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Samsung has prepared a list of its new handsets coming to different U.S. carriers in the nearest future. Everyone is here, except Sprint, but we're sure Samsung will add a couple of handsets to this carrier too in the very beginning of 2009. And now check out what the manufacturer has to offer.

T-Mobile: Behold T919;
AT&T: SGH-A777, Eternity A867;
Alltel

T-Mobile has unveiled its holiday line-up of new handsets today. Among them are two new Samsung phones, the Behold and Gravity.

The first is a touchscreen phone with a 5Mpix camera with flash, support for quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, as well as 1700/2100MHz 3G bands. It also supports stereo Bluetooth and GPS. A 1GB microSD card comes included in the package.

Verizon has issued today a new minor firmware update for the Samsung Glyde to fix some problems that apparently were the cause of the phone's recent recall. We don't know what the update does, fixes or adds, but it is recommended that you install it.

Samsung has released an updated version of its i900 Omnia smartphone in Korea yesterday. It is called T*Omnia, and differs from the original with a more hi-res screen (WVGA 800 x 480 pixels (up from 400 x 240)), and an added DMB TV tuner. Other features are still the same and include:

• Quad-band GSM/EDGE;
• Windows Mobile 6.1;
• 7.2Mbps HSDPA data;
• WiFi;
• GPS;
• 5Mpix camera;
• TouchWiz UI

Don't expect it to go on sale in the U.

Alltel has launched the Samsung SCH-R800 Delve, a full touchscreen phone with Samsung's TouchWiz UI. It will be available in stores and online starting November 7th for $199.99 on a 2-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate.

Features include:

• EV-DO data;
• 3" 240x400 touchscreen;
• 3.5mm headphone jack;
• Bluetooth 2.

SoftBank will soon be releasing the Samsung Omnia in Japan under a name of SoftBank 930SC Omnia. Unlike the original, the Japanese version will be available in black, white or red, and will feature a 3.3" 800 x 480 touchscreen, which is twice as as hi-res as the original, and a built-in 1-Seg TV tuner.

The FCC has revealed a new Windows Mobile device from Samsung on its website, called the i770. According to FCC documents it runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, and features the following:

• Full QWERTY keyboard;
• CDMA-EVDO and quad-band GSM radios;
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
• microSD storage cards;
• Headset jack;
• Camera (unknown res)

This one probably goes to Verizon Wireless, but this info is not confirmed yet.

Samsung C6620 is a new Blackjack-like phone released today in Italy. Currently, it is available exclusively via Italian TIM and its MVNO, MTV Mobile. Other markets are yet to follow soon.

Specifications:

• Wine Red, Apple Green or Navy Blue colors;
• Tri band GSM connectivity, 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz;
• UMTS/HSDPA connectivity;
• Bluetooth;
• Music player;
• 2Mpix camera with video recording;
• 20MB of internal memory plus a 1GB card;
• Integrated modem;
• 108.

Samsung S9402 DuoS is a new dual-SIM luxury phone. Besides being made of premium materials including hardened scratch resistant display glass and a rhodium covered metal frame, the handset is also feature rich. And as you can guess, the price won't be cheap.

Features of the Samsung S9402 DuoS include:

• Triband GSM (900/1800/1900 Mhz), GPRS/EDGE connectivity on 1st SIM card;
• Dual band (900/1800 Mhz), GPRS/EDGE connectivity on 2nd SIM card;
• 2" 262K color QVGA AMOLED display;
• 5Mpix camera with autofocus and LED flash;
• Image stabilization and smile detector;
• Integrated FM Radio with RDS;
• Bang & Olufsen/ICEPower amplifiers;
• 1GB internal memory;
• microSDHC memory card slot (up to 8 GB);
• Bluetooth 2.

Samsung R800 Delve is yet another (third this week) TouchWiz phone that according to a reliable source is coming soon to Alltel. The carrier will start pre-selling it on Thursday, October 30, and the full launch is scheduled on November 06.

The handset will be available for $250 on a 2-year contract and a $100 mail-in rebate.

Features include:

• 3" 240x400 touch screen;
• Dimensions of 4.