Hot off the presses! Samsung has announced a new Android-powered phone: the Moment.
The new Android-powered Samsung Moment is the first Sprint phone to use Samsung’s new 3.2″ AMOLED touchscreen display and will feature a landscape sliding QWERTY keyboard.
It also includes Wi-Fi, integrated GPS, a 3.2MP camera/camcorder, and stereo Bluetooth. Customers can order the Moment beginning on November 1 for $179.99 (excluding taxes) after a $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in-rebate with a two-year service agreement. Pre-registration begins today at www.sprint.com/moment.
“Sprint is thrilled to add the powerful and sophisticated Samsung Moment to our growing portfolio of Android devices,” said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president of product development for Sprint. “This is the second Android product that will be available from Sprint this holiday season. With a full QWERTY keyboard, Samsung Moment allows customers to easily access the thousands of applications available in the Android Market. The excitement around Android products confirms Sprint’s decision several years ago to be a charter member of the Open Handset Alliance and lead the Open revolution.”
“The launch of Samsung Moment is an exciting realization of our commitment to providing consumers open, powerful and versatile devices,” said Omar Khan, senior vice president of strategy and product management for Samsung Mobile. “With the combination of the Android platform, applications, Web browser and a powerful 800 MHz processor, the user experience options are unlimited.”
Samsung Moment offers simple device navigation through an optical joystick located just below the expansive display. It features Wi-Fi capability, integrated GPS navigation and accelerometer. Additional features 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
Hmm…the faster CPU and keyboard make this an interesting choice compared to the Hero.
The camera has lower MP, but that’s not necessarily bad. Any idea if it has a 3.5mm headphone jack?
(I will be buying two Sprint phones before Christmas this year, for myself and my wife. We’re on Helio (Virgin Mobile) right now, and waiting on the Sprint acquisition of Virgin to go through. Leading candidate right now is the Hero, but this makes things more interesting.)
yup, 3.5mm FTW!
Everything plan needed?
not simply everything plan, which is $99
but the everything data plan with Any Mobile, Any Time is $69.99 is required.
If you search mobilecrunch for the “Instinct Q” you will find that this is THAT phone.
“The Sprint 3G Network is faster in more places than AT&T’s 3G network” Poor ATT, first Verizon picks on them, and now Sprint as well! Looks a bit like the Motorola Cliq, though I’m not sure what “easy access to Facebook, flickr, and twitter” means. I suspect it won’t be integrated as tightly as MotoBlur.
Not really picking on them. It’s the truth. With the iphone, it’s really shown the flaws in AT&T’s network.
More bars, more service, BAH! Their service stinks.
Please, please, someone modify the Hero ROM to run on this…
I am interest this phone. because Samsung announces have 3.2-megapixel camera with flash and camcorder with auto-focus. I love Samsung.
Google’s Android has become a hot property.. Everybdy wants a Pie of Android.
Its Awesome.
When it will be in India?
I cant wait,,, for this.
Windows Mobile is DOA. Done. Toast, Finished.