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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE

Samsung’s SGH-T109 waltzed on through the FCC’s database in mid-summer, and at this time it’s available on T-Mobile for those looking for the bare necessities. Selling for the low, low price of $0.00 on contract, this green / black clamshell arrives with no camera, no Bluetooth and no real fun to speak of. It’s a step or two above the Jitterbug, but don’t buy this one expecting to show it off. Oh, and it makes / receives calls, so that’s a plus.

[Via CellphoneSignal]

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Tags: Bare Necessities, Bluetooth, Clamshell, Fcc, Fcc Database, Gsm Edge, Jitterbug, Mid Summer, Mobile Gsm, Nbsp, Real Fun, Samsung, Samsung Gsm, Samsung Mobile, Sgh, T Mobile

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, ATT, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

We still don’t know Truly what to make of the a637’s design — it’s definitely a departure from everything we’ve seen out of Sammy for AT&T in recent memory, and really, a departure across its entire international lineup. You definitely can’t fault ‘em for trying something fresh, though, and “fresh” is precisely how we’d describe this pale, rounded little number. It’s got AT&T Navigation, 3.6Mbps HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth, and a 1.3-megapixel cam, so you can’t precisely call it low-end (well, maybe the camera part, you can), and the $50 on-contract price after rebates is a breath of fresh air for a phone with this kind of torrential download capability. It’s available at this time; just don’t swallow it or… well, you know.

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Tags: Amp, Att, Bluetooth, Breath Of Fresh Air, Capability, Contract Price, Handsets, Memory, Navigation, Nbsp, Rebates, Sammy, Samsung, Samsung Gsm, Swallow

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA

As expected, Motorola’s VU204 and VU30 flips have teamed up with Samsung’s Sway slider for announcement on Verizon today, bringing an engaging attention range of new hardware from the low to the upper midrange. Unfortunately, this is a case where “engaging attention” isn’t necessarily a good thing; for example, we find it “engaging attention” that the Sway (pictured right) runs a cool 70 bucks on contract after rebate yet doesn’t feature EV-DO, a feature we’d assume was at this time standard in a handset of this price. At any rate, it’s got a 2-megapixel cam and a media player with microSD expansion, so we’ll cut it some slack. On the Moto side, the VU204’s an ultra-basic piece that “meets everyday, on-the-go needs” (that’s code for “ultra-basic,” by the way) with a VGA cam and Bluetooth; it runs just $29.99 on activation. The Rapture VU30 (pictured left) does a 2-megapixel camera, touch-sensitive external display, and EV-DO, running a stiffer $129.99 on contract. The Sway and VU30 are available at this time, while the VU204 follows on come October 14.

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Tags: Bluetooth, Flips, Handset, Media Player, Megapixel Camera, Midrange, Moto, Motorola, Motorola Wireless, Nbsp, New Hardware, Rapture, Running, Samsung, Samsung Wireless, Slack, Slider, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Vga