After weeks of leaks and speculation, Metro PCS has confirmed the forthcoming launch of its first LTE smartphone in the Samsung Galaxy Indulge later this week online for $399.99 plus tax. This makes the Indulge the first LTE smartphone on the market in the US, much like the Craft was the first LTE featurephone in the US launched by the carrier last year.
The Indulge is the LTE capable variant of the Samsung Transform sold on Sprint with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, Android 2.2, 1GHz processor, Wi-Fi radio, Swype virtual keyboard, 3.2 megapixel main camera with flash and video capture along with a microSDHC slot and Bluetooth with stereo audio support.The 4GB microSD card shipping with the device will also be preloaded with Iron Man 2.