The Samsung Exclaim Messaging Phone

A cool new messaging phone for Sprint was announced earlier this month. The Samsung Exclaim is a text message-centric phone that sports a dual slider design. This new Sprint phone is currently available for $79.99 with a new two-year service agreement.

Let's take a closer look at the Samsung Exclaim messaging phone and see if it's worth the purchase. Now this phone was released just a few weeks ago but some early Samsung Exclaim reviews have already been published. However, it would be better to look at the basic details of the phone before we get into the reviews.

One of the most interesting feature of this new Sprint phone lies in it's design. This messaging handset sports a dual slider design which means its slides in multiple ways. This also means that it sports both a number keypad which slides down and the QWERTY keyboard that slides to the left.

This feature is very useful because it provides a dedicated keypad for text entry and another one for dialing numbers.

The Samsung Exclaim messaging phone falls into the mid-range category. This implies a cheap price but only a limited number of high-end features. This phone does not offer a feature set comparable to a BlackBerry or other smartphones. However, this Sprint mobile phone offers a feature set that will satisfy the needs of the average user.

The new Samsung Exclaim messaging phone carries a 2.6 inch QVGA display and a 2.0-megapixel camera. other key features include 3G support, Bluetooth, GPS, , and a microSD card slot that can hold up to 32GB cards.

This cool cell phone also offers several social-networking features, like interactive Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. This makes it popular with teens and young users who are addicted to social networks.

Now on to the reviews. Well, experts and users love the Exclaim's design as well as its good feature set and excellent call quality. The negative feed back was minimal. Some say that the nonstandard headset jack and weak external speaker were disappointing. Nonetheless, the positive attributes overshadow all the negative observations.

That's it for this post on the Samsung Exclaim messaging phone. Tune in to this blog for more on the latest phones and cell phone news.

Two New Clamshells for Sprint Fans!

Here's something new for Sprint Fans. The mobile phone network has just announced the release of two new clamshell mobile phones, the Motorola MOTORAZR VE20 and Sanyo Katana Eclipse.

Let's explore the details on these new Sprint mobile phones. Let's begin with the new Sanyo Katana Eclipse from Sprint.

The Sanyo Katana Eclipse is touted as the first Sprint multimedia phone to offer an amazing combination of unique lighting effects and the advanced speeds and features. This is the main selling point for the "Eclipse". It offers customizable exterior illumination which the users can set the handset's exterior from a wide variety of colors and patterns.

These lights are not all for show because they can serve as caller IDs or messaging alerts. Sprint customers can assign lighting effects to specific callers as well as alerts and messages. For example they can assign a certain light combination for a specific person, and the lights will alert them that the person is trying to contact them. That's pretty cool if you like flashy handsets.

Now here are the rest of the features for the Sprint's new Sanyo Katana Eclipse:

• on-demand TV
• over-the-air song downloads
• integrated GPS navigation
• web browsing, and gaming.
• built-in speakerphone,
• stereo Bluetooth® technology,
• external music navigation controls
• internal antenna.
• 1.3 megapixel camera,
• 2.5mm headset jack
• slot for microSD card and microUSB.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Dimensions: 3.6” x 1.9” x 0.7”; Weight: 3.4 oz.
• Internal display: 2.0” 65K color TFT LCD (176x220); External display: 1.0”
• Standard battery: Rechargeable lithium ion (LiIon) battery provides up to 4.6 hours continuous talk time

Now let's look at the new Motorola MOTORAZR VE20 for Sprint. This new Sprint clamshell cell phone has a similar look to Motorola's RAZR line of handsets. The Motorola VE20 has an external display with touch capacitance buttons. Users can use these buttons to access the messaging system, music and other applications. This new Sprint mobile phone supports Sprint TV, which can be watched with the phone closed.

This new Sprint clamshell is being touted as a high-performing, high-value device. It's a multimedia device that promises to provide great experience with it's music player, text inbox and menu controls from its vivid external display.

Here are the major features offered by Sprint's Motorola MOTORAZR VE20:

2 megapixel camera
3.5mm headset jack
microUSB, microSD slot
stereo Bluetooth,
GPS
EVDO data radio
access to Sprint-exclusive content
Sprint Music Store
Sprint TV

SPECIFICATIONS

• Dimensions: 2.0” x 3.9” x 0.6”; 3.5 oz
• Internal Display: 2.2” 262K-color TFT (240 x 320 pixels)
• External Display: 1.6” 65K-color CSTN (120 x 60 pixels)
• Standard battery: Lithium ion battery provides up to approximately 4.0 hours of talk time

Both of these new Sprint phonmes are now available although the pricing info was not yet released. Tune in to this blog for more mobile phone news and information.