Samsung Brightside Mobile by verizon Wireless

Samsung Brightside Mobile by verizon Wireless



Verizon Wireless lays claim to having the fastest 4G LTE network in the US, and we definitely do not doubt their capability of delivering what was claimed. However, that does not mean everyone is rushing to pick up the latest and greatest 4G-enabled device, as there is still this huge middle class group who are more than happy with a functional smartphone. Thankfully, handset manufacturers know this as well, and more often than not, reap most of their profit from this particular mid-range and entry level markets.

Samsung decides to light up the mid-range Android-powered smartphone scene with their latest handset, calling it the Samsung Brightside, and it will be arriving on Verizon Wireless. The Samsung Brightside occupies a very unique niche simply because it offers the flexibility of you using the touchscreen display or the physical QWERTY keyboard whenever you want to type an email or compose a text message.

I guess the inclusion of a physical QWERTY keyboard (albeit tucked away simply because of a slide-out design) makes life a whole lot easier, giving you the option of one over the other, depending on how convenient it is at that point in time. For instance, during the bitter winter, you do not want to remove your gloves just to type on the touchscreen, do you? Slide open the Samsung Brightside, and start tapping away on the physical keys while other full touchscreen smartphone owners freeze their fingers off.

Available from Verizon from today onwards, the Samsung Brightside will feature a 3.1″ touchscreen display, a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard, 3G connectivity, a microSD memory card slot, a 3.2-megapixel camera with timer, brightness control and shooting modes (single, continuous, panorama, mosaic and frame); scene modes (landscape, sports, party, beach, sunset, dawn, fall, night, backlight, fire and candlelight), a Document viewer feature that lets you check out Microsoft Office formats, Adobe PDF, ASCII and HTML documents in a jiffy.

The Samsung Brightside will cost $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate, assuming you agree to a new 2-year contract.

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