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$99 Samsung Blast Mobile Phone 4 TXTers

by Tim Stevens on August 9, 2007 at 08:58 AM

Samsung Launches Blast Mobile PhoneSamsung and T-Mobile are gracing us with yet another slim and sexy looking mobile handset, one that may have heavy texters quite interested. The Blast (aka the not quite as cool sounding SGH-t729) features a glossy, piano-black front. When closed it measures just two inches wide, four inches tall, and just a half-inch thick (about the same as Motorola's formerly-thinnest RAZR). When opened, the Blast reveals a QWERTY-style keypad that's been condensed to fit in a space no bigger than those found on most phones. Each key has been assigned two letters, meaning texting or e-mailing requires at most a double-tap, rather than the triple-tap needed for many phones.

T-Mobile will be pricing e-mail access on a per-message basis like they do for text messaging, an interesting shift from the typicall bulk and unlimited data rates found elsewhere. Given the amount of spam we receive on a daily basis, we're not sure how keen we are on this pricing scheme.

On the features side, the phone includes the standard 1.3 megapixel camera, an MP3 player, and should offer around 5 hours of talk time.

The Blast is available right now from T-Mobile for $99 -- after the requisite discounts, contracts, and instant rebates.

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