HTC EVO 4G LTE was meant to reach the hands of HTC fans in the U.S. by now, had it not been hit by the controversial patent dispute with Apple. Somehow, the wait is finally over. Sprint revealed on Monday that U.S. Custom officials have given HTC EVO 4G LTE a green-go and the first batch of the smartphone hits U.S. on May 24.
Earlier this month, the shipment of HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE was held at Customs as they violated Apple patents as per ITC's ruling. HTC One X managed to hit AT&T store before the ban. But EVO 4G LTE, which was scheduled to release on May 18, never hit the market. Anyways, the patent conflict was only able to delay the shipment of EVO 4G LTE, which has been given clearance by U.S. patent officials and is hitting stores on May 24. The device will be sent out to those who have preordered the device online through carrier's website.
The official announcement note on carrier's website reads as follow:
"Customers who pre-ordered HTC EVO 4G LTE...Your wait is almost over! Sprint expects to begin shipping HTC EVO 4G LTE for arrival on or around Thursday, May 24 to customers who pre-ordered the device online from Sprint.
We will provide details on the full national launch as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone who has been patient while waiting for their HTC EVO 4G LTE. We will continue to update this post as additional details are available."
Meanwhile Sprint has also stopped cancellation of orders as EVO 4G LTE is now available in carrier's inventory. Sprint is also allowing users to check the status of their order at sprint.com/myorder.
However, there is no news from AT&T's side yet. Technically, both HTC EVO 4G LTE and HTC One X run the same ROM under different names, while the features are almost the same. If the former has been cleared by customs, then the latter is also on the same track. We are waiting for any announcement from AT&T about the availability of HTC One X. Hope it will reach AT&T stores soon.
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