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While most folks are understandably a little hesitant to pop anything more than the battery cover off of their phone, there are thankfully a brave few like those at Rapid Repair who are willing to throw caution (and their warranty) to the wind and tear things down to the bare essentials. As you may or may not be able to make out from the image above, their latest dissection involved the fast-selling Samsung Instinct and, as is their nature, they’ve included some step-by-step instructions in case you want to have a go at it yourself. Hit up the read link below for those, and plenty more pics.

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Sprint, EV-DO, CDMA

Looks like Sprint’s gargantuan marketing blitz for the Instinct is in the process of paying off, because the carrier has announced that the Samsung device has become its best-selling EV-DO device ever in the first week of availability. Long-term popularity will depend largely on word of mouth as early adopters decide whether they made the right purchase, of course, but it’s a promising sign for a company that hasn’t had a ton of good news to report lately. They’re reporting that the overwhelming popularity has led to shortages in some areas, but go on to assure us that “Samsung has increased efforts to deliver new supplies of Instinct on a daily basis and manufacturing plants are operating at full capacity to keep up with the demand.” Here’s our question, though: Sprint makes a point of saying that it’s their best-selling EV-DO device, so what’s their best-selling device regardless of technology — the Sony Z-100, perhaps, also known as the baddest cellphone of all time?

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Symbian, HSDPA

It looks like the folks at Samsung are keeping the fires burning with a batch of new handsets announced at the Singapore Telecommunications Exhibition. First on the block is the 3G, J800 Luxe slider, a mid-range phone with a 2.2-inch 176 x 200 display, two megapixel camera, FM tuner, A2DP support, and a slot for microSD cards. The electronics-maker is also offering the L700, a fairly unexciting candybar with a 2.1-inch screen, HSDPA, a choice of colors (pink, silver, and gold), and pretty much all the other features listed for the previous phone. The most interesting offering from this set is the Symbian-based L870 that we’ve seen previously, which the company claims is still on target for its August release. No word on pricing or release dates for the two new models, however.

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, CDMA

There’s nothing quite like leaked information on a phone expected to be given away for free on contract to get the blood pumping, is there? It turns out that the freshly FCC-approved SCH-u430 from Samsung will end up replacing the lowly u410, offering the same VGA camera and 160 x 128 primary display as its predecessor but enjoying a restyled shell that should at least get an occasional glance from passers-by in the Verizon store. Or maybe not — there always seem to be at least a few models available for free after rebates and whatnot, and we’re struggling to see what would attract anyone to this particular model. Brand loyalty or that trick analog clock display, perhaps? No word on official pricing (geez, it better be free) or an availability date yet.

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Samsung i780 is one of the few recent models of the manufacturer, running on the Professional edition of the Windows Mobile 6 Operating System. Samsung boasts of having some of the slimmest mobile phones in the world. The company has obviously applied its know-how to this i780 as it is a mere 12.9mm thick.It has […]

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Samsung, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE, UMTS

T-Mobile’s still doing its darndest to keep its fragmented 3G network launch on the DL — the carrier can’t deliver a wide footprint just yet, and it look like it doesn’t want to put customers under the false impression that it can. A great way to make sure no one cares about your high-speed handsets is to make sure they’re all totally anonymous, low- to midrange devices with minimum shelf appeal, and what can we say, T-Mobile? Mission accomplished! PC Magazine has devoted some quality time to checking out all four of the 3G models currently offered — the 3555 and 6263 from Nokia along with the t819 and t639 from Samsung — and it looks like they’ve managed to develop a really potent power user repellent with the lineup. The 6263 scrapes by with the most generous review of the review, but even it is hampered by a lack of HSDPA (meaning 3G data’s capped at a theoretical 384kbps) and a measly 1.3 megapixel camera. Clearly, T-Mobile wants these phones viewed in exactly the same light as the remainder of its consumer-class models, and we’ll give ‘em that much, they’ve done a bang-up job in that regard. Maybe too good, in fact.

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Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Samsung, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE

The 3G handset selection is still tres weak down on America’s number four, but it’s not all gloom and doom — things are looking considerably brighter on the WiFi end of T-Mob’s tech spectrum. The carrier has announced today that it is adding the Samsung t339 flip and Nokia’s stainless steel 6301 candybar (unbranded version shown) in support of its HotSpot @Home UMA calling action, and while neither device comes as a surprise, the 6301 should end up generating at least a little buzz as the first candybar dumbphone on T-Mob to pony up the 802.11 sauce. Notably, it also features a QVGA display, reasonably decent 2 megapixel cam, and integrated FM radio — all told, a far cry from the HotSpot @Home lineup’s humble roots in the Nokia 6086 and Samsung t409. Both new models are available starting today.

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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, LG, Samsung, Sprint, Misc, China Mobile, Android

There’s a lot of hoopla today over a Wall Street Journal piece stating that Google’s first Android device has been pushed back to late 2008 for release — yet the article fails to mention that this is right inline with what Google has been saying for quite awhile now. Admittedly, the fresh-faced mobile competitor probably is finding itself somewhat mired in carrier demands, which doesn’t seem unexpected given the broad swath of partners it’s collaborating with and the open source nature of the project, but as phone release schedules go, it hasn’t veered off the path much. The breakdown is something like this: from what we’ve been told, you can expect an Android-powered handset before the new year (i.e., HTC’s Dream driven by Google’s OS), followed by a crop of higher profile phones showing up in early 2009 (as previously stated by companies like LG and Samsung). So… feel free to switch off the alarms anytime you like.

[Via GigaOM]

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Telus Mobility, EV-DO, CDMA

Need slim, svelte, cool, and pretty outdated? Telus has you sorted with its new — to them, anyway — Samsung A523, also known as the Mysto from Helio, and the Samsung Ultra 10.9 in the GSM world. Features are tight with a 2 megapixel cam, QVGA display, weighing a measly 84 grams, with a standby time of about 577 hours. Pricing is decent at $99 on three years, $149 on 2, $299 if one year’s your thing, and outright purchase for $349. The A523 is sitting pretty on the Telus site as we speak, so if you’re in the mood for an upgrade, swing on by.

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Filed under: Samsung, Misc

Remember that not-entirely-innocent looking prehistoric creature that won your heart immediately upon viewing Samsung’s optical illusion promotional vid? Apparently quite a few folks demanded to see more of the Soul dinosaur, so Sammy hoisted him up onto a truck and proceeded to drive around a few English towns. Catch the sub-2 minute journey (reactions included) just after the break.

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