U.S. Cellular to launch five handsets in June
According to an alleged internal memo courtesy of one of our ninjas, it looks like U.S. Cellular is jumping on the “month of the mobile” bandwagon by releasing not one but five handsets this month. Ranging from a simple flip phone to a Windows Mobile smartphone, there really is something for everyone:
- Motorola Hint QA30 – June 4th. Re-release of the somewhat problematic handset.
- LG UX840 Tritan – June 8th. Slider with 3-inch QVGA touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, full HTML browser, music player, G sensor, Bluetooth and 3 megapixel camera. Will require US Cellular’s premium data/Internet package for $19.95 per month.
- Samsung Axle R311 – June 10th. Your basic clam shell feature phone.
- Samsung Code – June 18th. Windows Mobile 6.1 candybar with front QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth and 2 megapixel camera. Will require Windows Mobile Package.
- BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8320 – Expected release late June, possibly around June 20th.
- LG UX700 – Late July/Early August. Slim candy bar with a 3-inch touchscreen, virtual QWERTY keyboard, full HTML browser, music player, Bluetooth, and a 2 megapixel camera. Will require U.S. Cellular’s premium data/internet package for $19.95 per month.
A pretty decent lineup and impressive launch schedule for this small US carrier. Golf claps. Hit the jump for a closer look at the above memo.
“BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8320″
I think you mean 8220?
Im glad this carier is getting some good phones.
Thats good for them.pre it my pick.!!!!
Actually it’s 8230.
What about the BlackBerry 9630?!?
sorry to ruin the excitement, all these dates are wrong and most of the phones are not going to be launched… Don’t Belive Everything You Read…
@ Rain:
So how do we know if we should believe YOU then?
Haha, nothing personal. Just playing Devil’s Advocate here.
@Rain
I called USCC customer care, and the release for the 8230 sounds like it is right on according to the CSR I spoke with.
Who did you talk to?
10+ years with US Cellular. They have great coverage but never release state of the art phones.
So what exactly is a clams hell like?
Wow… these look like some exciting new windows mobile phones. I am personally waiting for the new HTC Touch Pro 2 running windows mobile 6.5. I have v1 of this phone and love it, so I am really excited about the new version.
They need a lot more phones than this, most of the phones they have are pretty out dated!