Just as we said in our exclusive post a few weeks ago, Verizon Wireless has just announced that the Samsung Trance will go on sale Friday, April 24th for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in with a two-year contract. For those of you not familiar with the device, the Trance is a mid-range phone geared towards those seeking out a decent MP3 player replacement. As you’ll recall, the Trance packs Bang & Olufsen ICEpower external speakers, 3.5mm headphone jack, 1GB of on-board memory and microSDHC support for a card up to 16GB. The rest of the specs are as follows:
- 2.1-inch display with 176 x 220 resolution
- CDMA 1X 800/1900mHz Digital Only
- 1.3 megapixel camera
- 1GB of Internal memory dedicated to Music, up to 16GB microSD expansion
- 3.5mm headset jack
- Bluetooth
- Mobile email, mobile web, VZ Navigator, Chaperone Parent and chat capable
- V CAST music with Rhapsody support
- Music Player for MP3, WMA & unprotected AAC & unprotected AAC+ Formats
- One touch access to music and ability to create & manage playlists and to multitask while listening to music
- Sync music from PC to phone (over the air music downloads are not supported)
- Text, Picture, and Voice Messaging with threaded messaging feature
- Tools: Alarm Clock, World Clock, Calculator with Converter, Stop Watch
Anyone out there going to be picking up a Trance this Friday?
