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.

The SCH-R450 costs $199, free of any contract, and can be bought either online, from its retail stores, or from MetroPCS’s official website.