Sprint’s Samsung Instinct so popular, you can’t get one

Sprint’s Apple iPhone rival handset the Samsung Instinct, seems to be more popular than they had expected, this has now resulted in shortages of this device. It does seem as if this handset really has hit the spot with cell phone users, well it has to be popular as you can’t even get one at the moment.

In a statement from Sprint, it read “The record pace of Instinct sales has led to temporary shortages of the device at some locations across the United States.” The statement also said Sprint and Samsung are diligently working around the clock to increase inventory in all sales channels. Samsung has increased efforts to deliver new supplies of Instinct on a daily basis, and manufacturing plants are operating at full capacity to keep up with demand.”

Ok so we know that this shortage is a bit of a setback for Sprint, but you have to look on the bright side of things, it does show that Sprint has hit gold with the new Samsung Instinct. This latest touch-screen handset is even being touted as the iPhone killer, but it would have to be something very special to do that. However; it does seem as if there could be some truth in that statement, why else would they completely sell out of this phone.

Sprint has said that, since the Instinct hit store shelves it has become the fastest-selling EVDO handset in Sprint’s history. The Samsung Instinct is up against some great touch-screen phones though; firstly there is the ever popular iPhone, which will become more popular with the release of the 3G version. There is also the HTC Touch Diamond, Palm Centro, as well as the rumored RiM BlackBerry Thunder.

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