Sprint has recently taken to Twitter and confirmed the upcoming release date and the pricing for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 and it looks like they are staying head to head with Verizon on this release.

The Sprint-branded BlackBerry Tour will be available beginning on July 12 and retailing for $199.  Availability will be either online or through telesales, however it looks like that $199 price tag will involve both an instant as well as a mail-in rebate.  Otherwise, in order to get that pricing, you will also need to accept the standard two year agreement.

As of now, Sprint has not yet updated the website for the Tour, which is still reflecting the same “be the first to know” style page.

Read [Twitter @sprint]