Samsung Solstice A887 To Hit AT&T Stores Starting August 2nd 2009
One of the market leader in mobile communications, AT&T has announced that the affordable Samsung Solstice A887 will hit AT&T stores nationwide starting August 2nd. It’s the full touchscreen mobile device that includes widget tool bar with social networking shortcuts, aiming to improve your mobile experience.
“AT&T customers will be thrilled with the Samsung Solstice’s improved full touch functionality,” commented Mike Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “The widget bar functionality makes this device an easy to use passport to customers’ favorite applications.”
Key features of Samsung Solstice:
- 3-inch QVGA full touch screen display and Widget bar
- Virtual full QWERTY keyboard with vibration response to touch
- 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability
- AT&T Music enables users to download their favorite songs, listen to streaming radio or cut their own ringtones
- A-GPS with AT&T Navigator for turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving directions
- Mobile Email and Instant Messenger (AIM, Windows Live and Yahoo!) for quick and easy on the go
- Video Share allows users to share video in real time
- Stereo Bluetooth technology delivers a truly hands-free conversation and music experience
- Personalize with downloadable games, graphic, ringtones and applications
- Talk time: Up to 5 hours ; Standby time: Up to 10.4 days
- MicroSD memory card slot supports up to 16GB of capacity
“Samsung is proud to launch the new Samsung Solstice, the next handset in our line-up of touch screen devices at AT&T,” said Omar Khan, senior vice president, Strategy and Product Management, Samsung Telecommunications America. “The sleek, compact Solstice brings a rich web browsing and instant access to your favorite social networking sites through widgets and Samsung’s innovative TouchWiz user experience.”
The Samsung Solstice A887 which measures 4.3 x 2.1 x 0.5 inches and weights just 3.33oz is scheduled to be available through AT&T for $99.99, after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year service agreement.
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November 10th, 2009 05:12
I got the Samsung Solstice yesterday. Previously I had the Samsung BlackJack. Coming from a Windows phone, I wanted the Windows capabilities, camera, large memory, full keyboard, and possibly wifi. This left me wanting the LG Incite. After spending some time in my local AT&T retail store, I decided that next time I would upgrade to the HTC Pure or a similar phone, but for the time being I would settle for the Solstice. I am glad I did. The interface and graphics are amazing. The only negatives I have are the worthless demo games and in order to send an sms, you have to either type the number of the intended contact or scroll through the contacts list. I would rather do it like on the BlackJack where you can just type the contact’s name or even just a portion of it. I will just have to live with these things, though, but I will find a way to put my solitaire and bubble breaker games on there!
August 14th, 2009 09:14
I liked Samsung Solstice’s contacts list, which presented our friends as a fanned-out deck of cards we could swipe through. It didn’t respond to my touch as quickly as other apps on the phone, but it was more graphically intense. The Solstice also gets speaker-independent voice dialing, and Samsung includes a TouchWiz widget to add a voice dialing button to your homescreen. Finally, the phone is one of AT&T’s growing number of video share phones, so you can connect a 1-way video conference with the Samsung Solstice.