Verizon to Launch Samsung Trance U490 on April 24

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.

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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.

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

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