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Samsung's Android-Powered Moment Announced
Techtree News Staff, Oct 08, 2009 1753 hrs ISTA competitor to Motorola Cliq
American
Mobile network provider Sprint and Korean mobile phone manufacturer Samsung
have together announced the availability of Samsung Moment, Samsung's first Android
based handsets for sale in U.S. The phone was announced at the CTIA Conference
in
This is
the second Android handset Samsung has announced this week, following the
Samsung Behold II on T-Mobile. The Moment will be available starting Nov. 1.
As
expected of an Android phone, the Moment supports Google mobile services,
including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube, as well as
applications available in Android Market.
- 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 access to specific voice mail messages
- Access to personal and corporate email through Active Sync
- 800 Mhz Processor
The Moment will cost a U.S. user $179.99 (excluding taxes) after a $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in-rebate with a two-year service agreement.
It would
be interesting to see how this one fares with the just released Motorola Cliq,
which again is an Android powered device.
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