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Sprint no longer selling Windows Phone devices now, but will in the future

Sprint no longer selling Windows Phone devices now, but will in the future

Alexandra Burlacu

Sprint has stopped selling Windows Phone devices recently, but the carrier reiterated its commitment to the platform with future devices.

Earlier this week, it came to light that Sprint had quietly eliminated Windows Phone devices from its portfolio. The carrier offered no statement in this regards at the time, but its website no longer listed any Windows Phones for sale.

On the other hand, the only Windows Phone devices Sprint was selling were the HTC 8XT and the Samsung ATIV S Neo, which are decent offerings but nothing too attractive. According to a new report, the two phones are still available at a limited number of Sprint retail stores, but they are no longer listed online. At the same time, Sprint plans to add new Windows Phone offerings in the near future.

"We do expect to bring new Windows Phone devices to our customers in the near future, and Sprint is committed to offering a variety of operating systems to our customers," Sprint told PhoneScoop in a statement.

The carrier offered no additional details regarding when new Windows Phone devices will hit its lineup, or what OEMs will be on board.

AT&T and T-Mobile, meanwhile, have historically been be the strongest U.S. carriers for Windows Phone devices, but Verizon Wireless has boosted its Windows Phone efforts recently as well.

T-Mobile currently sells the HTC One M8 for Windows, the Nokia Lumia 635, and the Lumia 521. AT&T offers the HTC One M8 for Windows, the Nokia Lumia 1520, the Lumia 830, and Lumia 635. Verizon, meanwhile, carries the HTC One M8 for Windows, the HTC 8X, the Nokia Lumia 928, and the Samsung ATIV SE.

It remains to be seen just what 2015 will bring for the Windows Phone lineup, and what future devices Microsoft and other OEMs will launch on the platform. The company announced a while back that it attracted new partners for its Windows Phone OS, and has recently rebranded the Lumia lineup to Microsoft Lumia, eliminating the Nokia moniker from the equation. Microsoft also plans to unify its operating systems soon, and it will again be interesting to see how its mobile devices will evolve.

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