{"id":5241,"date":"2013-05-23T07:30:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T12:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prepaidreviews.com\/blog\/?p=5241"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:30:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:30:55","slug":"cricket-announces-samsung-admire-2-galaxy-discover-galaxy-s4-launch-and-lte-roaming-36587","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/blog\/cricket\/cricket-announces-samsung-admire-2-galaxy-discover-galaxy-s4-launch-and-lte-roaming-36587\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket announces Samsung Admire 2, Galaxy Discover, Galaxy S4 launch, and LTE roaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[It was a big day at CTIA 2014 for <a href=\"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/providers\/cricket\/\">Cricket wireless<\/a> as they announced a few new handsets plus an LTE roaming agreement that could certainly help their stock. For starters they&#8217;ll launch the Samsung Galaxy S4 on June 7th for $599.99. Thankfully, for those who don&#8217;t have $600 to burn, they&#8217;ll have a financing option that will let you walk out of store with the S4 for $59.99. That will increase your monthly payment, of course, but it will cut down on the wallet shock of shelling out that much for a phone. For those who don&#8217;t want to pay that much, period, for a smartphone, Cricket announced two more affordable Samsung models.\n<!--more-->\nThe Admire 2 and the Galaxy Discover are nothing to write home about. The Admire 2 does run Android 4.1 and has a 4-inch display, so it&#8217;s not that antiquated. (And in any case, many consumers like the 4-inch form factor over the bulkier phones Samsung has been promoting lately.) The Discover is a throw back with a 3.5-inch display and running Android 4.0. Cricket did not announce dates or pricing on these, but expect them to be in the under $150 range. The Discover could be as cheap as $50, but probably will cost $100. 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