Sprint and Samsung announced the the Samsung Instinct HD, the latest in the distinctive Instinct line with a TV out HD connection along with access to Sprint's 3G network, a 5-megapixel camera and camcorder. It has an Opera Mobile 9.7
browser, Wi-Fi capabilities, an Ambient Light Sensor and Accelerometer.
It also features a Proximity Sensor with haptic feedback that gives
users a vibration via the virtual QWERTY keyboard.
The Samsung Instinct HD allows photo and video playback on an HD
capable auxiliary device but it does not provide HD playback directly
on the handset. It also features e-mail, Sprint TV, stereo Bluetooth, a speakerphone, a personal
organizer, a music player with access to the Sprint Music Store, speech
recognition and social-networking access.
Beginning Sept. 27, customers will be able to purchase Samsung
Instinct HD at Best Buy Mobile,.It be available Oct. 11 in all Sprint company-owned
retail channels. Price $249.99 with a new two-year service
agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate (taxes and service charges
excluded).
Samsung Instinct HD offers all of the must-have features of its predecessors including:
- Live Search for Sprint, powered by Microsoft, which provides easy
access to directory information on-the-go, GPS-enabled directions,
interactive maps and one-touch click to call access. - Visual Voicemail, allowing users to listen to messages in their
order of preference and manage them with a simple tap of the screen. - Sprint TV® with an extensive selection of channels and on-demand programming.
- Advanced stereo Bluetooth 2.0.
- Support for personal and corporate email (sync with Microsoft Outlook).
- SMS voice and text messaging with threaded text.
- Easy access to social networking sites, including Facebook, Flickr and Twitter.
Customers looking to upgrade to Samsung Instinct HD should consider
recycling their wireless device. Sprint is the industry leader in the
reuse and recycling of wireless devices sold. Sprint has an aggressive
industry-first goal of reaching a 90 percent phone collection rate for
reuse/recycling compared with annual wireless device sales by 2017. To
learn more about wireless recycling visit Sprint's wireless recycling Web site.