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Continuing the news about today's announcement by Samsung, the second unveiled handset is the S5230. Unlike the S5600, it comes with a 3" WQVGA touchscreen, but lacks HSDPA support. Other features include:

• Network: Quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz;
• EDGE / GPRS;
• Display: 3" WQVGA screen, 16M colors;
• 3Mpix camera;
• FM Radio;
• TouchWiz UI;
• “Find Music” service;
• Bluetooth, USB;
• 50MB internal memory;
• microSDHC card slot;
• Size: 104 x 53 x 11.

Samsung has announced two new touchphones with today. One of them is the S5600, a stylish mig-range full-touchscreen handset using the TouchWiz UI. Features include:

• Network: Quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz;
• HSDPA 7.2Mbps / EDGE / GPRS;
• Display: 2.8" QVGA screen, 16M colors;
• 3Mpix camera with SmileShot feature;
• FM Radio;
• TouchWiz UI;
• “Gesture Lock” feature;
• Bluetooth, USB;
• 80MB internal memory;
• microSDHC card slot;
• Size: 102.

The Verizon's new Samsung u350 Smooth doesn't really look all that smooth to us. Rather it's angular and ugly entry-level clamshell, which has nothing to offer besides the crappy VGA camera, not even a memory card slot. Good thing it'll cost you nothing, if you buy it from on contract after a $50 rebate.

Rogers will soon be releasing a new low-end cell phone, called the Samsung S366. The device comes with a 1.3Mpix camera (with video capabilities), a media player, Bluetooth, Quadband 850/900/1800/1900 and memory slot supporting up to to 4GB.

Pricing details weren't announced yet.

Cricket has added a new phone to its candybar line-up. The new Samsung SCH-r211 is rather small, and qute low-end, sporting a speakerphone, web access, messaging, game and ringtone downloads, and will be available for just $90.

So if you're on Cricket and are looking for a basic cell phone, the R211 migth just be what you need.

Some blurry live images of what's claimed to be a Samsung Instinct Mini have surfaced today on the SprintUsers forum. No further info was provided, but if BGR is right, the device will be released on April 19th, so we won't have to wait for too long before other details surface.

There's some new information regarding the upcoming Samsung Instinct Mini. Apparently, the device will be called the Instinct S30, and will have specs similar to the original Instinct model. The only difference is the design: a smaller body, the sides are rounded and the lower portion of the phone is thicker than the grown-up Instinct.

There was no word on pricing and availability so far.

The FCC has approved the Samsung SPH-M810 today, which is also known as the Samsung Instinct Mini, but that's unofficial. The only piece of information we managed to dig out was the PTT (Push-to-Talk) capability, which would be rather interesting. More details are to follow shortly.

The expected launch date is April 19th through Sprint.

A while ago we mentioned the Samsung S3500c, which was heading to China. Today, the same device was launched in Russia. It is already available for purchase for for just 7500 rubles (about $210 or 166 Euros). Other European markets are yet to follow.

Features:

• Quad-band GSM/EDGE radio (850/900/1800/1900 MHz);
• 2.2" QVGA screen;
• Bluetooth 2.

The FCC has approved today the new Samsung i637.

The device will be landing on AT&T's network, and will have HSDPA and Wi-Fi support, and a 1000 mAh battery.

Unfortunately, that's all we know about it for now.