Samsung announced a new touchscreen phone for US Cellular. Called the Samsung Messager Touch, the curvy device combines a youthful design with the versatility of both a touchscreen panel and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
An attractive addition to the carrier's roster of entry-level messaging phones, the handset features Samsung's popular TouchWiz UI, along with a slew of preloaded widgets. It also has access to additional widgets, applications (including social networking and business titles) and games through EasyEdge, US Cellular's content download service.
Details of the Samsung Messager Touch include a 2.6-inch resistive touchscreen display (most likely 320 x 240 resolution), a four-row full QWERTY keyboard, a 2.0 megapixel camera module (with camcorder), stereo Bluetooth, built-in media player, microSD expansion (up to 16GB) and five hours of talk time. Phone dimensions are 2.12 x 4.13 x 0.59 inches, with a weight of 3.81 ounces. Oddly, there's no word on the full list of messaging capabilities (aside from SMS and MMS), but expect modest email and IM support, since it has neither 3G nor WiFi.
Available in black with blue accents, the Samsung Messager Touch is available now from both US Cellular locations and online. Price is $49.95 after a mail-in rebate with a two-year agreement.
