Sprint officially unveils LG Optimus S, Sanyo Zio, and Samsung Transform

By on Oct 6, 2010 at 8:05 PM
General October 6, 2010

On schedule and as reported, Sprint has officially announced the addition of the LG Optimus S, Sanyo Zio, and Samsung Transform to its Android handset lineup.

The LG Optimus S in an Android 2.2 device that boasts a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, visual voicemail, Sprint ID, Wi-Fi (with hotspot capabilities), GPS, 1500 mAh battery, and micro-SD card slot. The device will retail for $49.99 on-contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate) and will be available beginning on October 31.

The Sanyo Zio is an Android 2.1 device with a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi b/g, visual voicemail, Sprint ID, GPS, 1140 mAh battery, and micro-SD card slot. The device will retail for $99.99 on-contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate) and will be available for purchase on October 10.

The Samsung Transform is an Android 2.1 device with a 3.5-inch HVGA display, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.2 megapixel rear-facing camera with flash, front-facing VGA camera, Sprint ID, 800 MHz processor, 256 MB of RAM and 1500 mAh battery. Samsung has said they will update the operating system to Android 2.2 “later this year.” The device will retail for $149.99 on-contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate) and will be available on October 10.

There you have it. Hit the jump for links to all of the press releases.

Read [Optimus S] Read [Zio] Read [Transform]

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  • Mgl323

    2.2 on one phone, 2.1 on the other two, and Sprint ID.. Well at least they got one phone up to date with the Android OS..

  • Android

    Once manufacturers get this OS on my microwave, Apple is doomed.

    • Norm

      I completely agree. As soon as DROID is stock in my car’s stereo system Apple will be finished. The Apple iCar will totally flop next to DROIDcar

    • Jakol

      How do I upload Android in my Brain?

  • Schwin

    Sprint ID is actually pretty cool. Just checked their website for a look and I’m pretty impressed with their attempt to make Android simple for ALL users. Android can be overwhelming for most “average” users.

    Simplicity is one reason why so many love the iPhone. Sprint ID is a good attempt at making it simple.

    Nice play Sprint!

  • lurch

    What engineer got drunk and threw these ugly phones together?

  • Topher86

    What is the point of the Transform? I don’t see it as a decision of choice…I just see it as a manufacturer and a carrier trying to milk more money out of an OS. This is why I’m seeing Android as being redundant, because of wasteful hardware like the Transform.

    • SladeNoctis

      Why are you only targeting the Transform, out of all the phone you pick the best one and called it a waste. How bout all the other Android phones that only had a spotlight for a month on Verizon side or a waste the Samsung Intercept was, when it was considered a “successor” of the Moment. To be honest this is not a waste, i bet all the people on SDX(which is alot) that didn’t have money for Epic will love the Transform its actually a true successor to the Moment instead of that Intercept which was just a phone in the same series line with Moment but with a 3rd of less features.

      • Topher86

        Well, price point is virtually irrelevant, especially a month or so after the initial launch, you can pick up the phone you want for a good price if you look around.

        You hardly see that many LG Android devices, so the Optimus S has a valid reason to come to market, as well as the Zio, with it being Kyocera’s first Android device.

        I already think Vzw is running the risk of over-saturation putting all their eggs in Android’s basket, and I def think Motorola is milking Android for everything it has, which is making them put out redundant devices just so it has a new name to push.

        I am being 1000% cynical here, but I like innovation, and I’m just seeing the same devices being recycled w/ an added feature…no innovation.

  • serpentor

    For a $100 phone, I like how the Zio looks.

  • JohnB

    This phone isn’t as bad as as it looks. (the same reason why I like the other Optimus).

    This is basically the same phone as Optimus GT540 that was already released and people are reporting that it is surprisingly snappy. Wonder why?

    That’s because this 600MHz MSM7227 processor is sort-of half way between the old ARM11 based processors and 1st gen Snapdragons. MSM7227 uses Adreno 200 GPU from the Snapdragons. GT540 received Quadrant result of 465, which is only a bit lower than the Nexus One with 2.1 as shown here:

    http://smartphonebenchmarks.com/forum/index.php?/topic/105-analysis-of-qualcomm-msm7x27-msm7227-msm7627-and-msm7x25-msm7225-msm7625-processors-how-good-are-they/

    So given the low resolution, plus this GPU means the phone will be surprisingly snappy, and most games will run just fine.

    I wouldn’t buy it for me, but may look great for my kids. :)

  • Dave

    You know Android is spreading itself too thin when Sanyo starts making phones in order to suck the tit as well

    People stopped buying Sanyo Products after the boom box fad went south.

    • Judge Smails

      So you’re telling me to put down my boom box? Crap.

  • o0adam0o

    All i wanted was a Galaxy S phone with no 4g (and a $10/mo fee). Why did they have to dumb down the Transform so much? Guess ill hang on to my $30/mo. SERO even longer! Take that, Sprint!

    • Anthony

      dont think sprint really cares

    • E

      Speaking of dumb down, bet you didnt know about the new SERO plus plan for people in the old SERO plans. Seems to me you are being negative against a product cause you are too cheap to pony up for the real deal. If that’s the case your comment is null and void and only diminishes the collective intelligence of humanity even further. Quit whining.

  • 3 Phones Jugglin

    So i guess this is Basically their “One Click” for Android.

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