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Samsung Saga and Renown for Verizon Available Online, In Stores Dec. 1

Dan Nosowitz — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST

Just like we thought, Samsung's i770 Saga QWERTY phone and clamshell world phone Renown are available online. The Saga is for sale as of yesterday, going for $200 after a $70 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract, and the Renown will go live on November 19th for $180 after a $50 MIR with the 2-year lock-in. The Saga is most notable at this point for being the first phone to require Verizon's mandatory $29.99 a month plan. Specs after the jump.

Samsung i770 "Saga"
- Quad-Band CDMA, EV-DO
- 2.55" 320x320 display
- full QWERTY keyboard
- Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi
- optical mouse navigation button
- MicroSD(HC) slot (up to 16GB)
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Samsung Renown
- Quad-Band GSM, "Global Mode"
- Visual Voicemail
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 2.0 MP camera
- 240x320 TFT display

Leaked: A Bunch of Upcoming US Samsung Phones

Mark Wilson — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:52:00 EST

Phone Arena looks to have leaked a slew of upcoming Samsung phones, and they don't look half bad. That budget-looking clamshell (Alltel, SCH-R600 Hue II) will feature removable covers and a 2MP camera, while the more premium-looking SGH-A777 is an AT&T slider with a modest 1.3MP camera. OK, now that we have those specs out of the way, onto the good stuff, among it three touchscreen phones that bare a striking resemblance to Sprint's precious Instinct, bound for all three of Sprint's nemeses.

The Instinct-like AT&T Eternity A867 and T-Mobile’s Behold T919 (lower left) will both feature Samsung's fancy new TouchWiz interface and could each feature a 5MP camera. Who does Samsung think we are, Korea or something?

The Behold will also reportedly feature QWERTY, GPS, video recording...but no Wi-Fi.

Those three phones in the bottom corner are destined for Verizon Wireless and known as the Saga (I770), the OMNIA (I910) and the Renown (U810). Both the Saga and OMNIA run Windows Mobile—despite its Instinct look and interface, the OMNIA isn't an exact competitor—while both the Saga and Renown are world phones, supporting CDMA and GSM. [Phone Arena via Into Mobile and BGR]

Next Month on Verizon: Samsung Omnia, HTC Touch Pro and More

matt buchanan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:30:00 EDT

If the BlackBerry Storm isn't quite your beat, Verizon's got a surprisingly sturdy brigade of other phones coming out next month, headlined by Samsung's Omnia and HTC's Touch Pro (sorry, XV6850—why won't you just let HTC be, Verizon?). The Omnia's keeping the same crappy UI, but it'll be tarted up red, the way VZW likes it. The Touch Pro seems like it'll be the same too—it's even keeping Wi-Fi, a daring feat on Verizon. The other two phones are both Sammy—Saga, the CDMA version of the Epix, and the Renown, a global flip phone. [Phone Arena]