It seems Verizon Wireless has problems with the Samsung Glyde. According to Engadget, the Big Red is in the midst of pulling off the device from the store shelves. Furthermore, they’re not allowing customers to get their Glyde back if they send one in for service — instead, customers are offered the LG enV2 as a replacement.
Apparently, this information was received in a Verizon customer service call center and it’s not clear when (or if) corporate and non-Verizon stores will receive the same story. Are Verizon and Samsung preparing a new firmware for the Glyde or there are some serious problems with the QWERTY touchscreen phone? It’s hard to tell at this stage, but we’ll certainly keep our eyes wide open.
In the meantime, if anyone of you guys and gals have had problems with the Glyde, we’re eager to hear what do you think about this. Have you sent your device to Verizon? What did they say to you?
[Via: Engadget Mobile]
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I never understood why all those luxury phones don’t come with dual-SIM slots. I dig major handset makers’ idea to drive handset sales by pushing users to own more than a single mobile phone. However, when it comes to luxury phones, users already pay a premium, so why not allow them to use two numbers with a single device.
All that being said, I’m glad we have one handset maker thinking in this direction. It’s Samsung, which is already known for its dual-SIM phones (among other things). Their latest/upcoming Samsung D9402 is made out of premium materials that include scratch resistant display glass and metal frame covered with rhodium. In addition, the device relies on Bang & Olufsen/ICEPower amplifier to improve sound quality of the phone speakers.
Other specs include tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio (900/1800/1900 Mhz) for the 1st SIM card and dual-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio (900/1800 Mhz) for the second. The screen is 2-inch QVGA; there’s a 5 megapixel camera on board with autofocus, image stabilization, smile detection, WDR and LED flash, FM Radio with RDS; and 1GB of internal memory is further expandable with microSD memory cards. The Samsung D9402 measures 115×48×16 mm and has a weight of 140 grams. I don’t see a lack of 3G as a problem – after all you won’t use that many data services on a 2-inch screen, right?
The Samsung S9402 still waits to be officially announced when we’ll have more details, including price, availability, and the markets where it will be sold…
[Via: Unwired View]
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Lots of new devices coming Bell’s way in time for the holiday season, most notably the BlackBerry Storm landing on November 21st. We’ve already heard about the Cleo, complete with crystal-clad Bluetooth headset, but the HTC Diamond and Touch Pro will also be coming in early November and December respectively. The LG Voyager will be shipping mid-November, with a 350-song library preloaded on the 2 GB memory card. Pretty juicy, and talk about a Motorola-made Android phone is equally appetizing. Guess us Canadians are just going to skip over the G1, eh?
[via BGR]
Hit the jump for the full Bell and Solo Mobile lineup…
Handsets
- BlackBerry Storm launches on November 21st.
- HTC Diamond in early November. Includes 200 songs on 4GB internal memory.
- HTC Touch Pro will launch in early December
- LG Reveal in early November. Includes “Shimmer Kit” consisting of a case and crystal covered Bluetooth headset by Swarovski.
- LG Voyager in mid-November. Includes is 350 songs on a pre-loaded 2GB microSD card.
- Samsung Cleo in early November
- Sanyo Pro 200 in late November
- Sanyo Pro 700 in late November
Monthly Plans
- Introduction of monthly roll-over minutes
- Uber plans now include evenings and weekends starting at 5pm
- $15 per month for unlimited SMS and voicemail
- Option to buy $30 data plan without voice plan
Solo Mobile Devices
- BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in White
- Samsung Cleo
Solo Mobile Plans
- $15, $20, $25, $30, $35, $40, $45, $70 plans netting 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 350, 750 per-second minutes respectively
- Unlimited SMS on all voice plans $25 and up
Solo Mobile BlackBerry Plans
- $45: 150 minutes, unlimited calls after 7pm, unlimited data
- $15: 2mb of browsing, unlimited email
- $30: unlimited data
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Verizon is hopping on the new device train… and as well they should with the holidays just around the corner. If you’re not crazy for the BlackBerry Storm and are searching for different options, it looks like Verizon will have 3 different devices available to eat up your holiday shopping money.
The first option is the Samsung Omnia. It features a large touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, a 5MP camera, GPS, 8GB of internal memory and more. Lots of good features built-in to the Omnia. In fact, if you’d like to read more about this device, Will wrote a great post highlighting its features.
The second option is the Samsung i770 Saga. The i770 is to replace the i760, which is ‘getting on’ and needs to be replaced with something newer with features consumers want. If you need the physical keyboard and a more traditional look to a smartphone, the Saga is it.
Last but not least is the HTC Touch Pro. The Touch Pro is slightly bigger than the diamond and is a slider with a full-sized QWERTY keyboard. It’s got a beautiful VGA display and combines the best of the touchscreen and physical keyboard factors into one fancy-schmancy device. Expect pricing to fall around the $300 mark, currently where Sprint has their pricing set for the device.
[Via: BGR]
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There’s no secret Samsung is getting better every day. Their Q3 results are impressive, as it’s the first quarter when the Korean giant’s handset shipments surpassed 50 million. More precisely, Samsung shipments totalled 51.8 million, up 22% year-on-year and 13% sequentially, with their quarter-on-quarter growth exceeding the market’s overall growth.
However, because of the tough competition, Samsung Mobile’s operating profit was down 15% year-on-year and down 36% quarter-on-quarter. At the same time, handset revenues reached $4.3 billion, up 27% over the year-ago quarter.
It is also worth noting that Samsung’s success came from selling both high-end and low-end phones, but the company’s operating margin in handsets and network products dropped to 9.5% from the prior quarter’s 11.3%. Apparently, this was due to increased marketing expenses.
As for the market share, Samsung is now holding about 16.7% of the market, up from 15% the prior quarter…
[Via: RCRwireless]
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