For the week of June 15-June 21, there are a few notable releases. Sprint clearly comes out the winner this week as they release not only the anticipated Samsung Instinct, but also a couple Qchat devices to officially launch their new PTT service.



Nokia 6205 (Dark Knight)




Nokia E66 and E71



LG Decoy


Toshiba G810




LG LX400




Samsung SPH-Z400



Samsung Instinct

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Some of my posts on Unwired View this past week. Click and enjoy!

FCC Chair Proposes ETF Regulations

3G iPhone to Cost AT&T $1 billion This Year

Sprint to Simplify Rate Plans June 15

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There were quite a few phones announced or leaked this week, aside from the new iPhone. So here I begin a new weekly series to summarize what you may have missed in the world of wireless. Each phone shown has its name and info directly underneath it.

Samsung i900 Omnia
From MobileWhack: "this sleek touchscreen device has a huge 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen display to see some of Samsung's TouchWiz technology in full glory running on some WM 6.1 Pro sweetness and a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash...GSM 850/900/1800/1900 network support, HSDPA at 7.2Mbps, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and TV-out. The i900 will be available in two variations of 8 and 16GB but if that doesn't suffice you, the microSD slot can fill that void for you." Anticipated August release date.


Samsung SCH-W480
7.2 Mbps HSDPA for high speed downloading, WCDMA/GSM global roaming, Bluetooth, MP3, Video playback, Up to 8GB of expandable memory, 5 MP Camera with autofocus.

Nokia E66 and E71
Click the above link to go to my post on these upcoming devices.

Nokia 7510 Supernova
The 7510 Supernova is an auto-opening quad-band GSM clamshell, Symbian S40 operating system with 2.2-inch QVGA display, 2-MP camera, FM Radio with RDS, Bluetooth, and a microSD slot.

Nokia 7610 Supernova
From IntoMobile: "Like its Supernova siblings, the Nokia 7610 Supernova relies on EDGE data to serve up the fastest wireless data speeds with S40 running the show. But, with a 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, FM radio with RDS, microSD card slot, and 64MB of internal storage, and swappable XpressOn cover-plates, the Nokia 7610 Supernova is sure to find a niche among the fashion-forward."
Nokia 1508
Very basic candybar for developing CDMA markets. Comes with FM radio and speakerphone, along with 500 phone number and 400 SMS message limit.

Sony Ericsson Alicia
Check out the link to see a video showing off the unannounced-yet-very-leaked new Walkman phone.

Sony Ericsson C905
This new unannounced slider is rumored to sport a 8.1-MP camera; expected announcement June 17th. Again, the link will treat you to a video!

Motorola ZN200
Just approved by the FCC, this new slider may be making its appearance in the not-too-distant future. Unwired View reveals some of the specs to us: "It comes equipped with 2 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom, video recording, features Windows Media Player 11 for your mp3s, FM Radio, 2.5 mm headset jack, Bluetooth and mini USB connector."

LG Secret KF755
This will be the same as the LG Secret KF750 but without 3G support; it will likely be sent to Latin America for a less expensive price than the KF750.

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With all the hype surrounding the new iPhone, let me know if you're thinking of getting one! In my personal opinion, the first iPhone was awesome -- but the new one is going to be even better!

• Faster Internet
• Lower price to get one
• GPS
• Inclusion of third party apps

And I'm sure there will be a lot more to it, but that is plenty to get my point across. I know a lot of people are sick of the hype; anytime there is a lot of hype about ANYTHING, people are going to get sick of it. This happens to be anytime a summer blockbuster is about to come out and we must endure the 50 gazillion trailer commercials (thank heavens for DVR!). But once the hype dies down and the reviews come out, chances are those same people will warm up to the device.

Here's the thing: let's say you're shopping around for a nice smartphone at the local AT&T store. You can choose a 3G iPhone with 8 GB total memory for $199, or you can choose the AT&T Tilt, a similar 3G touchscreen, for $299 (AFTER rebate, thus bringing out-of-pocket totals to $399). So you're paying twice as much for very similar functionality.

I am interested to see what will happen to the competition. Will the other smartphones in the market feel forced to drop their prices simply to stay afloat? Or will there be enough iPhone-haters willing to pay extra for a Windows or Blackberry? Perhaps that will be the subject of a future poll.

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Recently I have been offered a position as a breaking news blogger at UnwiredView.com. I feel this does not conflict with PhoneWisdom, as UV is more about the big phone news of the day while my site focuses more on upcoming phones, phone reviews and Op-Eds.

As a way of thanking the blogger who hired me, I would like to give him some link love each week. Thus I introduce my new weekly feature showing my favorite posts from UV. Since I recently began I have not done too many posts, but I'll start with a few and have more for you next week.

Apple to Allow iPhone Subsidies, Lowers Revenue Sharing

FranceTelecom interested in Buying Swedish TeliaSonera

T-Mobile Bringing Unlimited Minutes to Family

Samsung F480 Known By Many Different Names

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Thanks to BoyGeniusReport, we have actual pics of the Thunder. Complete with diagrams showing what the buttons are and what they do. So enjoy, folks. Here you go.

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Not everyone likes a complicated phone that can do everything short of cleaning your house. Many cell phone users use their phones only as ways to talk to other people.

Most importantly, even the most basic cell phones can be difficult to understand if you aren't part of the younger generation. For these people, the Pantech Breeze is the newest and best solution for AT&T.

Cnet has rated the Breeze an awesome 7.7 out of 10, which is actually an excellent rating from them. The Breeze gives us large buttons and a display with big fonts. It also provides a standard VGA camera and quad-band capabilities to use around the world.

The Breeze has a lot for an entry-level phone, but the bottom line here is what's important -- that anyone, even those in the younger generation, will find this a pleasant phone if they don't need all the bells and whistles of a fancier phone.

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PhoneArena got some personal time with the Sanyo PRO series that will use Sprint's forthcoming QChat service. Two phones are available currently in limited markets and will be available nationwide at the time of QChat's launch. This is the next-gen PTT (Push to Talk) service that will replace the current Direct Connect plans.

What's so great and new about QChat? Once it launches coast to coast June 15, Sprint and Nextel users will be able to connect with each other; it finally fuses iDEN and CDMA technology, thus uniting Sprint and Nextel in a way.




Sprint will begin with the PRO-200 and PRO-700, and then expand later with phones from LG, Samsung and Motorola.

via PhoneArena

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Upcoming Sprint Phones

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Thank you all for your patience with me as I work on my site. My posts have slowed considerably the past couple weeks due to new baby and extra duties that need to be looked after. As I work into a new schedule over the next week or two my posting should become more regular. In the meantime, I encourage you to leave comments!

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My question for this week's poll was inspired by a genuine interest in improving the content of my site. I know much of my traffic comes here looking for information on the latest and upcoming phones, but I want to know what else interests you. What else do you want to know about? Please comment here and fill me in!

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Here is the second part in the Coming Soon series. Today I am touching upon Nokia's Classic and XpressMusic series. Excluded from the list are the 2600, 6124, and 3120 Classics because they have already been released. Here is part one.

Classic Series

1680

Basic entry-level candybar phone with VGA camera, 32 MB internal memory and video playback. Least expensive of the bunch.

6212
Quad-band GSM with dual-band 3G (850/2100). 2 MP camera, FM radio and MicroSD capability. Capable of Bluetooth-enabled Near Field Communication, which enables you to transfer data by simply touching the phone with another NFC-capable device. Check the link to go to Engadget for more information!

6220

Powerful S60 phone with 5 MP camera with video record, GPS geotagging, and quad-band GSM/ dual-band 3G support. Anticipated release in July 2008.


ExpressMusic Series

5220

Tri-band phone with FM Radio, Music player with 24 hours playback time, 30 MB internal memory, and the ability to sideload music directly to the phone. Release in Q3 2008.

5320

140 MB internal memory with MicroSD expandable to 8 GB. Sports voice recognition "say and play" feature, enabling you to simply say the name of the song you want to hear. HS-USB support for fast music transfer. Release expected in Q3 2008.

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Coming Soon: Nokia N and E Series
Upcoming Verizon Phones
Upcoming Sprint Phones

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