unlimited claim compared to
similar national carrier unlimited plans. Carrier features differ.
HD video streams up to 1080p, music up to 1.5 Mbps, gaming up to 8
Mbps. Data deprioritization during congestion; Hulu Limited
Commercials plan per eligible Sprint account. HD content varies by
device and connection.
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