Samsung Messager Available in the US

Samsung Messager (model name SCH-R450) is now available in the US via MetroPCS. The new affordable QWERTY phone targets young users who send lots of text messages or make heavy use of Instant Messaging applications on their phone(s).

Samsung Messager brings the following features: a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2.1 inch TFT display with 176 x 220 pixels and 262K colors, MP3 player with “a rich user interface”, Advanced Voice Recognition (AVR), stereo Bluetooth, a 1.3 Megapixel camera (with video recording, most probably), email capabilities, MMS and SMS, speakerphone and microSD card support for up to 2GB.
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Samsung Soul-Like S7330 Slider

Samsung S7330 is a Soul-Like handset. It comes in a slider form factor.

According to Czech website Mobil.iDNES, the S7330 brings the following features: Magical Touch navigation pad, a 2.2 inch TFT display with 16 million colors and 240 x 320 pixels, quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) with GPRS and EDGE, HSDPA connectivity (2100 MHz), a 3.2 Megapixel camera with auto focus, LED flash and video recording, Music player, Video player, FM radio with RDS, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Web and email capabilities, 30MB of built-in memory, microSD card slot and an 880 mAh battery that should be able to provide up to seven hours of talk-time or up to 14 days of stand-by time.
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Samsung i7110 New 5 Megapixel Candybar Leaked

Samsung i7110, a new high-end camera phone from the South Korean company has surfaced. The new i7110 is not yet confirmed by Samsung, as it only appeared in several leaked pictures.

From these leaked images, we can tell that the new handset comes in a candybar form factor and has a metallic case. Some of its features include: a 5 Megapixel camera with xenon flash and auto focus, a display with 240 x 320 pixels and 262K colors, Bluetooth, optical mouse, Music player, FM radio and expandable memory.
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Samsung A237 Flip Phone Available Soon via AT&T

Samsung A237 (or SGH-A237), a new flip phone, will be soon offered by AT&T.

The new A237 is an affordable handset that does not come with too many features.

No details of its official specs have been announced yet, nor about its price and release date.

Anyway, there are some pictures of Samsung A237, so we can see that it is a clamshell which resembles lots of other previously-launched Samsung flip phones. It has a small interal display, and a smaller one on the outside, but the number of colors and resolution are not known. Furthermore, the handset also has a photo camera, which probably doesn’t have more than 1.3 Megapixels.
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Samsung U900 Soul Olympic Edition

A new Olympic Special Edition of the highly popular Samsung U900 Soul handset has been announced. The Olympic U900 is created to celebrate the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

There will be three model names for the new U900: SPH-W5900IL, SPH-W5950IL and CH-W590IL. All of them have the 2008 Olympic logo on the back of their cases and are pre-loaded with Olympic screensavers, wallpapers and so on.

Coming with an attractive slider design, Samsung U900 Soul brings the following features: 5 Megapixel camera with auto focus, flash, image stabilizer and video recording, a 2.2 inch TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels and 16 million colors, a touch-sensitive navigation panel, GSM and HSDPA connectivity (for data transfer speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 128 MB of internal memory that can be expanded with a microSD or microSDHC card, Music player, FM radio with RDS, HTML browser, email and so on.
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Samsung F480 (TouchWiz) Released in India

Samsung F480 (or Samsung TouchWiz) was recently released in India. It was launched in Europe several months ago, under the name of Samsung Taco.

Measuring 98.4 x 55 x 11.6 millimeters and weighing a bit more than 100 grams, the Samsung’s latest high-end handset brings the following features: a 2.8 inch touchscreen display with 262K colors, 240 x 320 pixels and haptic feedback, an intuitive TouchWiz interface, a 5 Megapixel camera with auto focus, image stabilizer, LED flash, Wide Dynamic Range, face detection and video recording, tri-band GMS connectivity (900 / 1800 / 1900) with GPRS, EDGE and 3G, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 240MB of built-in memory and microSD/microSDHC card support for up to 8GB, Music player, Video player, FM radio with RDS, email, Instant Messaging, HTML browser, SMS, MMS and video messaging, document viewer, USB 2.0, handsfree, scheduler, clock, alarms, calculator, currency converter and a 1,000 mAh Li-ion battery that can offer a talk-time of up to eight hours or a stand-by time of up to 250 hours.
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Samsung B289 Entry-level Clamshell Unveiled

Samsung B289 (or Samsung SCH-B289) was recently unveiled by the South Korean manufacturer in Asia.

Coming in a clamshell form factor, the new entry-level handset bring the following features: CMDA frequencies, a 1.5 inch CSTN internal display with a QVGA resolution and 65K colors, FM Radio, polyphonic ringtones, only few MBs of internal memory and no microSD card support.

The new B289 has no Music player or a photo camera.

The exact retail price of Samsung B289 is not known, but it should be around $100. Most probably, the new handset will first be available across Asia, with a American release to follow.

Samsung B308 Entry-level Clamshell Unveiled

Samsung B308 (or Samsung SGH-B308) was recently unveiled by the South Korean manufacturer in Asia.

Coming in a clamshell form factor, the new entry-level handset bring the following features: dual-band GSM connectivity (900 / 1800 MHz) with GPRS, a 1.5 inch CSTN internal display with 65K colors and 128 x 128 pixels, WAP 2.0 browser, FM radio, handsfree, polyphonic ringtones, alarm clock, Java games, USB and only 2MB of internal memory and no microSD card support, and an 800 mAh battery that should last for up to three hours in talk-time mode or up to 200 hours in stand-by mode.

The new B308 has no Music player or a photo camera.

Samsung B308 measures 87 x 45 x 18.9 millimeters, when not folded, and weighs 79 grams.

The exact retail price of Samsung B308 is not known, but it should be around $100. Most probably, the new handset will first be available across Asia, with a European release to follow.

Samsung U800 Purple Version

Samsung U800 (aka Samsung Soulb) will soon be released in a purple version in the UK. Then new U800 will be available exclusively from Phones4U, starting the beginning of August. 10 GBP from each unit sold will be donated by Samsung to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer organization.

The purple Samsung U800 will bring the same features as the original version, including tri-band GSM connectivity and HSDPA 2100, a 2 inch TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels and 16 million colors, a 3.15 Megapixel camera with video recording and flash, 1GB of expandable memory, Media player, FM radio with RDS, a 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, Web and email capabilities, document viewer, handsfree, USB 2.0 and so on.
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Samsung i740 Touchscreen Smartphone Available Soon

Samsung i740 will first be available in Ukraine, starting the second half of August, for a retail price around 1950 Ukrainian grivnas (245 Euros or 386 USD). The new touchscreen smartphone first appeared on the Web about three weeks ago.

Measuring 107 x 59 x 13.9 millimeters, the i740 touchscreen handset brings the following features: tri-band GSM connectivity (900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) with GPRS and EDGE, a 2.8 inch TFT display with 262K colors and 240 x 320 pixels, a 3 Megapixel camera with auto focus and flash, internal GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, Music and Video players, FM radio, email, Web browser, USB 2.0, 150MB of expandable memory, and a 1500 mAh battery that should offer decent talk and stand-by times.
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