Samsung Instinct with Haptic Feedback, iPhone Killer

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The Samsung Instinct is the most impressive iPhone 3G alternativewe’ve seen so far. It offers haptic feedback (smallvibrations in response to touches), 3G, GPS, 2-megapixel camerawith video recording, full e-mail and web browsing capabilities,and much more! The Instinct runs on Sprint’s EV-DO Rev A high-speed network.

This remarkable smartphone features full QWERTY touchpad inlandscape format for faster typing… but, forget about typing.With Speech to Action feature, all you have to do is say“search” and ask for “coffee shops” or“pizza” or whatever you are looking for.

With the the help of built-in GPS capabilities, the Instinct willquickly locate results near you. It will even give you directionvia Windows Live Maps. You can use speech commands for pretty muchanything you do - from texting, email sending, news searching,weather info requests, traffic inquiries, and more. With MobileSync you can always sync your phone to the Sprint website and backup all your important data. When your battery runs low, simplychange it. The Samsung Instinct comes with 2 standard batteries inthe box, so you just switch them out while you charge the other.

With Stereo Bluetooth Profiles, you can stream your audio to astereo Bluetooth headset complete with Call Announce. A veryimportant feature is ability to multi-task. For example, you canlisten to music while you browse the web, and you can pause yourtunes when a call comes through.

A 2GB microSD card is included, plus the Samsung Instinct can holdup to 8GB of external memory. You can use your memory to shoot,store, and share pictures and videos with 2.0 MP camera andcamcorder. All images and videos can be viewed in thumbail mode orcan be scrolled though larger previews with filmstrip mode.

Customizable favorites allow you to easily drag-and-dropapplications in the order you want them. This feature comes handywhen you want your most-used features to be placed front andcenter.

Sprint Power Vision Services include Sprint TV Enabled, SprintMobile Email, Spring Navigation, Sprint PCS Picture Mail, SprintMusic Store, games, screen savers, and more. Most importantly, youcan watch TV on-the-go, quickly download your favorite music, andcheck your E-mail, whether it’s corporate, POP3 or onlineservice.

On Friday, Samsung Electronics began selling its touch-screenInstinct handset for $70 cheaper than Apples iPhone 3G. The newestsmartphone is offered by Sprint Nextel for $130 after rebate. Sprint has said it will spend more than $100 million to marketthe touch-screen Instinct in hopes the cellphone can recover fromsteep customer losses.

What’s in the box? The Samsung Instinct includes: M800 Handset with battery cover, 2GB microSD card(inserted into phone), 2 standard batteries, battery cell charger,AC charger, chargeable USB cable, 3.5mm stereo headphones withmicrophone, microSD memory card adapter for use with PCs, styluspacked in mini leather case, and printed materials with CD.