Network carrier Sprint has announced that it will be selling the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime smartphone in the U.S. starting on July 10.
The company will serve as the second carrier that will distribute Samsung's budget-friendly device in the country, Android Authority reported.
The Galaxy Grand Prime was officially released to selected regions in October of last year. It only became available in the country last April through AT&T's Cricket for a non-contract price of $179.99.
Through Sprint, on the other hand, the Galaxy Grand Prime can be purchased for $240 without a contract. But for qualified Sprint subscribers, they can get their hands on the device for $10 a month for two years. This package does not require users to settle a down payment fee before getting the device.
The other package for Sprint's Galaxy Grand Prime involves paying $29.99 for two years including a $50 mail-in rebate, according to Phone Arena.
Samsung's Galaxy Grand Prime features a 5-inch Quad HD display with a resolution of 540x960 pixels. It is powered by the quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 chipset from Qualcomm. The device packs 1GB of RAM and 8GB of native storage, which can be pushed to 64GB using a microSD card.
For its camera features, the budget handset houses an 8-megapixel main shooter with LED flash and autofocus. On the other side, the device features a 5-megapixel selfie camera.
It runs on a 2600mAh battery that provides up to 17 hours of talk-time on 3G. Its connectivity options are supported by Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS and NFC.
Although the handset was originally launched with the stock Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS, Sprint's upcoming Galaxy Grand Prime handset will come with the pre-installed Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The device is expected to debut later this week in Sprint's online and physical stores.
