LG V20 Available from Sprint on Oct. 28; First Sprint Smartphone Preloaded with Android 7.0 Nougat

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), October 07, 2016 – Sprint (NYSE:S, news, filings) today announced plans to offer LG V20™ delivering a robust multimedia mobile experience. LG’s newest flagship device is Sprint’s first smartphone to come preloaded with Android 7.0 Nougat OS out of the box and the new Google In Apps phone search function.

LG V20 will be available in all Sprint retail channels, including Sprint.com and 1-800-SPRINT1, on Friday, Oct. 28. Pre-sale will begin on Oct. 21 atwww.sprint.com/lgv20.

For a limited time, get a $200 trade-in credit and FREE Bang & Olufsen™ H3 earphones with the purchase of LG V20. Simply trade in your eligible smartphone to get the $200 credit.¹ Then buy your LG V20 and get free Bang & Olufsen H3 earphones, a $149 value.²

”The all-new LG V20 takes an enormous leap forward for mobile video, making it easy to share life the way it really looks and sounds,” said Rod Millar, senior vice president of Product Development for Sprint. “With V20, you can easily capture crystal-clear video and audio to share these moments exactly as you experienced them. We can’t wait to see what Sprint customers can do with this amazing smartphone.”

Among LG V20’s powerful multimedia features:

• Significantly updated Steady Record 2.0 feature minimizes unintentional movement during recording, providing smoother, clearer videos – even when you’re on the move.
• Hi-Fi Video Recording capability and manual control settings allow users to create share-worthy videos from loud concerts and live events.
• Hi-Fi Quad DAC in the V20 delivers clearer sound by minimizing distortion and ambient noise. The HD Audio Recorder lets users capture studio quality audio with a wider dynamic frequency range.

Shutterbugs will appreciate the V20’s wide angle capabilities of the front and rear cameras.

• The 5MP front camera with a 120-degree lens expands the selfie experience to take bigger pictures with even more friends.
• The 8MP rear camera with its 135-degree lens is perfect for taking pictures in front of a gorgeous vista or inside a gigantic stadium.
• Auto Shot Function on the front camera produces perfect selfies with its face detection feature, which triggers the shot when the subject is ready and smiling.

LG V20 is as durable as it is beautiful – it passed the MIL-STD 810G Transit Drop Test for durability conducted by an independent laboratory that conforms to U.S. military standards.

Unbeatable Rate Plans from Sprint

Customers can switch to Sprint’s super-fast LTE Plus Network and save 50% off the price of most Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile standard rate plans. Customers who switch get 50% off most current competitor rate plan prices, with savings until Dec. 31, 2018³. With Sprint’s 30-Day Total Satisfaction Guarantee, you can return your phone and we’ll refund device costs, qualifying service costs, and related fees if you’re not satisfied.⁴

As the least expensive unlimited data plan, Unlimited Freedom is simple and straightforward with no access charges or hidden fees. Unlimited Freedom is the only plan that gives customers two lines of unlimited talk, text and data for $100 a month. A family of four can get Unlimited Freedom for just $40 per month per line. Unlimited Freedom includes unlimited mobile optimized streaming videos, gaming and music, and unlimited 4G LTE data for most everything else.⁵ For those customers who prefer even higher resolution streaming, Unlimited Freedom Premium delivers up to HD-quality streaming experience for video, music and gaming. Customers can select premium resolution streaming on Unlimited Freedom Premium for $80 a month for one line or $140 a month for two lines.

Faster Network, Half the Cost

Sprint’s super-fast LTE Plus network uses some of the most advanced technologies in wireless to deliver peak download speeds of more than 100Mbps on two-channel carrier aggregation capable devices. With three-channel carrier aggregation, currently being deployed in the Sprint LTE Plus network, Sprint will double the speed and capacity of its 2.5GHz LTE Plus cell sites to reach peak download speeds of more than 200Mbps on capable devices.

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 more than 59.4 million connections as of June 30, 2016, 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 atwww.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

¹ Trade in value of your current smartphone in good working condition must be at least $10. Excludes Sprint entities. Credit applied within 2 invoices. Offer ends 11/20/16.

² Reqs online registration. Ships from LG in 6 weeks.

³ Discount applies to base monthly service plan only. Savings with $5/mo/line AutoPay discount applied within 2 invoices. Discount does not include competitor promotional or sale price. Carriers’ features differ. Plans exclude unlimited music and video streaming, data carryover, and cloud options that other carrier plans may offer. International features differ. Applies to Verizon Plan 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 30, 40, and 50GBs; AT&T Mobile Share Advantage 1, 3, 6, 10, 16, 25, 30, 40, and 50GBs; and T-Mobile Simple Choice 2, 6 and 10GBs rate plans. Excludes unlimited data rate plans. Savings until 12/31/18. Other monthly charges apply. Offer/coverage not available everywhere or for discounted phones. Subject to new-line, up to $30/line activation fee, credit, valid port-in. Customer must choose from same porting carrier rate card.

⁴ Valid for a limited time. If a new customer or an existing customer adds a line of service (phone, tablet or MBB) and deactivates within 30 days, Sprint will credit all device charges (Installment Billing, Lease, or Early Termination Fee, when device is returned) and reimburse the customer for the device purchase price or down payment, activation fee, Monthly Recurring Charge, and all associated taxes and fees. The following charges will not reimbursed: Premium content, third party billing, any international charges.

⁵ All while on the Sprint network. Mobile optimized: video streams at up to 480p+ resolution, music at up to 500kbps, streaming cloud gaming at up to 2mbps. Premium resolution: video streams at up to 1080p+, music at up to 1.5mbps, gaming streams at up to 8mbps. Data deprioritization applies during times of congestion. Reqs ebill. Prices shown are with AutoPay. Other monthly charges apply.

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