The Samsung Galaxy S4 is what’s hot at the moment and the device is expected to be launched on several US carriers, including Sprint. But in case the budget has been a bit tight for you to go for the S4 on the Now Network, maybe you can focus on getting a brand new S3 via a great offer.

According to a leaked screenshot, which comes to us courtesy of Engadget, a purple version of the 16GB Samsung Galaxy S3 will be available from Sprint on April 12 with a price tag of $99 on a new two year contract with a $50 mail-in rebate.

The 4.8 inch Galaxy S3, as you might know, has been available in a variety of colors including red, white, grey, brown and black. We have our doubts regarding how the customers will think about the color purple. Other than that color, there is of course nothing new under the hood to make the device better than the S4. But maybe that low price might pull in shoppers.

What do you think about this edition? Find it appealing? Or are you saving to get the S4, which will be available as Black and White versions on Sprint?

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Recently Samsung received some pretty big criticisms and condemnations for its handling of email-related evidence, has seen its product bans grow beyond just Germany had have had their global legal battles with Apple continue to head further southwards. If you follow all the news regarding the alleged suites that Samsung copied Apple iPhone and iPad designs it becomes clear that Samsung has had some wins and some losses in this ongoing war, but recently Apple has certainly become a victor more often than not.

Samsung’s secret weapon in turning the tide of this war has been information and evidence that strongly suggests Apple itself somewhat copied or was directly inspired by Sony-style designs. Samsung hoped to use this information to discredit Apple’s own claims, but it turns out that this weapon was a total dud. Apple has now released an early iPhone concept design for what was known as “Purple”, though ironically the design itself was actually white in color. Purple dates back to 2005, while the Nishibori design from Sony that Apple supposedly copied actually was developed in March of 2006. With this new evidence it becomes clear that the Sony-Style models were more of a side project and the actual iPhone as we know it evolved from this concept design instead.

In light of the “Purple”, Samsung will no longer be allowed to show evidence in the trail regarding any Sony-inspired designs for iPhone, which is a major blow towards Samsung’s entire defense case. The war continues to heat up, but Apple is clearly looking like the victor in this war after all.

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This Android smartphone comes wrapped up in a purple frame and gets bundled with a fairly substantial smattering of accessories. For instance, there is a “Charm Indicator” that glows purple when your phone is ringing. This is easier to notice that a phone buried in a purse filled with who knows what. There’s also a wireless dashboard speaker, a dock, a workout armband, a headset, and some other goodies, mostly all wrapped in the same purple.

On the techie front, you get Android 2.3 Gingerbread with HTC Sense 3.5, a 3.7-inch WVGA display, a 1GHz Qualcomm CPU (single core), 768MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, internal battery, microSD expansion, dual cameras, WiFi, and Bluetooth. It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s cute. Expect Verizon to start shipping the HTC Rhyme on the 29th for $199 on a two-year contract. Over in Euro-land, the phone may be sold as the HTC Hourglass and come in a “sand-like color” instead.

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