Samsung releases SGH-t729 aka the Blast
Added on 2007-08-08 08:42:00
by Randall Bennett
 SureType keyboards seem to be the trend among smartphone users looking to keep the typing speed up, but maintain a svelte size. T-Mobile, the first carrier to feature the keyboard tech in the BlackBerry Pearl, adds another Sammy SureType to the fold in the Blast. Other than the keys, the phone rocks a seemingly versatile email client (pop3, imap4, AOL, Yahoo and Gmail), A2DP, microSD, and a 1.3 megapixel camera, but notably missing from the specs is push email. Without push email, nor mention of any operating system in the press release, we doubt the phone will be a proper smartphone, but more of a messaging phone ala Samsung's u740, LG's enV or T-Mobile's SideKick. The phone hits store shelves any day now for $99 with a new contract.
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Samsung handsets coming next month?
Added on 2007-07-17 13:48:00
by Randall Bennett
 
Samsung seems to occupy a large chunk of time during our workday, typically because every time you turnaround the company unleashes some sort of new handset. This time, through some unscrupulous BGR ways, we're hearing about the T429 and T729 phones slated to hit T-Mobile next month. The two are pretty standard fare, with the T429 looking like a refresh of other Sammy sliders already on the market. The t429 sports Bluetooth, an IM client to take all your SMS messages and otherwise is a standard cell phone and hits August 20th.
The T729, aka "Blast," looks to be a bit more interesting with a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a sure type keyboard. Not too many sure type keyboards outside of the Blackberry Pearl (which we're oh-so impressed with) so always good to see another manufacturer venture into the QWERTY / keypad game. The T729 comes your way August 1st.
[Via CrunchGear]
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