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iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3 with built-in cellular arrive at Sprint on Sept. 22
[September 14, 2017]

iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3 with built-in cellular arrive at Sprint on Sept. 22


Sprint today announced it will offer the new generation iPhone (News - Alert) 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, and Apple Watch Series 3, which adds built-in cellular to the world's number one watch.

Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus and order Apple (News - Alert) Watch Series 3 beginning Friday, Sept. 15 at www.sprint.com/iphone and Sprint (News - Alert) retail stores, and all will be available in stores starting on Friday, September 22. To help Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) customers get started, Sprint will also offer a special introductory three-month cellular plan trial.

Additionally, iPhone X, the future of the smartphone, will be available to pre-order at Sprint on Oct. 27. iPhone X will be available in all Sprint channels starting on Nov. 3.

"Our customers will be very excited to experience iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and Apple Watch Series 3 on the Sprint network," said Marcelo Claure, Sprint CEO. "Sprint offers the best price on fully-featured Unlimited. Customers who switch to Sprint get Unlimited data, talk and text, HD video and 10GB of mobile hotspot for $22.50 per month per line for 4 lines with the 5th line for free."

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are a new generation of iPhone featuring a new glass and aluminum design in three beautiful finishes - space gray, silver and a new gold - made with the most durable glass ever in a smartphone, Retina HD displays, A11 Bionic chip and is designed for the ultimate augmented experience. The world's most popular camera gets even better and wireless charging brings a powerful new capability to iPhone. iPhone 8 Plus features dual 12-megapixel cameras and introduces Portrait mode with Portrait Lighting, bringing dramatic studio lighting effects to iPhone, allowing customers to capture stunning portraits with a shallow depth of field effect in five different lighting styles.

"I am thrilled to share that customers who switch to Sprint will get our Best Price Guarantee on iPhone 8 64GB or iPhone 8 Plus 64GB," said Claure. "If there's a nationally advertised lower price, Sprint will cover the difference with a Visa® Prepaid Card. In addition Sprint is offering 50% savings off the standard monthly Flex payment with eligible trade-in. And With iPhone Forever, customers can update to the latest iPhone after just 12 lease payments."



iPhone X features a gorgeous all-glass design with a beautiful 5.8-inch Super Retina display, A11 Bionic chip, wireless charging, an improved rear camera with dual optical image stabilization and Face ID, enabled by the new TrueDepth camera.

Apple Watch Series 3 adds built-in cellular to the world's number one watch. Whether users are out for a run, at the pool or just trying to be more active throughout their day, Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular allows them to stay connected, make calls, receive texts and more, even without iPhone nearby. The third-generation Apple Watch is an amazing health and fitness companion with intelligent coaching features, water resistance 50 meters and a new barometric altimeter that measures relative elevation. Apple Watch Series 3 comes in two models, one with GPS and cellular, and one with GPS, both featuring a 70 percent faster dual-core processor and new wireless chip.


With an average of 204MHz of spectrum and more than 160MHz of 2.5GHz spectrum in the top 100 U.S. markets, Sprint has more spectrum for the future than any other carrier across the nation, allowing Sprint to keep adding the capacity and speed needed to serve customers' increasing demand for unlimited data.

For complete details on pricing and data plans, please visit www.sprint.com/iphone. For more details on iPhone and Apple Watch please visit www.apple.com.

About Sprint

Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint served 53.7 million connections as of June 30, 2017, and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

Unlimited rate plan savings until 10/31/18; then $60/mo. for line 1, $40/mo. for line 2 and $30/mo./line for lines 3-5. With AutoPay. Compared to advertised VZ Beyond Unlimited and AT&T (News - Alert) Unlimited Plus rates for 4 lines as of 8/23/17. Carriers' features differ. Includes unlimited talk, text and data. Streams video up to HD 1080p, music up to 1.5mbps, gaming up to 8mbps. Data deprioritization during congestion. MHS, P2P and VPN reduced to 2G speeds after 10GB/mo. Other monthly charges apply.

50% off Flex pricing is on 18-mo lease after bill credit applied within two invoices. Credits end the earlier of 24 mo., upgrade, or termination. Excludes tax. For well-qualified customers with new line activation. Early termination results in remaining balance due. Limited time offer.

Guarantee offer ends 9/28/17. Applies to pre-order or in-stock Apple iPhone 8 64GB or iPhone 8 Plus 64GB new line activation and device pricing only. Less any competitor trade-in value. Reqs online registration and submission of nationally advertised lower device price on identical brand & model number available for sale via postpaid at T-Mobile (News - Alert), Verizon or AT&T within 14 days of date of lease activation or preorder from Sprint. Guarantee does not apply to gift with purchase offers or if offer requires 3rd party content or other products. Restrictions apply.


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