Verizon announced Samsung SCH-A930

Showcased at the CES 2006 expo, Samsung A930 is now available from Verizon Wireless. The SCH-a930 is the latest phone to offer V CAST Music and includes dual stereo speakers, removable memory and dedicated music playback keys for a full music experience. V CAST Music lets Verizon customers browse, preview, download and play digital music from their SCH-a930 over Verizon Wireless' broadband network.

The number of songs is limited only by the size of the microSD memory card being used in the SCH-a930's expandable memory slot and customers can manage their music on multiple cards, enabling them to take even the largest music collection with them wherever they go. The SCH-a930 also has dedicated external music keys that allowing the user to play, fast-forward, rewind and pause the music.

The SCH-a930 is available for $99.99 after $50.00 mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement.

Main features:

• Dimensions: 3.59" x 1.91" x .95"; 3.98 ounces with standard battery
• Internal: 262K-color, TFT, 176x220 pixel
         - External: 4 grey, OLED, 176x16 pixel
• 1.3 mega pixel camera with Flash and Auto Focus
• Speakerphone with dual stereo speakers
• Voice dialing with advanced speech recognition
• Bluetooth
• microSD memory expansion
• Talk time: 230 minutes; standby time: 200 hours