BoyGeniusReport.com has gotten then hands on some upcoming handset changes coming to Sprint over the next few months. Take the list with a grain of salt, as I agree with Mr. Epstein that it will likely be “later” than “sooner” for the Palm Pre to launch, especially if Sprint is sitting on a large inventory of blue Treo 755p handsets.
Device Name – Projected Warehouse EOL – Replacement (if available)
Palm 755P (blue) – Late May – Palm Pre (target in-stock 3/15)
Palm Centro (berry) – June
Palm Centro (green) – July
Palm Centro refresh (black) – July
Palm 800W – April – Palm Treo Pro (target in-stock 2/15)
RIM BlackBerry 7100i – August – RIM BlackBerry 8350i
RIM BlackBerry Pearl (red) – May
HTC Touch Diamond – July
LG Rumor (blue) – Mid February – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
LG Rumor (green) – Mid March – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
LG Rumor (black) – Mid April – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
Samsung M520 Lumina – Mid April – LG LX370 (slider)
Sanyo 6750 Eclipse (pink) – June
Motorola Q9C – Mid June
Sierra 597E – July – Sierra 2-in-1 Aircard
Motorola VE20 – July
[Via BoyGeniusReport.com…]