Sprint today announced pricing and pre-order availability date for LG Viper 4G LTE, the first 4G LTE device with eco-friendly features to be offered by Sprint. LG Viper is based on old Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features 4-inch touchscreen, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 5-megapixel camera, NFC, mobile hotspot capabilities and a 4GB card microSD slot that supports up to 32GB.

“LG Viper pairs perfectly with our unlimited data plans to bring customers the benefit of new technology, including our upcoming 4G LTE capabilities at a great price,” said David Owens, vice president-Product Development, Sprint. “This smartphone is packed with the tools our customers need to stay connected. Best of all, customers can feel good about owning LG Viper because of its robust list of eco-friendly features.”

LG Viper will be available later this month in all Sprint sales channels, including Sprint stores, online, Best Buy and RadioShack for $99.99 with a new two-year service agreement and after $50 mail-in rebate. New and existing customers can pre-order LG Viper beginning Thursday, April 12 on Sprint’s website.

Even though LG Viper is 4G LTE handset, Sprint customers buying the handset won’t be getting any 4G LTE service till mid of this year. Sprint has already announced that they will start rolling out 4G LTE service in mid-year 2012 and the first cities to get the new service will be Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio.