Boy Genius’s infamous ninjas have revealed yet again another piece of inside information concerning the Palm Pre. A Sprint (EOL) End of Life sheet showing handset deaths and births shows the Palm Pre as arriving on 3/15. Now don’t get too excited just yet. The phone that it is replacing, the 755p, will need to have it’s stock further diminished before Sprint drops the Pre in order to maximize profits. So judging by the other phones on this list and their death/birth dates one can guesstimate a May/June release for the Pre. This will definitely be an interesting and exciting start to the summer! For the full list of deaths and births click on through…
*List from Boy Genius*
Device Name – Projected Warehouse EOL – Replacement (if available)
- Sierra Compass 597 USB – Early February – Sierra 598 USB
- Motorola ic602 – Early February
- LG 160 – Mid-February – Samsung M220
- LG Rumor (blue) – Mid February – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
- Motorola i325IS – Mid February – Motorola i365IS
- LG Rumor (green) – Mid March – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
- Franklin Wireless U680 USB – Early April
- Palm 800W – April – Palm Treo Pro (target in-stock 2/15)
- LG Rumor (black) – Mid April – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
- Motorola i615 – Mid April
- Samsung M520 Lumina – Mid April – LG LX370 (slider)
- RIM BlackBerry Pearl (red) – May
- LG LX400 – Late May
- Palm 755P (blue) – Late May – Palm Pre (target in-stock 3/15)
- Sanyo 6750 Eclipse (pink) – June
- Palm Centro (berry) – June
- Motorola Q9C – Mid June
- Sierra 597E – July – Sierra 2-in-1 Aircard
- Palm Centro (green) – July
- Palm Centro refresh (black) – July
- Motorola VE20 – July
- HTC Touch Diamond – July
- RIM BlackBerry 7100i – August – RIM BlackBerry 8350i
Source: Boy Genius
