Verizon Wireless Announces The Samsung Fascinate, A Galaxy S™ Smartphone

Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Fascinate™, a Galaxy S™ smartphone.

Samsung Fascinate

Powered by Android 2.1™, the Fascinate is equipped with support for Google Mobile Services, including, GmailÔ, YouTube™, Android Market™ and more. Additionally, the Fascinate boasts a brilliant four-inch Super AMOLED touch screen display, Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, and an integrated entertainment, multimedia, messaging and social networking experience.

Color: Mirror Black with chrome details

Key Features And Specifications

• Android 2.1 platform – With support for Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Android Market
• Full HTML Web browsing capabilities
• Preloaded with Bing Maps and Bing Search
• 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to transform their phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi-enabled devices
• Super AMOLED Screen Technology – Brilliant display makes watching movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before, even in bright light and outdoor environments
• Advanced touch screen gestures capabilities, including multi-touch pinch to zoom, double tap to zoom and horizontal swiping, which provides easier and quicker access to many applications, including location-based services, Web browsing and digital photos or videos
• Multiple file formats supported, including DivX support
• Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor – Produces amazing graphics, faster upload and download times and HD-like multimedia content
• Six-axis sensor that works with the smartphone’s accelerometer to provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right
• Virtual QWERTY Keyboard Featuring Swype Technology – Input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard
• Full suite of messaging options – Text, picture, video and voice messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported
• 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder – Auto-focus and LED flash with HD video recording and playback (720p) capabilities to capture photos and videos for playback on your HD television
• WiFi Connectivity (802.11 b/g/n)
• Stereo Bluetooth^® Technology – Support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, object push for vCard and vCalendar
• Corporate Email – Supports Android Éclair Exchange ActiveSync e-mail to synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from office e-mail accounts
• Music and video players and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
• 2GB internal memory expandable to 32GB, 16GB microSD™ included with handset

Lifestyle Features

• V CAST Music with Rhapsody^®, V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Song ID, Visual Voice Mail, V CAST Tones, VZ Navigator^® and Mobile IM, City ID
• Samsung’s Social Hub – Built around messaging, contacts and calendar sync, which allows users to send and receive information, whether it is e-mail, social network updates or SMS messages
• Integrated Calendar information from portal calendars, on Exchange, Google CalendarÔ and social networking services (SNS), including Facebook^®
• Integrated Contacts syncs with Exchange, Google, Twitter and Facebook^® and displays a user’s contacts in four categories including Information, History (previous calls and messages), Activities (status updates and notifications on social networking sites) and Media (Facebook profile photos and photo gallery)
• Feeds & Updates – Displays feeds from multiple SNS sites such as Facebook^®, MySpace and - Twitter, which also allows users to update their status instantly
• AllShare Application – Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), so users can send multimedia content wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops
• Daily Briefing – Instant access to weather, news, stocks and schedule
• Write and Go – Quickly jot down an idea and later decide on a format, such as SMS/ MMS, e-mail, calendar or memo, to send or post to popular SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
• Weather Clock – Displays current time and weather of the selected city (ability to add and select other cities)