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Sprint's Samsung A720 in the wild

by Chris Ziegler posted Jan 2nd 2007 @ 9:58AM

Samsung's Fusic-fightin' A720 clamshell has been floating around north of the border for a few weeks now courtesy of Telus, and thanks to a good, old fashioned outing from our friends at the FCC, we'd expected it on Sprint, too. Sadly, it's been a no-show so far down in these parts, but new shots on HowardForums are finally showing an A720 in the wild all gussied up in Sprint logos (cue "oohs" and "aahs" here). Could it be that the clamshell's US launch is imminent? Far be it from us to argue the inherent goodness in launching another A2DP-capable handset with external, touch sensitive music controls, so stay tuned for details as we get them.

[Thanks, tuolumne]

Sprint's pipeline gets clearer; T-Mobile along for the ride

by Chris Ziegler posted Aug 7th 2006 @ 6:49PM

Quick: what's the diff between the two flips on the left? Very good, one's branded T-Mobile and the other wears a Sprint badge. The SPH-M500 for Sprint (pictured left) and SGH-T619 for T-Mob (center) are virtual dead ringers for one another, the only obvious difference being that the T619 sports GSM with EDGE data, while the M500 is a CDMA piece with EV-DO. Other notable specs include dual color displays, 1.3-megapixel shooter ("notable" might be a stretch there), and a microSD slot. Moving to moderately more interesting Sprint equipment, we told ya about the A720 a while back -- and thanks to our pals at the FCC, we no longer need to go cross-eyed looking at shoddy cameraphone pics of this thing. The squarish clamshell is clearly music-oriented thanks to external controls (touch-sensitive, no less) and A2DP -- a viable alternative for folks turned off by the name of LG's Fusic.

Read - SGH-T619 for T-Mobile and SPH-M500 for Sprint
Read - SPH-A720 for Sprint

We've seen Sprint's future, and it's... blurry

by Chris Ziegler posted Jun 14th 2006 @ 4:02PM

Sprint users, brace yourselves -- we've just been hit with a gaggle of hot (if difficult to read) rumors about Samsung devices due on your carrier. First up is the SPH-A420, a low end clamshell lacking an external display that should be replacing the A560. The A640 is a little higher -- emphasis on "a little" -- in the food chain, adding Bluetooth, PTT, and a VGA camera. The A980, aka "Combo," is new to us -- it features EV-DO and a 1.3 megapixel shooter, but more interestingly, it'll supposedly be Sprint's first CDMA / WiFi dual-mode traditional handset. We're also seeing pictures of an A720, a squared-off flip with dual displays. The "MEGA3," which we're guessing is a code name, is identified in the PowerPoint stack as a "premium camera" of, you guessed it, 3 megapixels. On the Windows Mobile front, the i830 is on its way, finally chock full o' WM5 goodness. Oh, and that rumored A900P with the MicroSD slot Samsung forgot to include on the A900? Apparently, that's a negative; the A900P will end up being a software upgrade alone.