Well look at what has just shown up. Thanks to Matt_25 over at Crackberry we have our first shots of the Blackberry Essex all dressed with a nice Sprint logo. Must say I have a soft spot for the little engine that could and its nice to see Sprint keeping up with Verizon the CDMA heavyweight.
Just thought I would add that as of right now there is no word on potential pricing or release date. I would assume that VZW and Sprint will launch the Essex right around the same time. As far as pricing goes your guess is as good as mine, probably right around $200 after Mail In Rebate. That seems to be the going rate these days.