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.
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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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