As a treat to its customers, mobile operator Sprint has officially announced that it will start taking pre-orders from July 15 for a white HTC Evo 4G LTE with a price tag of $199.99 on contract or $549.99 full retail.

The HTC EVO 4G LTE, Sprint's variant of the HTC One X is a heavyweight handset which entered the market recently. Already, the handset has got rave reviews from tech experts who have said the model is worth every penny spent on it.

The EVO 4G LTE is powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system integrated with HTC Sense 4 UI. The phone sets itself apart from previous EVO family products through a number of improvements in camera technology, audio and voice quality. The device houses an 8-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording performance capabilities and the ImageSense technology. At the same time, Sprint's version of the HTC Evo 4G LTE will feature all the USPs that the smartphone is well known for, like a microSD card slot and a good 2,000 mAh battery.

Moreover, the EVO 4G LTE is Sprint's first device with HTC's Authentic Sound experience integrating Beats Audio, allowing for authentic sound while listening to music. In addition, the smartphone boasts a brilliant 4.7-inch HD (720 x 1280 pixels) display, featuring Corning Gorilla Glass coating.

Further, the phone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, and packs 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

The EVO 4G LTE is an awesome device, and provides a good alternative to the recently-released Galaxy S3, and multiple color options is always a welcome addition to a phone. So, anyone out there planning on picking up the white EVO 4G LTE?