Verizon to Launch Samsung Trance U490 on April 24

[Pugsly]

The Samsung Trance U490 handset is rumored to be released on provider Verizon on April 24th, BGR reported on Thursday. The mid-level slider will have audio specialist Bang & Olufsen's ICEpower hardware and related sound processing software, and will be capable of streaming music to two separate Bluetooth stereo connections simultaneously. The dual-band CDMA phone sports a 2.1-inch, 176x220 display and has a 1.3-megapixel camera. It has just 1GB of internal memory, but can be expanded via a microSD card slot.

According to BGR, Samsung Trance will be available from Verizon starting April 24 (two weeks after the Touch Diamond). It will cost $49.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate, or $219.99 sans contract.

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Specification of Samsung Trance U490

• 2.1-inch display with 176 x 220 resolution
• CDMA 1X 800/1900mHz Digital Only
• 1.3 Megapixel Camera
• 1GB of Internal Memory Dedicated for 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 Multi-task 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

[Dhyanesh]

hi,
All in all, Samsung Trance U490 seems to be a decent music handset (too bad for the rather low display resolution).