My contract ends soon so I am on the fence right now waiting to see what Sprint has up its sleeves. The other carriers have released their WinMo 6.5 devices and I like the Verizon HTC Imagio. However, I prefer Sprint's phone/data plans. I don't see the HTC Leo coming to Sprint anytime soon as it has just been released in Europe and is expected in North America in Q1 2010. What would be a huge surprise is if Sprint released a HTC Whitestone/Imagio design with a 1 GHz snapdragon processor and the new HTC HD2 Touch Flo version. Given that the HTC Diamond2 has been out for some time and the Imagio/Whitestone is now on Verizon, I am not clear why Sprint is waiting so long to release an equivalent phone. One guess is to not compete with sales of the upcoming HTC Hero. Another guess is that the device may be very different from anything else released so far and be essentially a CDMA Leo equivalent (perhaps with a smaller screen e.g. 3.6 in). If the latter is the case, I for one would be happy I waited. The absence of leaks from Sprint doesn't surprise me because the Imagio was not actually demoed/physically manipulated in the public arena until very close to its release despite early leaks of the form factor. Recall that ai.rs blog had detailed photos of a prototype Touch HD2 (Leo) long before I saw any similar photos of the Verizon HTC Imagio. I for one would welcome more leaks from Sprint's employees.
