Verizon announced that it is joining the Samsung Galaxy galaxy, with the Samsung Fascinate, a Galaxy S smartphone, powered by Android 2.1. The screen size is bigger than the Droid Incredible but smaller than the Droid X, it has a four-inch multi-touch AMOLED display. Features include Wi-Fi, Stereo Bluetooth, 5 megapixel camera, email sync and calendar/contact integration "Social Hub."
The Samsung Fascinate has a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird
Application Processor, full HTML Browser, 3G mobile hotspot, an integrated social networking/messaging six-axis sensor. The virtual QWERTY keyboard features Swype. The Samsung Fascinate comes with 2GB internal memory expandable to 32GB,with a 16GB microSD.
The AllShare Application enables inter-device connectivity through
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), so users can send multimedia
content wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops
There is also the Write and Go to take notes memo, to send or post to
popular SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
No date
has been set for the release of the Samsung Fascinate on Verizon
other Samsung Galaxy Android smartphones are the Samsung
Captivate from AT&T and Samsung Vibrant from T-Mobile.
Verizon Wireless
has had considerable success with the Droid line
of Android smartphones the well-reviewed
HTC Droid Incredible continually sells out. The neXt much anticipate Verizon Android phone is the well-reviewed Droid X. The original Droid
by
Motorola
out- sold the iPhone 1G over the first 74 days, coming in at just
over
one million sold. Images and some specs have been leaked of the Droid 2 that is the update to the Droid by Motorola with a new keyboard and colors.