Not all of us can afford pricey, $200 high-end smartphones, and T-Mobile has realized this from the beginning. T-Mobile has just announced their budget friendly smart phone, the T-Mobile Prism, for a price of only $19.99 on a 2-Year contract, or $149.99 without a contract. The handset will first be available at Best Buy on May 6th, and will hit Walmart on May 9th. It’ll eventually hit T-Mobile stores on May 23rd, so if you need a cheap handset ASAP, Best Buy looks to be your route.
As far as specs and software go, the handset runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which isn’t bad considering the device only costs $20. It also has a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen and a 3.2MP Camera. No word on processor speed, but we wouldn’t expect it to be anything more than a single core 600Mhz.
For those of you on a tight budget, what do you think about this new device? Leave your comments below.
Statement: T-Mobile Introduces Its Latest Budget-Friendly Smartphone: T-Mobile Prism
Built for first-time smartphone customers, the new Android device is expected to be available starting May 6.
Bellevue, Wash. — May. 2, 2012
2012-05-02 12:17:26
T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced the upcoming availability of the T-Mobile® Prism™, the latest budget-friendly option for cost-conscious consumers looking for their first smartphone.  The T-Mobile Prism will be available to T-Mobile customers through flexible pricing options, including no annual contract paired with a T-Mobile Monthly4G™ plan or paired with a two-year T-Mobile Classic or Value plan.
Powered by Android™ 2.3 Gingerbread and featuring a 3.5-inch HVGA touch screen, the new 3G smartphone enables T-Mobile customers to easily surf the Web, access their favorite social networking sites and choose from thousands of applications to download from Google Play. The  T-Mobile Prism also makes it simple to capture and share photos and videos via its 3.2-megapixel camera with digital zoom and video recorder. With the T-Mobile Prism, customers can sync multiple email accounts, including Microsoft Exchange, Google calendar and contacts, T-Mobile contacts, and more.
The T-Mobile Prism is expected to be available at Best Buy starting May 6, at Walmart starting May 9 and available nationwide at T-Mobile retail stores, online via www.T-Mobile.com and at select dealers beginning May 23. The T-Mobile Prism is expected to cost $19.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card with a two-year service agreement and qualifying Classic voice and data plan or $149.99 via no annual contract.
