Samsung Intercept heading to Virgin Mobile for $249 on Pre-pay

Virgin Mobile has announced its first Android powered smart phone Samsung Intercept. Virgin Mobile added the Samsung Intercept, running on the Android mobile operating system, to its affordable, no-contract lineup of handset and service offerings.

Virgin Mobile USA plans on making this Android-powered landscape QWERTY slider smartphone available with a price tag of $249.99 attached to it.

Virgin Samsung Intercept

Samsung Intercept is also known as Samsung M910 for Sprint.

Intercept comes with high-end processor 800 MHz to give higher-quality graphics and faster performance.

Samsung Intercept features 3.2 inch TFT touchscreen(240 x 400 pixels), Qwerty keyboard, Optical trackpad, 3.15 MP camera(2048×1536 pixels ) with auto focus & Geo-tagging, Android 2.1 OS, 800 MHz processor, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1, 8GB inbuilt memory, microSD card slot for 32GB.

Full Specifications of Samsung Intercept

Network
3G NetworkCDMA2000 1xEV-DO
2G NetworkCDMA 800 / 1900
Dimensions
L x B x H113 x 56 x 15 mm
Weight139 g
Display
TypeTFT touchscreen
Size3.2 inch
Colors & Resolution65K colors, 240 x 400 pixels (WQVGA)
Input/ User Interface
InputOptical Trackpad
Qwerty Keypad
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
System Properties
Operating SystemAndroid 2.1 OS (Eclair)
CPU800 MHz processor
Storage Capacity
MemoryInternal: 8GB of built-in memory
External: Support for microSD cards up to 32GB
Browser & MessagingHTML, Android Browser
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Camera
Still– 3.15 Megapixels
– 2048×1536 pixels with Auto focus, Geo-tagging
– Widescreen photo capture & Geo tagging
SecondaryNo
Video RecordingYes
Connectivity
EDGE & GPRSNo
Bluetooth & USBv2.1 with A2DP Stereo & v2.0 micro USB,
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Headset3.5 mm stereo headset jack
RadioNo
GPSA-GPS
3GRev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps
Music & Video
Music FormatMP3, WAV, AAC, eAAC+
Video FormatMP4, H.264, H.263
Battery
TypeLi-Ion 1500 mAh Standard battery
Standby TimeUp to 3000 hours
Talk TimeUp to 5 hours 30 min
Other FeaturesBar code scanner
Social Networking integration
YouTube, Google Talk
Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Facebook integration
Access to the Amazon MP3 store
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Colors Gray Steel
Satin Pink

Virgin Samsung Intercept

Samsung Intercept offers full integration of social networking apps, Microsoft Outlook Exchange e-mail and advanced messaging capabilities. This is not a GSM phone, it will not work on any GSM network worldwide. Sammy has gone this time with an EV-DO Rev. 0 (as opposed to Rev. A) which means you’ll be getting along with slower data speeds than you’d expect from your average modern CDMA smartphone.

Price & Availability

The Samsung Intercept will be available with in the next few weeks in mid-October for an affordable pricing at $249 prepay, paired with Virgin Mobile’s contract free Beyond Talk service options at $25, $40 and $60 a month.

Samsung Intercept was released in July, this year and it is available for $100 on contract after rebate via Sprint carriers.

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