Earlier this week, Samsung USA unveiled the new SCH-a970 for Verizon Wireless. The SCH-a970 is equipped with a video capable 2 megapixel camera, and sports a twisting clamshell form factor. As a member of Verizon's V CAST line, it supports EV-DO data and Video on Demand.
[Earlier we had reported that the a970 lacked EV-DO support. The specs we had furnished to us by Samsung were incomplete and made no mention of EV-DO. -editor]
The dualband CDMA a970 supports both the 800 and 1900Mhz CDMA bands. It has a large, 262k color TFT main display with a 176x220 pixel resolution. The smaller, external display has a resolution of 96x96 pixels. The SCH-a970 is fairly heavy at 144g (5.1oz), and somewhat large at 94mm x 46mm x 25mm (3.7" x 1.8" x 1.0"), though still a decent bit shorter in length than Nokia's 2 megapixel N90.
The A970 does have a Bluetooth system that can be used with Bluetooth headsets and car kits, and VoiceSignal's advanced voice dialing and text to speech capabilities. Additionally, the SCH-a970's 64 voice polyphonic sound system supports stereo music playback through its MP3 player application. A built in TransFlash/microSD card slot lets you store your music files, videos, and photos on an external memory card. Currently such cards are available in capacities of up to 512MB in size.
The Samsung SCH-A970 is available now from Verizon Wireless for a price of $299 with a 2 year agreement, after online rebates.
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