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29th August - Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's
most reliable wireless network, and Samsung Telecommunications
America (Samsung) today announced the availability of
the SCH-a870, a new value-inspired camera phone designed
with the mobile family in mind.
The SCH-a870 combines Samsung's popular clamshell design
with a host of capabilities such as Bluetooth® wireless
technology, speakerphone, Location Based Services such
as VZ NavigatorSM, VoiceSignal™'s speech recognition,
Web browsing and camera and video functionality. In
addition, for those interested in gaming, the SCH-a870
comes with VibeTonz® technology which will allow
customers to download and feel the beat of games and
ring tones.
"The a870 was designed to satisfy the needs of
today's mobile family," said Peter Skarzynski,
senior vice president, Samsung. "It is a feature
rich camera phone that we believe is not only best in
class, but sets a new standard for today's value driven
mobile phones."
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Key features of the new Samsung SCH-a870 available through
Verizon Wireless include:
Get It Now®-capable - download games, ring tones, wallpapers
and more
Mobile Web 2.0SM-capable - customizable, enhanced wireless
access to the latest in news, sports, weather and more
Bluetooth wireless technology support for certain profiles
VibeTonz - a dynamic technology for ring tones that vibrate
to the beat of the melody so users can truly feel the music
and allows users to assign unique vibrations for caller identification
and various types of messages
VZ Navigator-capable - get audible turn by turn directions
and location information from the phone
Personal Organizer (Calendar, Alarm Clock, World Clock, Notepad
and Calculator)
Speakerphone
Advanced Speech Recognition by VoiceSignal
Dual displays:
° Internal: 128x160 Pixel, 65K TFT Color
° External: 96 x 96 Pixel, 65K STN
Dimensions: 3.6" x 1.8" x 0.85" 3.4 ounces
with standard battery
Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish
Talk time: up to 200 minutes of talk time or up to 170 hours
of standby time
The SCH-a870 is available today for $49.99 after $50 mail
in rebate with a two-year customer agreement in more than
2,200 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at
www.verizonwireless.com. For more information on Verizon Wireless
products and services, customers can visit a Verizon Wireless
Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com.
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