Sprint to launch Harman Kardon phone, Spotify offer

News Wireless United States 29 APR 2014
Sprint to launch Harman Kardon phone, Spotify offer

Sprint has introduced the new HTC One (M8) Harman Kardon edition, available exclusively at Sprint. The new handset features Harman's Clari-Fi, a feature that restores and "rebuilds" music fidelity lost during auto compression, and lossless HD Audio music reproduction via a 24bit/192kHz DAC. 

The HTC One (M8) Harman Kardon edition also comes equipped with a 5-inch HD screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, 2.3 GHz quad-core CPU, 160GB of total data storage with a microSD slot that supports up to 128GB, front-facing speakers and dedicated custom amps for speakers and headphones. The new device will be available online on 2 May and in Sprint retail stores on 9 May and can be purchased for no month down and twenty-four equal monthly payments of USD 28.34. 

Sprint has also introduced a new national entertainment platform, Sprint Sound Sessions. Sprint Sound Sessions includes Spotify, Sprint Music Plus, Music Live and NexRadio. Sprint Sound Sessions will also include premium access to streaming music services, premium and discounted access to live music events, exclusive performance recordings and advanced access to new artists releases. As an added bonus, Sprint will offer six months free of Spotify Premium for all new and existing postpaid Sprint customers who are on a Sprint Framily plan and have an Android smartphone, iPhone or Windows 8/8.1 smartphone.

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