Virgin Mobile Getting The New Samsung Intercept, Its First Android Device

Virgin Mobile USA has just announced that they will soon be adding the Samsung Intercept to their lineup. This will be Virgin Mobile's first Android device, and according to the preliminary specifications it will be a good mid-range device device. The Samsung Intercept is a mid-range Android Smartphone, but it still has a ton of features including a 3.2 inch display with a WQVGA resolution of 240x400, a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.5mm headphone jack, WiFi 802.11g, a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and geotagging, assisted GPS, an accelerometer, and a 1500 mAh battery that will give you up to 300 hours of standby time and about 5 hours and 30 minutes of talk time. The Intercept also has 3G connectivity with EV-Do rev.0, which isn't as fast as rev.A, but is still okay. The Samsung Intercept runs on Android 2.1 Eclair, which will probably be upgraded to Froyo in the future. Overall, the phone is a mid-range device and doesn't have that great of specifications, but it is still a great device for class. Now, back to the release information. Virgin Mobile USA hasn't exactly given us any details, except for a post on their Facebook page:


"The question of an Android coming to Virgin Mobile has been a hot topic lately here on Facebook. Well, we're happy to confirm that our next handset launch will be the Samsung Intercept. Check out the photo below, get excited, & stay tuned over the next few weeks for more information! "


This leads us to believe that an announcement about a release or launch date will be made within the next month. The Samsung Intercept will be a great addition to Virgin Mobile USA's lineup, even if it isn't the latest and greatest Android device, and with their great plans and limited selection of devices it will probably be a big hit. 
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousDecember 11, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    Hi, I have been a Virgin subscriber for 5 years, I've just recently upgraded to the Samsung Intercept and changed my plan to the $25 per month unlimited data w/300 minutes. I have an ipod itouch 3rd gen (just a thin iphone without the phone and camera) my daughter has an HTC Evo, I love my daughters phone and believe the ultimate is the Droid X or Droid 2. All of these devices have vastly superior qualities campared to my Intercept, hell, their SCREENS are bigger than my whole phone!!! However, the Intercept, mated to the $25 per month data plan is UNBELIEVABLE. Most people I know have smartphones and they cannot afford all the options offered for their phone, but the Virgin Intercept can do everything it was built to do. It's fast, looks great, and is perfectly capable of doing anything the others can do just not on their scale. It isn't a laptop, it's a cell phone, it does that well, with android & google and a plan that can't be beat. I have not been disappointed and do recommend it.

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