14 DAY TRIAL // Wireless carrier AT&T and Samsung Mobile announced on Tuesday the launch of yet another touchscreen-enabled mobile phone on the carrier's airwaves, namely the Samsung Solstice. The new device is expected to become available for purchase as soon as August 2 and to pack a wide range of connectivity options, as well as support for social networking, messaging and multimedia.
The Samsung Solstice comes to AT&T's lineup with a full 3.0 touch screen and provides a landscape virtual QWERTY keyboard, as well as Samsung's TouchWiz UI, which enables users to enjoy fast access to social networks like Facebook or MySpace through a series of widgets. In addition, the phone also comes with access to mobile broadband, along with support for AT&T Navigator, AT&T Mobile Music with Napster Mobile and eMusic Mobile.
“AT&T customers will be thrilled with the Samsung Solstice’s improved full touch functionality,” said Mike Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “The widget bar functionality makes this device an easy to use passport to customers’ favorite applications.”
The new mobile phone also comes with multiple messaging options, including Mobile Email, IM and MMS, and sports a 2.0 megapixel photo snapper with video recording, accelerometer, Bluetooth technology, a microSD memory card slot for up to 16GB of additional storage space, as well as dual-band 3G connectivity and quad-band GSM technology.
“Samsung is proud to launch the new Samsung Solstice, the next handset in our line-up of touch screen devices at AT&T,” said Omar Khan, senior vice president, Strategy and Product Management, Samsung Telecommunications America. “The sleek, compact Solstice brings a rich web browsing and instant access to your favorite social networking sites through widgets and Samsung’s innovative TouchWiz user experience.”
The Samsung Solstice will become available for acquisition on AT&T starting August 2, at a price tag of $99.99 upon the signing of a two-year service agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate in the form of an AT&T Promotion Card. Users will be able to purchase the device either from AT&T's retail locations or online from the company's site.