Samsung Propel Pro finally ready for purchase on AT&T

By on Apr 14, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Retail April 14, 2009

It’s all about QWERTY these days and despite the company’s penchant for full-touchscreen handsets, Samsung has been known to turn out a solid messenger or two. Case in point: the new Samsung Propel Pro, which is now available from AT&T. AT&T made the Propel Pro offical just ahead ahead of CTIA and introduced it alongside five other message-hungry handsets. Despite being forced to share the limelight with a handful of other devices, the Propel Pro can certainly hold its own and looks to be a fine replacement for its predecessor, the Propel. Specs:

  • Slider form factor, QWERTY keypad
  • 2.5-inch TFT display, 320 x 320 pixels, 65K colors
  • Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
  • Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity (850/1900/2100 MHz)
  • Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard OS
  • 3 megapixel camera with autofocus
  • Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0
  • MicroSDHC support
  • 4 x 2.5 x 0.6 inches, 4.8 ounces
  • Talk time: up to 6 hours, Standby time: up to 12 days

Sammy’s Propel Pro rings up at $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate on a two-year contract. For the more frugal among you, the original Propel is sitting pretty at $49.99 until inventory is depleted. As an odd side note, AT&T is offering refurbished Propels online at the same $49.99 price point. Hmm.

[Via Business Wire]

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  • mark

    this phone sucks already got to play with it

  • sam

    Uh, this is like a blackjack II slider, wtf

  • iphone home

    its about time AT&T has a windows mobile standard device with wifi support, screw the BJ 2 this has wifi lol. i might get this as a back up for my iphone incase something happens to it.

  • Gauntlet Down

    They OBVIOUSLY copied the Palm Pre!

    From first glance at the Pre, thru a mere 3+ months of design, test, production to AT&T today!

    Darn! Those Samsung guys are GOOD!

    Hey! Lookie there! It multitasks, too!

  • Ashton

    Does anyone else notice that in one of those two pictures the speaker is missing from the top of the phone?

  • joecurve

    Well its time to flag the white towel to latinjersey (-”nokia hitting verizon wireless” 2 days ago BGR) that’s a mid upscale phone with texters in mind, and VZW didn’t lay a hand on that. The upcoming alias 2 which is great on her own but won’t cut it. Why in the world does big red think that they can leave so many good handsets in the closet? We would be foolish to believe that they didn’t got the offer from samsung

  • Nino

    @Ashton

    Good catch. I didn’t notice that at first. How did they manage to do that with the picture?

  • AgBand

    @ Ashton & Nino:

    It’s one of those tricks that only occurs when sliding the phone open. Just like the keyboard is hiiden when it is closed, the speaker is hidden when the phone is open :)

  • Big Papi

    This phone will go down the same path as the Pantech Duo. I see no point in replacing the the Propel which at its heart a basic texting phone, with now a Data Phone. It just isn’t going to generate cash flow.

    Sales reps are going to sell this thing with the $30 package and it’s going to stay on the shelf. This phone shouldn’t be in the Data category. Oh well, that’s going to be money wasted.

  • mark

    i agree with Big Papi. The propel has been one of our most consistent selling phones. This is retareded for them to make this phone into a PDA. it is going to be exactly like the duo vs matrix. More people bought the matrix than the duo and more people will have boughten propel than the propel pro

  • zephxiii

    Gauntlet…You have it backwards, Palm copied Samsung:

    http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i620-1998.php

    June 2007.

    There was also an older WM slider of the same form factor on Verizon quite a while ago.

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  • Gauntlet Down

    > Gauntlet…You have it backwards, Palm copied Samsung…

    Yes, I know.

    Among others.

  • StevenGlansburg

    The Iphone copied the Prada… totally stole the touch screen idea

  • backbeat

    Try the i730. Samsung has retreaded that design for 4_frickin’_years. Now, someone else is retreading it, yet again. ;)

  • Andre

    Dude, this is just as bad of an idea like when Sprint made the “Diamond” and “Pro” versions of their touch phone.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

  • J5

    looks similar to the Samsung i620 that was out a few years ago.

  • abcyesn

    Among other things, the Propel Pro also has GPS, stereo bluetooth, 3-megapixel camera and a 2.5-inch screen with 320×320 resolution. WinMo 6.1 runs fine on the phone. It’s not blazing, but it hardly lags. The hardware itself looks beautiful , and I’ve always been a sucker for squarish, slider phones. However, the keyboard feels totally cramped, and the directional nub is feels cheap, so navigating with this phone isn’t the most desirable thing in the world (no touchscreen).

    See more http://www.Propel-Pro.com share your opinions.

  • Samantha Kim

    Hey i really want this phone but i have some ?s:
    – Does it have easy texting?
    – Good # of contacts?
    – easy to use?
    – what r the pros and cons of this phone?
    plz plz reply and awnser my ?s. thx so much!

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