Comments on: Samsung M8800 may be coming to T-Mobile as T929 Leica

By: danny

danny — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:30:01 +0000

so any new word on this phone

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:01:11 +0000

Don’t give up just yet. The web2go service for tmobile will fix that laggy issue with the webbrouser. Its already included with any unlimited data plans!!

By: JENNIFER

JENNIFER — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:59:03 +0000

TEXTING ON THE BEHOLD IS AWESOME. NUMBERS ARE EASY AND I LOVE IT YOU CAN TURN IT ONE WAY AND USE THE NUMBER KEYS OR T9 AND THE OTHER WAY USE THE FULL KEYPAD. I LOVE THAT PART OF IT, BUT CKING MY AOL ACCOUNT IS SO SLOW UNLIKE MY CURVE..OTHERWISE IF U DONT USE EMAIL A LOT I LIKE IT BUT FOR 300 BUCKS I DUNNO..JEN

By: JENNIFER

JENNIFER — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:55:13 +0000

YEAH IT IS ALSO SLOW ON THE WEB AND I DIDNT KNOW THAT. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AS GOOD AS MY CURVE WHEN I BOUGHT IT!! NOW I AM THINKING FO RETURNING IT AND GETTING MY G1 BACK IT WAS BULKY AND BIG BUT ATLEAST IT WAS FAST AND NOT SO SLOW A REAL BROWSER:

By: guest

guest — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:31:57 +0000

i prefer a 2-3mp cam with a good lens. it’s not quality leica or zeiss or any of those good quality glass. this is low end crap and marketing bullshit phone makers use to sell their crap.

TMOBILE – STOP CRIPPLING THOSE WORTHLES PHONES!!! I NEED WIFI AND 3RD PARTY APPS

By: Maciek

Maciek — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:30:01 +0000

Has it crossed your mind that perhaps Samsung pertnered with Leica for the optic parts in that model??….Just like Nokia slaps Carl Zeiss on their phones.

iPhone on the other hand would have to go with a moniker name such as iPhone POS or iPhone CRP

By: Joe The Plumber

Joe The Plumber — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:42:42 +0000

@Ashley.

Not sure, haven’t had the phone very long but haptic must’ve been turned off cause I dont get it. Other people have so its probably in the settings. I dont like haptic anyway.

the camera editing options are VERY useful and there’s a ton of em. I like the panorma and iso and wide dynamic range.

turn the phone on its side and you have a qwerty keyboard. not difficult at all.

By: B

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:51:22 +0000

Before everyone plays follow the leader and goes jumping all over BG for this story, they are not the only blog reporting this rumor, and they are not the first that I personally read it on.

By: Dahk

Dahk — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:22:37 +0000

Eh they can’t call it that. Leica is a brand known for its esteemed mechanical cameras that are still selling for thousands. Sure this sports an 8MP shooter, but do they have the rights to call it that?

That’s like naming a phone the Samsung BlackBerry.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:58:29 +0000

@ joe the plumber
Does the behold have the haptic feedback? Also how are the camera editing options? Also can u text on it with the qwerty keyboard and the reg numeric pad and is it difficult? Thanks (sorry so long)

By: Galen20K

Galen20K — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:22:31 +0000

This is Very Hott News, cannot WAit!!!

Tmonews rumors it for 75% chance coming out Q1 2009 so they’ve heard of it also and they’re usually on the Ball with Phone releases.

Go go go TMo!!!

By: tara

tara — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:50:46 +0000

@ dominico:

i didnt say that all stores dont have them. i just said that the one where i live doesnt yet.

By: alex

alex — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:30:25 +0000

this can compete with the americanized att lg renoir…

By: dominico

dominico — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:22:54 +0000

T-mobile stores do have the Behold..we have them in both colors in my store.

By: tara

tara — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:35:35 +0000

@ Joe The Plumber:
Thanks! i was so excited when they announced this phone and i waited and waited for it to come out… and then they didnt have it yet! its a brand new store. but still! They expect it by thursday or friday.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:29:37 +0000

That is true!!! nice move!

By: BT

BT — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:53:46 +0000

What happened to the TMO I used to love to sell against because of limited phone options? Sure, no iPhone. But high-end camera phones, being 1st with Android (can’t wait for 2nd gen, 3rd, etc.), plus some lower/entry-level options that even manage to get my attention for a second (thinking the SE flip I saw) or 2, I don’t know what to do.

Keep posting opinions, folks, if you’ve tried or bought these. I can’t afford to make a bad call (no pun intended) on next upgrade in Jan!

By: BT

BT — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:50:02 +0000

@ Zach
So if BGR is to dismiss sources because they “barley” write in English, shouldn’t he dismiss “you’re” feedback for same reason?

By: Joe The Plumber

Joe The Plumber — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:25:27 +0000

@Tara

the t919 is a great phone.
Order it online if there aren’t any stores with it.

By: rudy

rudy — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:11:51 +0000

Great knowing tmo they’ll classify it as a smart phone charge you extra for web and still won’t allow you to install 3rd party apps.

Real smart tmo

By: librapaj

librapaj — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:57:37 +0000

Another camera phone from Samsung? I mean they just released the Behold yesterday and now they are going to release another? Do any of your ninjas have the release date yet of the 8900? Inquiring minds want to know.

By: Zach

Zach — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:53:33 +0000

Zach E.

Why on EARTH would you use a site like CPS as your source. READ the article…it is barley in English! They also published that the Behold will have Wifi, and the G2 will be the HTC Touch…that site does nothing but post whatever they can for attention. While the Best Buy thing may be something…it is something small. Your grasping at straws…and really, your going to stoop to using CPS as a source? I definitely respect you guys a lot more then them, and would never expect that.

Zach

By: Armo

Armo — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:49:18 +0000

im with JR

im still praying T-Mobile gets the T*Omnia with WinMo 6.5 and next generation TouchWiz and them introducing their mobile tv service on it. all of this on that beautiful HVGA screen in Q1 or Q2 2009.

By: JR

JR — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:33:56 +0000

But yet again, another phone that is not a smartphone. The M8800 Pixon doesn’t have Wi-Fi so the T-Mobile version won’t either.

T-Mo, you are finally bringing us some good phones now but please please bring us the Omnia or some other good smartphone.

By: tara

tara — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:08:27 +0000

@ joe the plumber: do you like the t919? I am thinking about getting it soon. they dont have it in stock where i live yet. : (

By: getbig

getbig — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:08:17 +0000

I got play with this phone at my call center, we are geting this phone in Q1 2009

By: dominico

dominico — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:01:14 +0000

I sent BG an email about this.I actually work for t-mobile and one of our higher uppers came into my store last week and showed us an 8 mega pixel samsung phone which he said “still did not have a name” but was branded with the t-mobile name and the myFaves icon. He also said to expect this phone sometime in february. And it was on 3G. Not sure about wifi, I didn’t ask.

By: Joe The Plumber

Joe The Plumber — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:59:03 +0000

You’re kidding me.

I JUST got a T919. This phone can’t come out until the summertime at least.

By: Hinano

Hinano — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:55:26 +0000

Well if this rumor was true, that would be awesome, but if T-mobile crippled the phone like the love to do (by blocking 3rd party apps & the like) then it would be just as bad as the phone not coming to tmo in the first place meh.

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:48:17 +0000

Grabbin’ at straws here BGR…