AT&T’s upcoming Samsung A797 gets pictured, sold on the cheap
Among the bevy of handsets listed in our pre-launch list from this weekend, the Samsung A797 is one of the phones we knew very little about. Rest easy though, AT&T subscribers — as is always the case, it’s only a matter of time. It turns out some apparently unknowing Atlanta native managed to snag one of these bad boys early and since he is on his way over to Sprint, he’s dumping the A797 on Craig’s List. For $115. Oops. Beyond the form of the handset, there are only a few tidbits to be gleaned from the images. We know it’s a feature phone (ie dumb phone), lack of a d-pad suggests it has a touchscreen and it’s a portrait slider with a Palm-like keypad. Pretty cute at the right price point, which is probably going to be fairly low considering this guy is selling it so cheap. Any Atlanta-area readers considering contacting him?
With the right OS that’s not a bad looking phone. Using the word “pre” in your description is fitting.
Wait…you mean that’s not a Pre?
Looks like the old PPC-6601 that Sprint used to sell a few years back.
It looks awful.
Why is Sprint pseudo-competing against their own flagship phone with another similar device?
Hmmm….well they’re not. Its an AT&T phone. The proper question is why AT&T would want any type of device that even somewhat acknowledges the Pre. Guess Sprint is stealing a few….and lets be honest it probably just is a few……iPhone customers. Shows how defensive and sensitive big blue is with all the bad press about their network due to the success and poularity of the iPhone.
“…lack of a d-pad suggests it has a touchscreen…”
The silver ring around the back button could very well be more than an accent…
Though it is a touchscreen. I have one :p