Samsung has announced that it plans to launch another music phone, Samsung SCH-U490 on Verizon. The Samsung U490 cell phone is a slider with a hidden numeric keypad and a touch control pad. The first pictures of the Samsung Trance show that it has a left soft key that allows users to move through menus and applications by selecting the choice shown on the lower left area of the display. The Samsung Trance has a Music Key, Volume Key, Voicemail Key, Send Key, and Camera Key and a Special Function Key. Moreover, the only available image of the Samsung Trance is a black and white of the rear of the phone via the FCC. Like the older Juke, the Trance will not feature EVDO data access and also includes the new Novarra web browser. Spec wise:

*Slider form factor, hidden touch-sensitive buttons on face
*1.3 MP camera
*1GB internal memory
*microSDHC support up to 16GB
*large speaker on back
*3.5mm stereo audio jack

Labels: Samsung, Samsung Trance

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