Sprint announced three phones with new interface
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Samsung Highnote will be one of Sprint’s music-oriented phones, with design reminding of a personal music player. Its navigation keys are arranged in a circle, with a touch-sensitive wheel in the middle (the area between the central menu/ok and the silver ring of keys). It has the rarely used dual-slider form-factor and sliding it up reveals the numeric keyboard, while sliding it down opens a menu with music applications and a loudspeaker appears. The Highnote is an EVDO phone with 262k color display, 2MP camera, 3.5mm jack, microSD slot and Stereo Bluetooth. It will be available in either red or blue on October 19 for $100 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract.
Samsung Rant will replace the LG RUMOR in Sprint’s line, as a budget EVDO phone for the heavy-texting crowd. It a has numeric keypad when closed and QWERTY when the slider is opened. Features include 2-megapixel camera, microSD card slot and stereo Bluetooth. It will be available in red or black, and a purple color option will be offered exclusively at Best Buy. The price will be $50 after $50 MIR and it will be available in October.
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Last but not least is the LG Lotus, a small clamshell with QWERTY keyboard inside. It will be available in two color variants, a satin black one and textured purple, with flowers pattern over it. Features include a 2MP camera, stereo Bluetooth, email and instant messaging. It will cost $150 with a two-year contract, starting October.
source: Sprint
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39 Comments
3. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 09:56 0 0
The ladies LOVE that phone! I don't like it at all, but every female I've shown the pics to adores it.
10. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 12:04 0 0
The purple one is, the black one....not as much. But thanks for the well thought out and elegantly worded comment.
22. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 15:55 0 0
To each his/her own, but I think this phone should have been made a long time ago. The all black one is pretty good phone in my (male) opinion.
36. C-Chicki posted on 11 Sep 2008, 10:06 0 0
Add another to the list. I personally think the purple with its design and color choice is appealing.
4. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 10:16 0 0
Sprint Stink!!!! Verizon Wireless Rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 10:28 0 0
at locking down phones and putting the same ugly 6 year UI on all their non-smart phone. If you think that rules you need to get out more.
7. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 11:18 0 0
Your petty arguing is getting old. I really don't give a crap who you think is the better carrier. Isn't your recess over....time to go back to class little kids!!
14. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 13:39 0 0
Sorry...I come on here to read about phones and when I see posts like #4 I have to respond. From poster #5
24. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 19:23 0 0
It's obvious #4 is an AT&T troll trying to start a flame war between VZW and Sprint.
31. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 20:18 0 0
doesn't matter. it's the network. better reception. =P
8. McSprintal (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 11:46 0 0
Verizon UI Interface sucks a$$ reaLLY BAD, Seriously guys try changing up a little bit, you guys are way to old school lol, Sprint is reinventing phones, while Verizon just has crappy ones and high prices. Take that to the bank and smoke it
26. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 19:32 0 0
I admit, the VZW UI is pretty bland... and IN THE PAST their phones were suspect, but for the past few years VZW has stepped it up a lot. In regards to this board though... the Highnote resembles the Chocolate 2 (VZW now has the Chocolate 3 which is a noteworthy device); The Rant resembles the enV (VZW now has the enV2... both of which look better than the Rant)... and the Lotus reminds me of the u740 (Alias), but the Alias looks better. So yeah, these 3 new devices look and perform like devices VZW released a long time ago. VZW's UI might be boring, but the only noteworthy phone Sprint has that VZW doesn't is the Instinct.
27. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 19:33 0 0
And I failed to mention that instead of the Instinct, we have the Dare. I am not going to start a flame war and try and compare the two devices.
9. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 11:47 0 0
Verizon Sucks Sprint is the besttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt.................................
15. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 14:09 0 0
Sprint's EPS is -10.62 and Verizon's is 2.04. Bye Bye Sprint!!
11. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 12:22 0 0
Its really funny how no one cares at the fact that Apple locks their stuff down too, where they really want you to buy only their products, thus "crippling" them as many of you would say, but yet when some carriers decide to do that their phones, in which they have purchased for a whole lot more than you actually would, (or for some of you) did- pay for... then maybe I'd start thinking be for commenting so quicky about paying a lot of $$$, for a "piece of crap" phone, not to mention the fact that, um.. yea, your not the one on the table making "revolutionary" phones for people. I mean common guys get a grip! Are you the same as the next person? I didn't think so, cause if you were, there would not be a comment post like this where people had differentiating opinions. Anyways, back to just getting out of bed. hehe..
12. (unregistered) posted on 10 Sep 2008, 12:48 0 0
I have the same feeling about the iphone. The main differnece being you can "jailbrake" and iphone and add 3rd party apps. The fact is as a consumer I purchase the device and should be able to do what ever I want with it and add what ever I want. When you buy a PC or laptop you can add anything you want to it. Why should phones be any different?
