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New Touchscreen, Stylish Vertical Slider Phone from Samsung

Reviewed

Mar 15 2010

Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile)1 , the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.2, today announced the availability of the Samsung Sunburst™, a full touch screen phone with a range of customizable widgets and the Samsung Strive™, a stylish vertical slider with a full QWERTY keyboard. Both devices will be available beginning March 21 at AT&T stores nationwide.

Samsung Sunburst

The Sunburst is a 3.0” full touchscreen device that keeps users connected with style. With a sleek, futuristic black and chrome design, the Sunburst’s resistive touchscreen uses widgets to provides users with one-touch access to their favorite features, applications and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Advanced messaging features such as text and instant messaging and Mobile E-mail give users the ability to stay constantly connected.

Additional key features of the Sunburst include:

Virtual full keyboard for easy typing
Full browser experience with Single Zoom
Smart Unlock for easy access to applications
2.0 Megapixel Camera/ Camcorder
SMS and MMS Messaging
Mobile E-mail
AT&T SocialNet
AT&T Mobile Music
AT&T Navigator
Bluetooth v2.0+ EDR
Dimensions: 2.08" x 4.33" x .51"
Weight: 3.08 ounces

Samsung Strive

The Samsung Strive is a vertical slider, following the lines of the Samsung Propel™ family of messaging devices, available in two color options – black/silver and purple/charcoal. With a full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, users have access to group messaging with conversations, which allows users to send threaded text messages with video, pictures and view multiple conversations at a time.

The Strive is the first device from AT&T to offer three new mobile services the company announced today: a new group messaging service, AT&T Mobile Share and AT&T Address Book. The services offer functionality typically found in smartphones to a wider range of powerful yet affordable devices designed for the mass-market.

Additional key features and specifications of the Strive include: