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Samsung’s “Moment” Android phone coming to Sprint for $179.99
October 7, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka
Samsung
Samsung will have two Android phones in the pipeline this holiday season as they are set to release the Samsung Moment on Sprint. Days after confirming the official release of the Behold II, Samsung debuted the Moment at the CTIA conference.
Unlike the Behold, the Moment has a slide-out keyboard and a seemingly stock version of Android. There will be no TouchWiz UI, but the phone will run Android 1.6 when released on Sprint November 1. The Moment will cost $179.99, after a $50 instant discount and a $100 mail-in-rebate.
The Samsung Moment has an 800MHz processor (faster than anything seen on Android so far), a 3.2-inch AMOLED touch-screen, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that Engadget described as “clicky and requires a surprising amount of pressure to actuate individual keys, but not enough to be frustrating.”
You may recognize the Moment as the previously leaked InstinctQ. Samsung and Sprint have opted for a new name and a new website for anxious users wanting to sign-up for updates.
Other specs include:
- 3.2-megapixel camera with flash and camcorder with auto-focus
- Stereo Bluetooth® 2.0 wireless technology
- Expandable memory up to 32GB
- Sprint TV® with live and on-demand programming
- NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM
- Easy access to social networking sites, including Facebook®, Flickr® and TwitterTM
- Media player with 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
- Visual voice mail for quick and easy access to specific voice mail messages
- Access to personal and corporate email through Active Sync
It's looking like T-MO was in on the ground floor with the G1, but isn't going to offer an upgrade for those of us in the early adopter crowd. I guess I'll need to start researching how much it will cost me to break my contract early.
I agree man, you would think T-Mo would stay ahead of the curve being the first Android adopter. The motorola phone coming out is horrible. Motorola has already burnt bridges with me, with their poorly built phones. All i want is the following: - HTC or Samsung Android phone - Keyboard - 800mhz or better processor - More RAM - Decent camera with flash - 8GiGs at the very least in on board storage - Expandable memory up to 32GB - 3.5 Jack - 1500 Mah battery or better It just seems that T-Mo is going for the cheaper side of things, They dont have any of the navigation apps or TV apps the other companies have. It just seems that they are following behind. Once my contract is up and if sprint has their LTE network up and running i will jump ship. T-Mo Step it up!!!!!!!!!
I love T-Mobile as a carrier. I've been a subscriber since 2007 without issue and hope they can snag a big Android upgrade. I don't want to switch to another carrier but if Verizon and Sprint continue to get the big upgrade devices, that will make the decision for me. I think we should just wait until what happens after the holiday season and hope T-Mobile has a secret they haven't shared with us yet.
You are right, im not fan of AT&T I had them for 7 years and I would never go back. Right now my decision is between Verizon, Sprint and T-Mo. Currently T-Mo had the better bang for my buck and they do have really good Cust. Service. So depending on what happens Q1 – Q2 of 2010 will help me make my decision. Depending on if Eclair being able to run on the G1 too is a huge factor in my decision. I dont know how you guys feel about that.
will sprint allow google turn by turn ?
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