Verizon is now offering the Samsung Saga, a smartphone that features a 2.55" advanced touch screen
and a full QWERTY keyboard that provides business professionals with an
easy way to send e-mail, text and instant messages.
The Saga is equipped with Quad Band GSM/GPRS capability, an optical
mouse, Wi-Fi access (802.11 b/g), Opera mobile browser and Windows
Mobile 6.1 Professional. Windows Mobile includes the
Microsoft Office Mobile Suite so that customers can create and edit
Word and Excel documents and view PowerPoint documents, as well as
Microsoft Active Sync 4.5 and Windows Mobile Device Center for Vista OS.
Other features include a 2.0 megapixel camera with NightShot, microSD card slot for up to 16 GB of external memory (sold separately), and Bluetooth stereo headset support.
Additional features of the Saga include:
- Built-in stereo Bluetooth wireless technology -
supports profiles: mono and stereo headset, hands free (car kits),
serial port, object push (vCard only), file transfer, basic print,
phonebook access and human interface device - Microsoft's Voice Command technology for speech recognition
- Customizable user interface
- Voice Memo
- Windows Media Player Mobile
- Organizer - alarm, calculator, calendar, notes, task list and today screen
- TTY-capable
- Dimensions: 2.44" x 4.88" x .53"
- Weight: 4.59 ounces
- Display: 320 x 320 pixel, 65K TFT, 2.55" active screen area and touch-sensitive LCD display
Saga for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $70
mail-in rebate. T
The Saga is available today in business sales channels, online at www.verizonwireless.com and by calling 1-800-2 JOIN IN. The Saga will be in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores for order on Dec. 1