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Samsung's Korean-language press service has leaked the first official photo of its Instinct S30 / Instinct Mini / M810 handset bound for Sprint. At first glance, it looks considerably more put-together than its older brother, and hopefully without any software issues.

Thus, we're expecting an official announcement by Samsung USA or Sprint any time now.

The new Samsung Finesse is one of the highest-end phones ever to be offered by MetroPCS. According to the source, the regional carrier will release it online in about "2-3 weeks" at a price of $349 without any commitments.

The phone's features include a 2Mpix camera, full touchscreen, microSD slot, and a whole 150MB of on-board storage.

AT&T has announced today six new messaging handsets that include both smartphones and more entry-level feature phones. Here they are:

Samsung Propel Pro i627: a QWERTY slider running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. Features Wi-Fi and a 3Mpix auto-focus camera, and will be available starting on April 14 for $150.

Samsung Impression: a sideways slider equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard and 3.

Here are some more pictures of the upcoming Samsung Alias2 we mentioned recently. Check them out.

The FCC has approved the side-sliding Samsung A877, which was first spotted earlier this month. The phone will be going for AT&T, and will have the following rumored specifications:

• 3.2" AMOLED WQVGA display;
• 3Mpix camera;
• GPS;
• HSDPA support;
• TouchWIZ UI;
• Accelerometer

 

Samsung came up with a pretty original design for its new phone. This is the Samsung Betty Boop, a limited-edition slider handset dedicated to the famous cartoon character. It is now available online at a price of €129, or for €1 if you buy it from Bouygues Telecom (France) along with a 2-year contract.

Some of the features:

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Samsung has announced a successor to its Alias U740 phone, released about two years ago. The new upcoming model called U750 Alias2 will feature a similar dual-hinge design, and a dynamic keypad that switches between numeric and QWERTY modes depending on its position (portrait/landscape).

Stay tuned for more details.

Check out the new Samsung SCH-W740 codenamed “Haptic 8M”, the company's latest 8 megapixel touchscreen cameraphone with a unique face tagging feature, destined for the Korean market. Its features include:

• 3.3" 480×800 touchscreen display;
• TouchWiz user interface;
• GPS;
• Bluetooth;
• 3.5G HSDPA;
• DMB tuner;
• 8Mpix camera with auto focus and face tagging (make a call or send a text message directly from your captured image)

The Haptic 8M will be available soon in Korea for 900,000₩ ($645).

King Mobile came up with some leaked photos of a new Samsung full touchscreen handset called Samsung S8000. It is basically the same Samsung S8300 Ultra Touch, but with a 5Mpix camera instead of an 8Mpix one. And of course it's cheaper than the S8300.

Detailed specifications haven't been revealed yet. Stay tuned.

Behold the new pictures of the upcoming Samsung U490 Trance, a mid-range slider phone headed for Verizon Wireless. As you see it will be offered in a combination of red and black colors, and will feature:

• Slider form factor, hidden touch-sensitive keypad;
• 1.3Mpix camera;
• 1GB of internal memory;
• microSDHC support (up to 16GB);
• 3.