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The HTC Diamond2 Sprint is the successor of the Touch Diamond, a handset which has been launched with a huge success being loved by many users. Even if the Windows Mobile doesn’t come with important changes in the last few years, the HTC created the TouchFLO 3D interface which makes the mobile phones to be easy to use. The Diamond2 comes with many improvements over its predecessor but it isn’t so much appreciated.

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In the standard package, the HTC Diamond2 Sprint comes with a headset, a charger, a miniUSB cable plus the usual software CD and manuals. If you choose to buy this cell phone through Sprint, you will receive in the package a memory card. Like all HTC mobile phones, the Diamond2 comes with an attractive design. Even if it is simple, the case is made of high-quality materials and has rounded edges. This handset has 108 x 53 x 13.7 mm in dimensions and 118 grams in weight, acceptable values for a smartphone.  On the front side, the Diamond2 hosts a huge touch screen, which occupies almost the entire front side. Below it you will find 4 hardware buttons and a touch-sensitive bar for zoom. Above the display only an ambient light sensor is placed. On the top side a Power On/off button are placed while in the bottom part a microUSB port (which allows you to charge the phone, attach headphones or connect it to a PC), a stylus pen slot and the microphone are placed. On the sides, the HTC Diamond2 Sprint hosts a speaker and a volume rocker.

As we said, the HTC Diamond2 Sprint is equipped with a huge 3.2 inch TFT resistive touch screen with a native resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. This display is one of the strongest points of this cell phone. It supports 65K colors and it is armed with a lot of features like accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and handwriting recognition. Thanks to the high resolution, the images are very clear and have a high quality of colors so you will love watching clips on it. The TouchFLO 3D interface makes this cell phone easy to use offering interactive menus and a lot of functionalities. For taking photos, the Diamond2 comes with a 5 Megapixel camera. Capable of taking photos at a maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels, this camera armed with autofocus and touch focus will offer great images with high quality colors. Even if it lacks a LED Flash, the images will be acceptable even if are taken in a dark environment. For storing all your files, this smartphone comes with 512 MB of internal memory with the possibility to extend it up to 16 GB with a microSD card.



For connectivity, the HTC Diamond2 Sprint comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, miniUSB and GPS plus support for GPRS, EDGE 3G and HSDPA 7.2 Mbps. With such a lot of powerful features, you probably are thinking about a poor battery life. Well, being equipped with a Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery, the Diamond2 will stay on for up to 5 hours of conversations and up to 500 hours in standby mode.

Social networking websites are all the rage in this new era we’ve all been blessed to live in, becoming more and more popular with every day that passes by. Sprint, one of the most important American providers seems to be aware of this fact, so it has just launched two new devices that are designed to enhance the social networking experience of the customer.

This way, users can always stay connected with their friends, family and colleagues, wherever they are, whenever they like. The two cell phones are the HTC Snap and the Samsung Exclaim.

We have already covered the HTC Snap, so let’s focus our attention on the Samsung Exclaim. The phone is a message-centric one, being a dual-slider that comes with features like a numeric keypad and a full QWERTY keyboard, dedicated tiles to Facebook and MySpace, placed on the home screen, along with Twitter, that can all be accessed using the One Click feature, a 2.6 inches QVGA display, a 2 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth, and a microSD card slot for expandable memory.

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“Social networking is a powerful tool that helps people stay connected whenever and wherever they want”, said Kevin Packingham, the Senior Vice President of Product Development for Sprint. “HTC Snap and Samsung Exclaim are designed with social networking in mind, and they leverage America’s most dependable 3G network to deliver the promise of staying in touch with those who matter most; and Sprint’s Ready Now retail experience offers the perfect opportunity for customers to learn all about the key features and functionality of these new devices”.



The Samsung Exclaim is already available (starting June 21st) in the Sprint retail channels and online, for a price of $79.99 (the taxes are not included), after a $50 mail-in rebate. The condition is to sign a new service agreement for two years.

(Source: Press Release)

Chances are pretty for high for you to successfully fail when trying to make your kid a surprise at his graduation party and giving him/her, as a present, a Sanyo cell phone, even if it’s the latest to come into the spotlight. It won’t matter very much, because your kid will tell you that a Sanyo-branded device was not his/her wildest dream.

This is the result of the fact that Sanyo isn’t very well known in the cell phone market, so it’s not able to compete against many other famous companies. Unfortunately, clamshells like the Katana series, that managed to create sensation when they appeared, didn’t manage to change people’s perception concerning the Sanyo cell phones.

However, the latest device to hit the American market these days is the SCP-2700 which available right now via Sprint on an exclusive basis. It’s just that you’ll be able to find it at stores from all over the West Michigan and Northeast Indiana.

The features of the SCP-2700 include a full QWERTY keyboard, threaded text messaging, a 2.2 inch color LCD screen, a 1.3 megapixel camera, access to Web and email, an integrated speakerphone, a dedicated emoticon key that will help teenagers insert the smiley faces they like most when writing text messages or emails. Parents, on the other hand, will be happy to experience the Bluetooth connectivity, the Sprint Family Locator, Sprint Mobile Email Work and the GPS Navigation functions.

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“This phone makes it simple for families to stay connected through voice, text and email”, says William Derrick, the General Manager at iPCS Wireless, which is the Sprint PCS affiliate in Michigan and Indiana. “Its compact design, full features and great looks will appeal to teens and sophisticated users alike. Best of all, at its low price point and inexpensive rate plans, we’ve eliminated any barriers for people seeking a simple messaging device”.

Available in two color versions, Impulsive Pink and Deep Blue, the Sanyo cell phone can be bought for free in a package of two (two devices, you got it right) with new-line activations and signing a contract agreement for two years on two Individual Plans with messaging or a Family Plan, also with messaging.

(Source: Coolest-Gadgets)

A couple of weeks ago I was telling you about a promise made by Sprint concerning two new Samsung cell phones that were said to become available “sometimes in the near future”. It seems that the near future is already here, because, just as promised, the Samsung Instinct S30 is already being sold both in stores and online.

The S30 was highly anticipates and people were expecting it with curiosity and enthusiasm, as the predecessor of this handset was released a long time ago (maybe too long), 10 months ago, to be more precise.

When I told you about the rumors related to the availability of the S30, which was said to be April 19th, I also mentioned the features it will come equipped with. Therefore, the device will come with a 3.2 inch TFT touchscreen display with a resolution of 240 x 432 pixels and 262K colors, a 2 megapixel camera, a virtual QWERTY keyboard, GPS, stereo Bluetooth 2.0, Microsoft Live Search, Visual Voicemail, Microsoft outlook, Sprint services such as Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, Sprint Music Store.

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For those who are enthusiastic about games, the phone has two well known games (they are preloaded) and we’re talking about Guitar Hero – World Tour and Are you smarter than a 5th grader.

As I previously told you, the new Samsung Instinct phone measures 2.1 x 4.6 x 0.5 inches and weighs 3.9 ounces. The battery provides approximately 4.6 hours of talk time.

As announced, you can buy the S30 for $129.99, if you are willing to sign a contract agreement, and $449.99, free of contract.

(Source: unwiredview.com)

It is time for two brand new Samsung cell phones to come on an exclusive basis via Sprint. They were already announced by Samsung USA, so it’s just a matter of time to see these handsets in the stores. They are the Samsung Instinct S30, which is to be found exclusively at Sprint, so you won’t be able to find it somewhere outside the United States, and the Samsung Mondi.

The first one is expected to become available starting April 19. The South Korean manufacturer says it will come in two different color versions: Cobalt Metal and Touch of Copper. As for the features, they include: a 3.2 inches TFT touchscreen display with a resolution of 240 x 432 pixels and 262k colors, a virtual QWERTY keyboard, a 2 megapixel camera, GPS and Sprint’s Navigation service, Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, Microsoft Live Search, Opera Mini Search, Visual Voicemail, Microsoft Outlook, the Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store services and two games which are pre-loaded, the “Guitar Hero – World Tour” and the “Are you smarter than a 5th grader”.

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The Samsung Instinct S30 measures 2.1 x 4.6 x 0.5 inches and weighs approximately 3.9 ounces, providing no more than 4.6 hours of talk time. As for the price, the phone will cost $129.99 if you’re willing to sign a two year contract agreement. This way, you’ll get a $100 mail-in rebate.



The other Samsung phone is actually a WiMAX-enabled tablet called Samsung Mondi. Being presented as “the most advanced mobile WiMAX enabled handheld device in the US”, the Samsung Mondi is expected to come equipped with the following features: a 4.3 inch touchscreen display, a full QWERTY keyboard, the Windows Mobile 6.1 support, GPS with preloaded maps provided by Route 66, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, a 3.0 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, Opera 9.5 browser, Direct Push / Mobile Email, support for a wide variety of video and audio file formats, HDMI TV Out, Instant Messaging and an internal memory of 4GB.



When it comes to the price of the Samsung Mondi, we don’t have the details at our disposal. Not yet. However, you'll just have to be patient and the new Sprint Samsung cell phones will hit the market really soon.

(Source: unwiredview.com)