Thursday, August 26, 2010

Samsung Inc. plans LTE smartphone SCH-R900 in U.S.


Samsung Inc. said yesterday that it will release a fourth-generation mobile phone in the United States in September.

The handset is also known as the SCH-R900 for those of you who love dealing with model numbers, and is touted to be the first phone in the world to use LTE which will be sold in US through MetroPCS. Apart from LTE bands, the handset will also support CDMA, carrying a touchscreen display, a 3.2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth connectivity and a QWERTY keyboard to get those text messages and emails out in a flurry. Don't think it will out-text a BlackBerry though.

Samsung Craft r900 will likely be out before the end of this year – so it won’t be just MetroPCS’ first LTE phone, but also the first in North America (because Verizon’s first LTE phone won’t be launched until 2011). The Craft should cost $299.99 free of contract.