Sprint to Carry a New Haptics Phone: Samsung SPH-M800

• Posted: Saturday, January 12, 2008
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• Author: pradhana
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• Filed under: Bluetooth, HSDPA, Samsung, Smartphone

Samsung is launching a touchscreen handset called the SGH-F490 at International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) Las Vegas, January 7-10, 2008 that features a 3.2" touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900), UMTS 2100, HSDPA 3.6, 130Mb of storage, Bluetooth 2.0, haptics feedback and a microSD expansion slot.

With a 3.2 touchscreen display (with that pseudo-haptic feedback setup), 5 megapixel camera, 130MB on board storage, and 3.5mm headphone jack, the Samsung SGH-F490 is no slouch in the performance department.

The handset will cost about $700. Rumor has it that Sprint is set to bring the handset to the U.S. market after the phone undergoes a few tweaks. According to leaked photos, the Sprint version will be called the Samsung SPH-M800, and it will run on CDMA/EV-DO with a 2-megapixel camera in lieu of the F490's 5-megapixel shooter.

Despite having a similar external aesthetic to the Samsung F490, the Samsung M800 won’t be rocking that 5 megapixel camera - instead, it’ll be snapping pics with a lower-end 2 megapixel jobby. Touchscreen goodness (likely on the same 3.2-inch display we saw in the Samsung SGH-F490) is in the cards, as is an EVDO radio, Bluetooth A2DP, Sprint Navigator GPS Location, and microSD card expansion, so we aren’t too disappointed with the Samsung M800.

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