14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung will be releasing two mobile phones for the American CDMA market, the SCH-R510 going to Alltel and the SCH-U540 heading on to Verizon Wireless.
Both phones are actually re-named and re-designed versions of phones that are already available on other carriers, at least when talking about their looks, and features might end up being the same as well.
Samsung's SCH-R510 is a CDMA EV-DO phone that appears to be based on the Ultra 6.9 phone, also known as the Trace, on T-Mobile.
It is expected to come with very similar features to the Trace and include a 1.3 or 2 megapixel camera, a music player and a MicroSD card slot for memory expansion so that the owner of the phone can store all the music he/she wants.
Verizon customers will be getting the SCH-U540, a phone based on the SCH-U520 that is currently available at Alltel. It's not exactly clear what features this phone will bring but it's expected to come with a music player, Bluetooth for connectivity with A2DP profile that allows users to listen to music wirelessly by using a stereo Bluetooth headset, external music controls and a mediocre display and built-in camera.
The SCH-U540 is a mid-range phone coming in a clamshell form factor, and its music features and design will appeal to a considerable number of customers.
There is no information on when the mobile phones will be available on Alltel and Verizon Wireless and the price is also unknown for the time being.