Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Samsung InstinctQ gets WiFi certification, but what is it?

href="http://certifications.wi-fi.org/pdf_certificate.php?cid=WFA7606">
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCEc_5q-OPr9HwXqNR_8kvaE17PFk74b3o99un3d8ayNSEjVhb_TzshjUsTTH2GC3LrcH7sgwEnliEvUeA60YewWzv3KLcJrZH7DksZwfJJxP2uMk2WCBCJURih-tviWR-DZGkg8r0rsR/" />




Thought that the upcoming
m850 was the end of the road for the Instinct series on Sprint?
Apparently not, seeing how a so-called m900 "InstinctQ" just nabbed
WiFi certification. Other than the fact that it's a "phone, dual
mode," we can't make much of it -- but we do know that
North American Samsungs starting with "SPH" are destined for
Sprint, and the InstinctQ name certainly jibes with that.
Cellpassion intriguingly claims that it could be packing
Android, which would makes some amount of sense considering that
Samsung and sprint are both getting into the android game and the
Instinct line is considered one of Sprint's hero brands. We're
going to hold off on waving the green flag of android victory until
we see some proof, but we're hopeful -- if not for our sake, than
for Sprint's. [Warning: PDF link]





Oh, by the way: July 13, 2009

src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNIxPoQMtmtfJ_LIT1Z127GmRffzvQdwcRDfaI74b9aBI758i2_Ph4X1Kut1uOYCtC1ts3wyTswvzJ_5evH-NuLkg_xvV5zMUUhSnVTY3-LuuKHU53aa-4qNO5j0rCnk_IpZRMO0P5ylA/" />Here's
some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of mobile
for Monday, July 13th, 2009:




  • Samsung has href="http://www.samsung.com/it/consumer/detail/support.do?group=mobilephone&type=mobilephone&subtype=infotainment&model_nm=GT-I8910%2FM8&disp_nm=Samsung%20Omnia%20HD&language=&cate_type=all&dType=D&mType=SW&vType=&prd_ia_cd=01010200&model_cd=GT-I8910DKAITV&menu=download">
    released a new firmware for its i8910HD that enabled AAC audio
    while recording HD video. The problem? Right now, only Italian
    firmwares seem to be eligible for the update, which comes through
    Samsung's PC Studio app.


  • Excellent music identification app Shazam is href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090713005515&newsLang=en">
    now available on the BlackBerry Storm. And let's be honest,
    Storm owners need all the entertainment they can get.


  • In France, the Samsung S5230 Player One has been href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobifrance.com%2Fnews%2F2009-07-13%2Fid15016%2FSamsung-PLAYER-ONE-by-Zadig-Voltaire%2F">
    re-released in Zadig & Voltaire livery; we've never heard
    of 'em, but we bet it's a big, important fashion house
    somewhere.


  • NuevaSync recently href="http://nuevasync.blogspot.com/2009/07/push-e-mail-is-here.html">
    launched its interesting push email service, which simply uses
    IMAP IDLE on the back end and Exchange ActiveSync to connect to
    your device (because as push goes, more devices support EAS than
    IMAP IDLE).


  • GSM / CDMA dual-band versions of the HTC href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_snap_s510/index.shtml">
    Snap and href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_touchpro2_t7379/index.shtml">
    Touch Pro2 have been confirmed for launch on Telus, though
    dates and pricing haven't been given.





Samsung InstinctQ gets WiFi certification, but what is it?

href="http://certifications.wi-fi.org/pdf_certificate.php?cid=WFA7606">
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmk5YoocjB40ZSR9fvxJearHzbWZj9NPAwpteCRZmX-mP5qB1qbolBgsm3ZPCHXoSyA3dobsiIKul2mDzwS0j0GsVn6jqwirixL79HoQzuuBjDAxqJjKaIn2Qh6dW4XwRJwJOUmwBvukbh/" />




Thought that the upcoming
m850 was the end of the road for the Instinct series on Sprint?
Apparently not, seeing how a so-called m900 "InstinctQ" just nabbed
WiFi certification. Other than the fact that it's a "phone, dual
mode," we can't make much of it -- but we do know that
North American Samsungs starting with "SPH" are destined for
Sprint, and the InstinctQ name certainly jibes with that.
Cellpassion intriguingly claims that it could be packing
Android, which would makes some amount of sense considering that
Samsung and sprint are both getting into the android game and the
Instinct line is considered one of Sprint's hero brands. We're
going to hold off on waving the green flag of android victory until
we see some proof, but we're hopeful -- if not for our sake, than
for Sprint's. [Warning: PDF link]





Oh, by the way: July 13, 2009

src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswAhj0SoHf22I4-p0tGWh_lDPJVTOVbp4_hJ3PxES0xtRlW8RWJ87JvyU0PReTW3MZyiEkJxs2hFf9AkOUEuQTehd8W1SHCeC-fJ4GVBNp2cgEFc-KIqoFJI_ye8Ij3mhyphenhyphen2Oho7UmOrsm/" />Here's
some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of mobile
for Monday, July 13th, 2009:




  • Samsung has href="http://www.samsung.com/it/consumer/detail/support.do?group=mobilephone&type=mobilephone&subtype=infotainment&model_nm=GT-I8910%2FM8&disp_nm=Samsung%20Omnia%20HD&language=&cate_type=all&dType=D&mType=SW&vType=&prd_ia_cd=01010200&model_cd=GT-I8910DKAITV&menu=download">
    released a new firmware for its i8910HD that enabled AAC audio
    while recording HD video. The problem? Right now, only Italian
    firmwares seem to be eligible for the update, which comes through
    Samsung's PC Studio app.


  • Excellent music identification app Shazam is href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090713005515&newsLang=en">
    now available on the BlackBerry Storm. And let's be honest,
    Storm owners need all the entertainment they can get.


  • In France, the Samsung S5230 Player One has been href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobifrance.com%2Fnews%2F2009-07-13%2Fid15016%2FSamsung-PLAYER-ONE-by-Zadig-Voltaire%2F">
    re-released in Zadig & Voltaire livery; we've never heard
    of 'em, but we bet it's a big, important fashion house
    somewhere.


  • NuevaSync recently href="http://nuevasync.blogspot.com/2009/07/push-e-mail-is-here.html">
    launched its interesting push email service, which simply uses
    IMAP IDLE on the back end and Exchange ActiveSync to connect to
    your device (because as push goes, more devices support EAS than
    IMAP IDLE).


  • GSM / CDMA dual-band versions of the HTC href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_snap_s510/index.shtml">
    Snap and href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_touchpro2_t7379/index.shtml">
    Touch Pro2 have been confirmed for launch on Telus, though
    dates and pricing haven't been given.





Samsung InstinctQ gets WiFi certification, but what is it?

href="http://certifications.wi-fi.org/pdf_certificate.php?cid=WFA7606">
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8uBVCRwteqJmkFcvmbZz3Bgy_dR4WoNAJRe7-d1m31lwKiDbnbAjwfjOSJHe1NibtSTYOVyHYIujD2CExMJrqSm4cIjZXeIQVagOs1LGpAQhfgQqgg7JMYDsHBXBMtGC_jVyNIWCvvaK/" />




Thought that the upcoming
m850 was the end of the road for the Instinct series on Sprint?
Apparently not, seeing how a so-called m900 "InstinctQ" just nabbed
WiFi certification. Other than the fact that it's a "phone, dual
mode," we can't make much of it -- but we do know that
North American Samsungs starting with "SPH" are destined for
Sprint, and the InstinctQ name certainly jibes with that.
Cellpassion intriguingly claims that it could be packing
Android, which would makes some amount of sense considering that
Samsung and sprint are both getting into the android game and the
Instinct line is considered one of Sprint's hero brands. We're
going to hold off on waving the green flag of android victory until
we see some proof, but we're hopeful -- if not for our sake, than
for Sprint's. [Warning: PDF link]





Oh, by the way: July 13, 2009

src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBrJMPhdU-azjekqor027gWBVjda_gvleDSp08HIqxxT6qDsaczikl_i2l3fUqSZFXT_GTleTr2ZISjPbj9i0njEhbk0TS8_pZDtnPTKopH_LC-lrVQw0TrSqS3nC35bsmZYyFRITitSP/" />Here's
some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of mobile
for Monday, July 13th, 2009:




  • Samsung has href="http://www.samsung.com/it/consumer/detail/support.do?group=mobilephone&type=mobilephone&subtype=infotainment&model_nm=GT-I8910%2FM8&disp_nm=Samsung%20Omnia%20HD&language=&cate_type=all&dType=D&mType=SW&vType=&prd_ia_cd=01010200&model_cd=GT-I8910DKAITV&menu=download">
    released a new firmware for its i8910HD that enabled AAC audio
    while recording HD video. The problem? Right now, only Italian
    firmwares seem to be eligible for the update, which comes through
    Samsung's PC Studio app.


  • Excellent music identification app Shazam is href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090713005515&newsLang=en">
    now available on the BlackBerry Storm. And let's be honest,
    Storm owners need all the entertainment they can get.


  • In France, the Samsung S5230 Player One has been href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobifrance.com%2Fnews%2F2009-07-13%2Fid15016%2FSamsung-PLAYER-ONE-by-Zadig-Voltaire%2F">
    re-released in Zadig & Voltaire livery; we've never heard
    of 'em, but we bet it's a big, important fashion house
    somewhere.


  • NuevaSync recently href="http://nuevasync.blogspot.com/2009/07/push-e-mail-is-here.html">
    launched its interesting push email service, which simply uses
    IMAP IDLE on the back end and Exchange ActiveSync to connect to
    your device (because as push goes, more devices support EAS than
    IMAP IDLE).


  • GSM / CDMA dual-band versions of the HTC href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_snap_s510/index.shtml">
    Snap and href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_touchpro2_t7379/index.shtml">
    Touch Pro2 have been confirmed for launch on Telus, though
    dates and pricing haven't been given.





Samsung InstinctQ gets WiFi certification, but what is it?

href="http://certifications.wi-fi.org/pdf_certificate.php?cid=WFA7606">
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVj7Dr6Itogb53ul26XRKG2eneBkr2u7SUDGBV1T3veafmDoUqOgI4hiXktag6E8xxahPVRATjJ5ppiwvnYynb29XZjbZ8qMY_DG-gcDChL2EfxoHofII0yFR9Oe9iE41lRflaS5sSyB9/" />




Thought that the upcoming
m850 was the end of the road for the Instinct series on Sprint?
Apparently not, seeing how a so-called m900 "InstinctQ" just nabbed
WiFi certification. Other than the fact that it's a "phone, dual
mode," we can't make much of it -- but we do know that
North American Samsungs starting with "SPH" are destined for
Sprint, and the InstinctQ name certainly jibes with that.
Cellpassion intriguingly claims that it could be packing
Android, which would makes some amount of sense considering that
Samsung and sprint are both getting into the android game and the
Instinct line is considered one of Sprint's hero brands. We're
going to hold off on waving the green flag of android victory until
we see some proof, but we're hopeful -- if not for our sake, than
for Sprint's. [Warning: PDF link]





Oh, by the way: July 13, 2009

src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l4nYB0809XNkMx1lpDjCXECRto0OgdETh_blCn5PeKFbMsTPhItozf16sRB2BkfgMtPm07D6iemcV5WyQ56Hrk4VwyyKg2qI1WVnBwJIChmEGVonni3cQKxddXvap1Y5_kDdlVk-2AvD/" />Here's
some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of mobile
for Monday, July 13th, 2009:




  • Samsung has href="http://www.samsung.com/it/consumer/detail/support.do?group=mobilephone&type=mobilephone&subtype=infotainment&model_nm=GT-I8910%2FM8&disp_nm=Samsung%20Omnia%20HD&language=&cate_type=all&dType=D&mType=SW&vType=&prd_ia_cd=01010200&model_cd=GT-I8910DKAITV&menu=download">
    released a new firmware for its i8910HD that enabled AAC audio
    while recording HD video. The problem? Right now, only Italian
    firmwares seem to be eligible for the update, which comes through
    Samsung's PC Studio app.


  • Excellent music identification app Shazam is href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090713005515&newsLang=en">
    now available on the BlackBerry Storm. And let's be honest,
    Storm owners need all the entertainment they can get.


  • In France, the Samsung S5230 Player One has been href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobifrance.com%2Fnews%2F2009-07-13%2Fid15016%2FSamsung-PLAYER-ONE-by-Zadig-Voltaire%2F">
    re-released in Zadig & Voltaire livery; we've never heard
    of 'em, but we bet it's a big, important fashion house
    somewhere.


  • NuevaSync recently href="http://nuevasync.blogspot.com/2009/07/push-e-mail-is-here.html">
    launched its interesting push email service, which simply uses
    IMAP IDLE on the back end and Exchange ActiveSync to connect to
    your device (because as push goes, more devices support EAS than
    IMAP IDLE).


  • GSM / CDMA dual-band versions of the HTC href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_snap_s510/index.shtml">
    Snap and href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_touchpro2_t7379/index.shtml">
    Touch Pro2 have been confirmed for launch on Telus, though
    dates and pricing haven't been given.





Samsung InstinctQ gets WiFi certification, but what is it?

href="http://certifications.wi-fi.org/pdf_certificate.php?cid=WFA7606">
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHSGpfhQ-taIbujbUUZVMPceia8NaOW3hWrsxwT3DZqZfsHfUbVZNpzNDV6Ew_6xQ_yvrp1o94h4cRUDzKbHoHs2SbJIMtfAxj1rUNO6-TbVCnvTDMdQUwm38TsgRWl_i0X3s7LgS8v7w/" />




Thought that the upcoming
m850 was the end of the road for the Instinct series on Sprint?
Apparently not, seeing how a so-called m900 "InstinctQ" just nabbed
WiFi certification. Other than the fact that it's a "phone, dual
mode," we can't make much of it -- but we do know that
North American Samsungs starting with "SPH" are destined for
Sprint, and the InstinctQ name certainly jibes with that.
Cellpassion intriguingly claims that it could be packing
Android, which would makes some amount of sense considering that
Samsung and sprint are both getting into the android game and the
Instinct line is considered one of Sprint's hero brands. We're
going to hold off on waving the green flag of android victory until
we see some proof, but we're hopeful -- if not for our sake, than
for Sprint's. [Warning: PDF link]





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxH4qVTnD00agi0XyaMhNg9O-cW-LdJXfX4AQfuhIinmYAdBnBMC_E4A6Br4oiywdKGUDmEEXnKpriPCVEanMG15KP5AkyMPD8ViUCRPk_zPwOruUM3IYo3XQx4i-zR610wnDDUcJ9RFw/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Oh, by the way: July 13, 2009

src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jUMDoQiJb6hYbKCMconIlrP79UY1rTfdotL5YQjuTeEQHFHYIH6NoXe7xY-zVYM6O-OsPP6BB2iM1eUozU1PG2fYz3MgzbuA43uk2mn5U6N7s3Eba9B-tl7EgVWr6oKMfpvfyKBK-Gjt/" />Here's
some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of mobile
for Monday, July 13th, 2009:




  • Samsung has href="http://www.samsung.com/it/consumer/detail/support.do?group=mobilephone&type=mobilephone&subtype=infotainment&model_nm=GT-I8910%2FM8&disp_nm=Samsung%20Omnia%20HD&language=&cate_type=all&dType=D&mType=SW&vType=&prd_ia_cd=01010200&model_cd=GT-I8910DKAITV&menu=download">
    released a new firmware for its i8910HD that enabled AAC audio
    while recording HD video. The problem? Right now, only Italian
    firmwares seem to be eligible for the update, which comes through
    Samsung's PC Studio app.


  • Excellent music identification app Shazam is href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090713005515&newsLang=en">
    now available on the BlackBerry Storm. And let's be honest,
    Storm owners need all the entertainment they can get.


  • In France, the Samsung S5230 Player One has been href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobifrance.com%2Fnews%2F2009-07-13%2Fid15016%2FSamsung-PLAYER-ONE-by-Zadig-Voltaire%2F">
    re-released in Zadig & Voltaire livery; we've never heard
    of 'em, but we bet it's a big, important fashion house
    somewhere.


  • NuevaSync recently href="http://nuevasync.blogspot.com/2009/07/push-e-mail-is-here.html">
    launched its interesting push email service, which simply uses
    IMAP IDLE on the back end and Exchange ActiveSync to connect to
    your device (because as push goes, more devices support EAS than
    IMAP IDLE).


  • GSM / CDMA dual-band versions of the HTC href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_snap_s510/index.shtml">
    Snap and href="http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/htc_touchpro2_t7379/index.shtml">
    Touch Pro2 have been confirmed for launch on Telus, though
    dates and pricing haven't been given.





Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_jD4ErVrN2n_pJeyH-Wymtfty7A6-srTd3zK-5m2lzi2XSYmFdWtaVYIrpk_1UgoNKZ6YXGPB-TumDI1Kd21Gl634wFTjM36EnS85uH2aE0HfDesbDuRE88HFM627EuYr-pxwiH8Gugl/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMliq2WxyyYnS8uD7Ah2WvmO8V3lOI15je9ap5MrxaR9JGZy23CVaGheqAWuJONXg6CjZILCOV-hsTEPc9-uM_iqsutOfdzGLXoVtEop4jN-WVe6KgBnp1DWs3hmvC638hZa4t0IF2G76/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F_raG1EOUoWg-52jKG-eGwcixJUJEMNjzjHvKmkai_w9AKxt_q0owSobR3U0g2qEpUQ9aHHKk0OofsSughEWCXY97ZvnTp88RrkoFSspw-sZAwB7LfEhCeuXz64jACiF5VZp2t5DWjUE/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLxtS0ECduRT7loZupPoCwBVRz9O79jrETVFBGNhhxi0_4zs-Da4KCRk57mX1_5U3_Ptpd0WQXM225BnnV6MxkTJtoM8aYLkSskShKygPoAlSzEh9Gz5c6GP0RqgXeq3Xzf4w84vzbiev/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJv-BlPHYnLg8cDvQmHPnphDnnUsbPcUvMXw8Govrg9LdMWjbb2w68c4UQwWGUooUUi5NUujMRvSPZ19N6fw2xCels_j8S2-CvXrs95i_ASzEwIDT5EAcKuMvkvsJCC17oOQPqn1sy4UI/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6GptDP8VoEBUEsMV-56osjVYbjTupTBMN-4DiuIdtTjqsGoT0b9-Tsw1q_UtOXmsB1f7FLXR5nLpoD4dXaV_xmRmdqz1_dBoqyHE-4DYQFoBulw4gypNZDWkbY2-CP8eLiaCXAxdVCMN/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAsWS-se8HnCy9S_QIa9igyhvtWs2d9mGEvNu2A-Df8A1LfnrKEh09H2iY_NhQlyTioKb4sYdg17VTBq7nMmWzBkqJvndKD1NWylPN6qPt4VEtYznMEfXu12nReUHj8NvXVahogpTnM1u/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-y4w6MVPK9a00KyE6lrpNNJvoN6uF03FkdHnnTGVpBA6tUjr0E5YnHSNkQMQWgMp9gdRrDvuX-0yCMIgNhaL0acyqPO_rlWXDlyUMiamqm6IaWViWHO-HrXcyoO1rZ7EFfBu6V2Y23P1/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgZr-aRvwLlJTjnCQyDF71ZlCLXVUzQqoIXLdyHlWd0Mp_7cBHZ_srvvRklGivMLtV2wCq0cFSEJ27JNoY9J94X5vFJl7HS7ScPwRiXfAskrFZ6bIaGe2C50Tm33cXFD6EXUIme6ysGCH/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62SoUa6_phCG5wmTrLaPhleJ4KKacMKG481Rlg6VrenHUE5B5HbtxeA6pIGAucD64Pw1mJiwgo0NbssB4CpePvCpZA7hf1N9IppyZ-80iHouC5QTBUuIXrwmor0YUpkfFuS2tjb371esr/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFmUz_FV-wTsngNyRmtVxM9QTtw4aFVoz_DrKNIQ-gOlh3TGslfUZMQTqi44VcyrqIbMl-aOFnNLoWy5Qli9iHcbpYW_nDYy5b9Ju1QnNDRDqlSIoUi6ZMy1jAXGl_CMhJvH8t4ZkKGjS/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD-PC_Z__nb1LoZJsyoWEiEWZeq409gT05H1mMiGACs4xXgmZxDYMzKddo1iUe_gAjAeI5RTnVz5IFVPZI5jXwm30GoEjVfX5v8Ij9o4A_VDVEAKTNs4NSCcotMM1-8V7k0Ns4n5NSAN9/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KheR_4kLmBFPK8LzbUs2XiZ8042ESGt1Hgohi90vGdZU6m-O2oepFvkXZxgkM7hSemaXxw-VEpU5AI8jE_LlDbO-56cCIaoyXBU9HX9fcDkjV9l70am-tV1HO58breLzhf4swMzX8XIx/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3XxO3x_Gs2wrCAykrOUkrc3fida4hhBfB32vVnciM_OHnXF2I31LQ_IjnpcHxAeKE2vkSzWwcddAbW3xHurRPq7UNmIHNkTpDD0VvJwip-KlBtgNmXXG4ypzpFLYzIHZ20xxF_eUB9NN/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylkgNr3KOMXqMkpGYET77wTbxk1mON0by51xAQlDCUb3CGJ254Cw2uu956xiB9fo3TN8SJbxr-o1rtnZkfaJshokkSD0h3KrtS4CVmZRyETvHuFnda0RjmCUZK2vNqgvT8Jjs-xEgBfb9/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfvIcoHUWMkhy3-s4onLkoPRAhTpbZ_-v-y9mii1hcuhTAEPKkF7lfe3aBht_juJzlFh1o3eDj0Xn00IjqixEug5ZJqe3MdFSsKoO8zSnBxalmeQ2q5myFLok3K2Djwtzkz57SI4QahFW/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh581KSZMuZ8f08L9umzfQp288qmyGgaN8aTTeZm0HbDVWlZLW2LYzsumny5ynLA0Jo8YRynjuraX8TwvOeCgutN43Gum0i9GundfmcaFiJyMAc9ta5FQj7ZKGulx5My5Wo9MTouK84DsPZ/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURb6hts3tM6d0wAY7Y16ITevZrZbrOZGx6S7DtRyKQ53bQNIO_m-MeOAzYk9Z4dak6adZXRUSltb-6bZBKjVsqPYkggR3eupUjmORY902X9YGon1gQZB0y47ghVY-F7Ne0Fyb3jWullck/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU6UJiOrxtnVtopTH3Bp0dyqep9w-ItBsDTWjy7mn18JyeL1vMxKfJ3XuZhE5mKZsBuuX7saE9Yvz4p3cIu_b8T9JtcbVH3iiE_MiTJHw3qlgykIyJPSwUCtVIappic-Im2PogXmgF8Ni/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXhj9RhDfiE3LMlL1ikY07JYgBzEYV847veFu81f53vE-kMyAOYxoDgGbNBAtVJZWsz4cpY7cPPJrHl8bdKC33cTAisc6DMNbIcRHNV8seE6uXKmZ4JMk5N63uMkjbU856nHkA2sUL9MZ/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3AJbsUS-pLeT57mJnd4rO9dH25E-sPiCm_mtvPQp2mFrRldfFAjjFQZwbMfGJ3UxfayIrFjD21PNwHzEgDuaGk3fLHBNm_ODR3AsAxE9eBJOIJ7GkkEVaQZxAtcdZfNItqzPIFMIR-5S/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2404NA7VbjNZ0ZqtgjoLuh75YLG5H-JGiG_wJki9WzspyQHNNShouqsgmNQ9DEWfETQoUqi1rFW3HZLtuG679-aTxKwcKu5wEqBWeevYhnGGtRxNfBLr53kpVZipGR7p1jgoqwJkxxQZ/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL7B4ursjjGSRP-kcEHdxJ8cvp_1WueCbiCIptKDh9yENoQrZZLrWB0-lG_ZSPK5iN35DNEA7D9hucxtPeVCpHHle5sODbr96DTAwDvKtU0eZxfRE1Pb0Dtv7lDtTEZ6C3kWUt7Xu54IY/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_yhUIsLz8-pyPyzeeCEaQ2ev0B-Q_KOnKNnxnevu9mvS2ZuYMDeZDCXJ5y7zrikf8SWQUyDlEh2jZLq68Ma2PGum5CZPXRrrpFy_C21GzSIgyoTUmLrlcR4mry56uJb4BMwFRNSl5zNF/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9B-7wYC6TpJm4z7Yz8NO9NEiuiSA2NvQSAUHLzaNPJI909vlwPsSHFQbmSUc8OUlcayZuER_m3vHAkS8qL0Ixd9CGKSyuXMBEYkLU4OAQkWGb3vVK5tgVlu8vFNTpb9q-HGSsXnbphwI/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg9qSyZCCOmtCRM6pc2Ie45xicyCXuGj8uSCyHBi_kR2eaUBWv-EAI7uV4tzZUF4ifXCkBS3bZOYQ7jKtNnZLHXF-ZOWu_BFZU1kVhEw4QfZ6oOlCDuPt-xHMwhqyjsDiUtE6FT09bbVZ/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRIq9ME6XX0ONicofpk6yPW-6478PzE2W3v8-YG9dQU8WSMB7-oyih3fCtvraXfFXnwS1hHB1HdagiAWYIk0Gtwj1lDf0s3QuTIok2EnsKXeK2N_NLzJ041lDeG7ZlN_XLB6daBdWTunP/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb6yw4SLOpEPPTgbtz1YqN_PAMfiJBt5MYTYYEWgEQwgesn7wUFDsON7bYMPHsao8nu_Dr0HD7GD426MpO9fxlOptzV9FfRV-NTgUhBbMjQMJ74f9UGxLGSYByfEo8WKudiRiy976wb-s/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOr6wdrH0_bpFhyZDFDEzwfzQMXm3sg7CoKbUtbAtpFj62oIJhKlLszKfVnU0ghmXuJaJBMt1xC_q5Mctv56uLOIkwWQbxKu2rrXy2cMKz2c-LH5PYWuMh2x2KgIghbIspJ-kw-OIoqrht/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHsH99hFSBrQ389D-kATuxokc8BpAkCtIn6UTFDI1Z1hGt-Iq9akdX-3DKUassX_46c0pbQyUXzponyS8_17KvJ8n5PrpW2sCK8bnCUm1Vwx3g0UeEDfqNpmMF0RmKzexM5LdUhl9-Kzq/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2vepO9p87FabNUovlIRCsJIBl4bgzepelDGjCFkzlrhDSl0Ps7_GGv690FOda4xVU3cQaWPfhhDFh-xjyGPO_0ZzRmzN6ax2gByQJZAnAgKvtCVYVoRBtcsKJy9XNP8QJ6oFr3u0Wg-r/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydjod1NpBizahhIabKX88ahlfPLELySCi1iUAMFTXD1Gm-VQsWQEleS0i-pPWWbzAaJyYVBAm_XXirlxyG8uCHLAwJ8lulAA6kNt8WCShhmZsIrEq9lvrd2Mid1q0Zz2nei2ptBfvXqSP/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxDX2QSCfMMGx_tIfyuk5sj4y9DB6oqH3fjUcc7YegytqyIQ40z50LHDCuJgxoAX7j3Hzn8bnnJuj45HM6cyescJMd_zszmmDvHKt4uSHzQKviVWK3F_Y0AR7nXAjn__v71stAlG-W9nE/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55GcXy-n9HGGFGLhGSZcn79VmafWpnf-9No4EabcAo4qGVfYQoEq1SUhYODdrywSezqMb6D_p_Yz9opIaLRTvy_m9JNub_YahPkRXp7aaSFk2tBMRCZ9jfntRMlpqRwUcOPize9z-VbQB/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxbifzJ5bfy7oLYgNIH4MBAYKoeyAIByO7nNht802s9RBnVfMig5HaqNwlyG4s50SwY8u0gLCS0WXrPO3NlFaSnjsAcMhcX2Wo-KBsDdjTYYCAia_X2xsOKMm0B-lQr5MkDP5JBQ3maT0/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaB1iNM6MbF8fagflLbqesEemqJZCEg10YQS7nwqMIBOHfZIpYmD66be-GHZt0PfMWsPvM4Sf7SdnzgkuSvXBvbpC3mw5RRHpQXCErzoTQKbvypcct5Ho9HAzm0ZTJrC5ONAlCAlDo0Dk/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.



Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJGrZxy-BAeN0vf3bWXKVNW9fOgt5hpXqZ_LM6MtB2rpqrQYGs5LpWEDIxHbAHXRBoAVWLCIkOoN7egx-6w67A4Ihmh-0evZJrsPObACzfKa-9OHM_FZ9174qCfq0XWRMomKxnwyeCkrm/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

href="http://wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/SGH-T939.xml">border="0"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO7QLnQnZLRy3n9HZDaHBpNMkZ-SeFxPKVwSXsJXR-JGZVEbdOjqPdqYCEVkPA6aDtmV3-Qw9kaiFE6VR8-qGiI0H4XdKu5KNy3Cd-VjIkfBzNiG4HFtunf9nCiTnZZ0AA_a408Cq6o5n/" />




First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.





Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it

href="http://www.t-mobile.com/">src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzCUaPohkGih0okGjJ8dDGwiO8tvR124kUzoRYnFBe8mPz6dzlNqpGp6JrrtBbW66RIEaKEYNtHiNyAX6Id7bUU5yTmxMghqiecRrIchijBNkLCywwCysjwV4R1m4KRHpdaQo_m_pwUQc/" />




That rumored Highlight
for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in
Samsung's massive full-touch attack on the carrier -- an attack
that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and
this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this
one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't
slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a
3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel,
AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It's available in two colors today
-- fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue
combo -- for $149.99 on contract after rebates.



We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire"
livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations,
we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the
browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone
browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY
keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a
biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some
of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having
really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly
still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that
there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel
more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket
appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively
cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though
we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out --
it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be
priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say,
$79.99, it's an all-around winner.