Sprint Express Expresses QWERTY Sprint for $19.99

Sprint ExpressSprint announced a new BlackBerry-style QWERTY candy bar portrait Android smartphone the Sprint Express for $19.99 with a contract. It's called a budget conscious smartphone and is like the Samsung Replenish but has been replenished with Gingerbread.

Th Sprint Express runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and has a 2.6" touchscreen, 3.2MP camera, hotspot capabilities (for 5) and Sprint ID. 

The list of features in the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update are impressive, with the addition of download manager, active app management, shortcuts, one-touch copy/paste, widgets, icons, app groups, updated calendar options, camera geotagging, improved email synching, and camera auto-focus improvements.  Read Gingerbread tips.

A data plan and contract are required.