Sprint has a reasonable selection of contract phones with the Android devices making up the majority of the choices. There are eleven Sprint Androids for you to choose from currently. The newest addition to the Sprint Android division is the Nexus S 4G. This is also Sprint's first "pure Google" phone. There is a lot of hype around getting a "pure Google" phone for three reasons:
One, it does not have a manufacture overlay to the operating system i.e. a custom built user interface for that brand as a result "pure Google" phones can get upgraded to the latest Android operating systems a lot sooner since the manufacture does not have to reprogram the overlay to work with the new Android version. In some cases it takes several months before the overlay is coded to run with a new Android version. For some models the manufactures do not update the overlay ever.
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Two, the "pure Google" phones are easier for hackers to custom ROM which allows them to update their handsets with non official upgrades and apps, and gives greater flexibility to customize the phone.
Thirdly, purely from a cosmetic point of a view, a lot of people prefer the simplistic "pure Google" look.
The Nexus is running on the latest Android operating system 2.3 (Gingerbread), has a 1 GHz chip, 16 GB of onboard memory, a Super AMOLED 4 inch display, sports a front facing 1.3 mega pixel video calling camera, a rear 5 mega pixel shooter with LED flash, and of course runs on Sprint's 4G WiMax network giving you rapid download speeds.
Another interesting Android phone from Sprint is the HTC EVO 4G, possibly Sprint's most advanced phone. This phone has all the top of the line features, however, is running on Android 2.1 and as a result might be a turn off for some users. There are updates to Gingerbread available online (unofficial) if you have custom ROM'ed your phone. Note, if you custom ROM your phone you lose the warranty. Possibly the highlight of this phone is the 8 mega pixel rear camera that takes impressive pictures and has HD video capabilities as well.
The Samsung Epic 4G often rivals the EVO for top spot with the Sprint Androids, although I think it is probably sitting in third position now with the introduction of the Nexus. If you are a fan of text messaging and emailing with a physical keyboard, then this is a very interesting option and probably the best full QWERTY keyboard among the Sprint Androids. The keys are well placed making it easy to type, it's situated under the display and slides out. Currently if you are trying to decide between the EVO, Nexus or the Epic then you should think about whether you are looking for a phone with a full QWERTY physical keyboard; a sharp shooting 8 mega pixel camera; or want to have a "pure Google" phone running on Android's latest operating system, Gingerbread.
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