Samsung Moment Android handset comes to Sprint

Samsung MomentSprint and Samsung Mobile today announced the upcoming availability of Samsung Moment starting from Nov 1 for $179.99 and a $100 mail-in-rebate with a two-year service agreement.

Samsung Moment features include 3.2-inch AMOLED touch-screen, 800 MHz processor, full QWERTY keyboard, accelerometer,  GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headset jack,  built-in Google mobile services, including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube, as well as thousands of applications available in Android Market.

Samsung Moment smartphone

“Sprint is thrilled to add the powerful and sophisticated Samsung Moment to our growing portfolio of Android devices,” said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president of product development for Sprint. “What’s truly special about the Samsung Moment is the way this device and the Android platform take advantage of the power of the Sprint Now Network to deliver ‘surfing the net’ like never before. And its dynamic screen and QWERTY keyboard make texting, e-mail and accessing thousands of Android applications a breeze.”

Additional features include:

  • 3.2-megapixel camera with flash and camcorder with auto-focus
  • Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology
  • Expandable memory up to 32GB
  • Sprint TV with live and on-demand programming
  • NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM
  • Easy access to social networking sites, including Facebook, Flickr and Twitter
  • Media player with 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
  • Visual voice mail for quick and easy access to specific voice mail messages
  • Access to personal and corporate e-mail through Active Sync

Source: Samsung