Denizens of U.S can now add a touch of excitement to their lives with an all new handset styled in gorgeous red. An apt phone for the style conscious, the clamshell Samsung Contour is coming out through MetroPCS. Fitted with a VGA camera and speakerphone, this Bluetooth enabled device proffers internet access through MetroWEB.
Handset owners may leverage on its Iron Carousel functionality that lets them access one-touch messaging, one-touch calendar and one-touch speakerphone technology. With text messaging options such as SMS and MMS, the alpha numeric keypad should be easy to use while typing out long messages. This stunning clamshell handset walks down the ramp maintaining its figure at 1.7 x 0.54 x 4.2 inches and tipping the scales at 3.04 ounces.
The Contour flaunts dual displays the main one being a 2.0-inches QQVGA TFT screen and a 1.07-inches CSTN sub display. Users can give out voice commands to access several functions instantly. It operates on 800MhMHz/PCS 1900 MHz, AWS Band 1700/2100 MHz CDMA networks and has an easy-to-use interface. Handset owners can download ringtones, wallpapers, games, apps and also access unlimited e-mail through the phone.
The device offers a talktime of up to 3.3 hours and a standby time of up to 200 hours. Several Metro applications can be accessed from this handset some of which are Metro 411 Directory Assistance, MetroWEB Internet Access, mail@metro Unlimited E-mail, MyMetro Account Manager and MetroBackup. It provides a 1G + 512MB RAM flash memory.
The Samsung Contour can now be purchased by handset owners residing in the U.S.