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

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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

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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

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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 Galaxy predictably coming to O2 UK

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It's
already being stocked by its German cousins, so it stands to
reason that O2's British outpost would be looking to carry the
mighty i7500 Galaxy from Samsung as well. Indeed, TechRadar is
reporting that O2 UK has confirmed that the Android-powered OLED
beast is on the way in August, though pricing is yet to be reported
in any official capacity; for comparison's sake, O2 Germany is
offering it for €69.99 (about $98) on contract, so we can
certainly imagine the new launch coming somewhere in the same
range. Then again, we can also imagine it being completely free on
the right plan, in which case we're packing our bags and filing for
our visas.