Verizon unveils the Samsung Trance
Just as we said in our exclusive post a few weeks ago, Verizon Wireless has just announced that the Samsung Trance will go on sale Friday, April 24th for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in with a two-year contract. For those of you not familiar with the device, the Trance is a mid-range phone geared towards those seeking out a decent MP3 player replacement. As you’ll recall, the Trance packs Bang & Olufsen ICEpower external speakers, 3.5mm headphone jack, 1GB of on-board memory and microSDHC support for a card up to 16GB. The rest of the specs are as follows:
- 2.1-inch display with 176 x 220 resolution
- CDMA 1X 800/1900mHz Digital Only
- 1.3 megapixel camera
- 1GB of Internal memory dedicated to Music, up to 16GB microSD expansion
- 3.5mm headset jack
- Bluetooth
- Mobile email, mobile web, VZ Navigator, Chaperone Parent and chat capable
- V CAST music with Rhapsody support
- Music Player for MP3, WMA & unprotected AAC & unprotected AAC+ Formats
- One touch access to music and ability to create & manage playlists and to multitask while listening to music
- Sync music from PC to phone (over the air music downloads are not supported)
- Text, Picture, and Voice Messaging with threaded messaging feature
- Tools: Alarm Clock, World Clock, Calculator with Converter, Stop Watch
Anyone out there going to be picking up a Trance this Friday?
Boy this site is just chock full of snooty nerds full of hubris!
Oh and by the way, if all you epicureans are waiting for the ultimate refinement of the Samsung Trance it is already available. They call it the i-phone!!!!!
Im 17 and I just bought a trance and i must say it is one of the best phones i have had including the enV 2 and alias
i use its mp3 player as my primary source of music and it is easy and convenient.
I think this is a great phone for anyone not just middle schoolers
well, I am twelve years old a dude and this phhone is very useful i mean all of the other stuff you can do on it is really fun….but the only thing i dont like about it is that it dosent have vid other than that i luv it =)