Samsung Messager Launched by Cricket

Samsung Messager (or SCH-R450) was released via MetroPCS a few days ago. Now the new and affordable QWERTY handset has been launched by Cricket.

The Messager is available on Cricket’s official website and in its stores, for the same retail price that MetroPCS is offering it, namely $199.99. If you buy it online, you will get a $20 discount.

Samsung Messager via Cricket comes in two color versions: green and navy blue.

The features include: a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2.1 inch TFT display with 262K colors and 176 x 220 pixels, tri-band CDMA connectivity, Music player, stereo Bluetooth, Web and email capabilities, Instant Messaging, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, microSD card support and a battery should last up to four hours in talk-time mode or up to 250 hours in stand-by mode.

Samsung Messager measures 4.4 x 2.0 x 0.7 inches (112 x 51 x 18 millimeters), with the QWERTY keyboard not slid, and weighs 4.58 ounces (130 grams).