Electronics retailer RadioShack will be offering the HTC One on Sprint for $199.99 with a two-year contract. The deal also includes a $50 credit at the Google Play Store.
New customers also get another $10 off.
From what we've heard about HTC One pricing, $200 is about right, so the gift card just sweetens the deal. The 32GB version costs $50 more, and the 64GB version -- an AT&T exclusive -- will cost a full $300.
The only place that looks to have a cheaper deal for the One is T-Mobile, who has instituted across-the-board $99 prices for new phones, along with a $20 monthly fee for two years. While that's a lower initial cost, individual consumers will need to do the math for themselves to see which carrier offers them a better deal.
Unfortunately, there's no word on when exactly the One will be available. AT&T says pre-orders begin on Apr. 5, but HTC has been struggling with component shortages for the One's new UltraPixel camera, which could delay a wide release of the phone until late April.
That puts the HTC One in direct competition with the Samsung Galaxy S4, which likely hits most carriers at the end of April or beginning of May. Despite its generally positive reviews, the HTC One may not hit its sales goals, since many customers who are waiting eagerly for it won't be patient enough to hold out for several more weeks, especially with plenty of other high-end phones possibly hitting the market even sooner than the One.
The HTC One features a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 4.7-inch 1920x1080 pixel widescreen Super LCD 3 display, a 2300 mAh Li-Po battery, a 4-megapixel "Ultrapixel" camera with enhanced low-light sensitivity with 1080p HD video, up to 64GB of internal storage and runs Android 4.1.2.
Check back for the latest updates on the HTC One as they become available.
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