Sprint says it's 'a little behind' on Galaxy S III shipments, T-Mobile limits launch markets

Sprint is citing "overwhelming demand and limited supply" this afternoon as the reasons for a few delays in its Galaxy S III launch strategy, which will see 32GB pre-orders ship next week rather than on the anticipated June 21st launch date that it's sharing with several other American and Canadian carriers. As for the 16GB version, Sprint says it's "optimistic" that the phones "will be delivered by June 21 as anticipated" for those who've pre-ordered, but that there's a chance it may be a "day or two late" — for those who don't have a pre-order in, you'll only be able to get it this week by calling telesales. By all appearances, that means that Sprint expects to have no Galaxy S IIIs in stores to sell this week, but the situation should ease up by next week — a delay that the carrier calls "minor."

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