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T-Mobile Adds Samsung's SGH-t819 Slider

Snapshot by Michelle Ruhfass on Monday January 21, 2008.


T-Mobile announced the addition of a new Samsung slider to its portfolio today, the SGH-t819. This new cellphone has a rich feature set with an affordable price tag. Some of its features include text and picture messaging, as well as support for instant messaging. AOL, ICQ, Windows Live, and Yahoo are all supported on the new phone.

This quad-band GSM/EDGE handset takes advantage of T-Mobile's 1900MHz network as well as all the other major GSM networks in the world. It comes pre-loaded with T-Mobile's myFaves application for calling your 5 most commonly called friends or family members for free. The device sports a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture support and can handle up to 2GB of extra memory in its microSD expandable slot. This cell phone includes an MP3 player and supports Bluetooth A2DP stereo headset capability for wireless listening.

The Samsung SGH-t819 for T-Mobile is available online and in stores now, with pricing set at US$99.99 with a 2 year contract.


Specifications for the Samsung SGH-t819
Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Data GPRS/EDGE
Size 101mm x 51mm x 14mm
(3.96"x2.0"x.55")
Weight 99g (3.5oz)
Battery Life Up to 12.5 days standby
Up to 5 hours talk time
Main Display 262k color TFT, 176x220 pixel resolution
Camera 1.3 megapixel
Video Video capture/playback
Messaging MMS/SMS
Email No
Bluetooth Yes w/ A2DP (stereo)
Memory Unknown internal, microSD memory card slot up to 2GB
Availability Now
Other MP3 player, AOL/ICQ/Windows Live/Yahoo messaging support, speakerphone, voice dialing, T-Mobile Address Book compatible

 
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