The world's first LTE phone

Some mobile operators in US are almost ready to launch LTE networks. MetroPCS left behind its rivals –it has already launched its LTE network in Las Vegas and announced the world’s first LTE phone. Samsung SCH-R900 Craft is a sliding device with full QWERTY keyboard. It supports both LTE and older CDMA networks. As for other specification this mobile device is equipped with 3.3 inch AMOLED touch screen with 480x800px resolution, 3.2MP camera with autofocus, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS module, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 32GB). The device comes with 2GB memory card that includes the latest Star Trek from Paramount Pictures. The price of Samsung SCH-R900 Craft is just $300 without any contract.

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330

Sprint mobile operator has just announced new RIM’s device that will become available in next few days and will cost $50 with two-year contract. The shape factor of BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 is typical for other devices by RIM. It is monoblock with horizontal display and full QWERTY keyboard. The list of specifications includes CDMA/1xEV-DO rev.A 800/1900 MHz networks support, 2.46 inch screen with 320x240px resolution, 2MP camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS, 3.5mm headphones jack, 512MB RAM, 512Mb ROM, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery of this device has 1150 mAh capacity and provides up to 4.5 hour of talk time or 11 days of idle.

Coming Samsung GT-I5510 smartphone

Samsung GT-I5510 was shown at IFA 2010 exhibition. This device belongs to entry-level class smartphones. Nevertheless it has not bad set of functions. This coming mobile device is powered by Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo operating system and is equipped with 3 inch touch screen, 5MP camera with autofocus, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11n, MicroSD external memory card slot. Supported network standards are GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA. It is expected that Samsung GT-I5510 will be launched in next few months and will cost about EUR200.