Samsung's MM-A920
We caught a glimpse of Samsung's MM-A920 the other night (along with the Blade, er, we mean the A900), but it took a good, reliable tipster to get us the real deets on what to expect from the forthcoming device. Basically, expect similar specs as the A900: EV-DO, a 1.3 megapixel camera, MicroSD slot, and Bluetooth. Certainly not as desirable as its slimmer counterpart, but we have a feeling it won't hit the pocketbook as hard, either.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andy B @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
I'm sooo glad i live in the UK that handset is soo behind the time as as well as being fugly. The D600 rocks
Chow @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
I do envy the GSM handsets sometimes, but once you use one of these phones from Sprint with EV-DO, you'll be the one feeling envy. EV-DO is at least triple the speed of the fastest EDGE implementation. Once you start getting more UMTS coverage over there, you'll be feeling the high-speed wireless love too, though.
Josh @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
the blade does not have the expansion slot, only the a920, sanyo 9000, and samsung a940. the blade has about 125 MB of internal memory.
Martin @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
Think of the blade as a high-end sports car. All the looks, some of the features, no cup holders.
Julian @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
Both the A900 and A920 are amazing phones. The I've seen both. A900 for Sprint does not have an expandable memory slot, which the A920 does (microSD), and they will both be priced at $349 before discounts. The A920 has a solid look and feel. The A900 has a very unique design and will definately get attention, but may not 'feel' like a great fit when you're holding it. When you see EVDO speeds on these little devices, you will be blown away.
Granduter @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
This is my new phone when it comes out around 11-20. Now if only it could have A2DP as a BT profile.
Julian @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
Both the A900 and A920 are amazing phones. The I've seen both. A900 for Sprint does not have an expandable memory slot, which the A920 does (microSD), and they will both be priced at $349 before discounts. The A920 has a solid look and feel. The A900 has a very unique design and will definately get attention, but may not 'feel' like a great fit when you're holding it. When you see EVDO speeds on these little devices, you will be blown away.
quanta @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
A920 will be out with Bell Mobility here in Canada too, eh. Although the rumour is it will be $350+ CAN...
sscooterguy @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
Any one know if sprint is going to stay by their policy of crippling connectivity on these new sets? If sprint keeps crippling bluetooth in this next set of phones, I'm switching to another carrier.
Chow @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
Cripple what? Sprint's never crippled a BT handset as far as I know. Of course they haven't had many. They had the SE T608 which had full functionality but a weak BT radio that couldn't hold a non-staticy headset connection. And now they have the LG PM-325 which has full functionality, but doesn't include OBEX because LG couldn't figure it out. And at least for the A940, it doesn't support syncML, so iSync is out for you Apple mavens. This is more due to Samsung's weakness, though. The only people who do BT right are Nokia and SE, neither of which are big players in the CDMA space.
Tim @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
It's called crippled Bluetooth -- and the only BT phone Sprint had after the T608 (great phone, I have one) is the LG PM-325. Do a google search, or a search on this site. The 325 is a dud, and the "Blade" will be also. It's too expensive, and looks like crap.
Tim @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
It's called crippled Bluetooth -- and the only BT phone Sprint had after the T608 (great phone, I have one) is the LG PM-325. Do a google search, or a search on this site. The 325 is a dud, and the "Blade" will be also. It's too expensive, and looks like crap.
DM @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
Any have size info on this?
Javen @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
To address posting #11, Samsung has supported SyncML in recent phones, speficially the p777 and p207 (Cingular). If Sprint does not provide a SyncML strategy or need for the user, why support it or put into the phone for added expense (yes, even industry standards cost something).
As for expandable memory, the A920/A940 from Samsung have MicroSD (TransFLASH) but the A900 BLADE does not. Period.
"Crippling" Bluetooth is not a valid remark. There has been no damage. Version 1.x of Bluetooth has 13 profiles (services). Unless two devices share the same profiles, there is no connectivity and service. It is up to a carrier to request and accept these profiles into a manufacturer's device. At the same time, there must be a reason for wanting those profiles or else you load up your tech support and sales staff with time-consuming questions and do nothing more than irritate and confuse an ignorant customer, thus annihilating customer service.
The Samsung BLADE (A900) and Samsung A940 have the following Bluetooth profiles:
* OPP (object push) - used for sending 1-way vCards and calendar entries
* FTP (file transfer) - self-explanatory (non-DRM music files, pictures, video, etc.)
* BPP - Bluetooth printing
* DUN (dial up networking) - use phone as an EVDO modem
* HSP (headset)
* HFP (hands-free) - car kit
The A920 has all of the same but FTP. It's easy to find this out on a phone. Simply go to menu-->settings-->Bluetooth and look for something like "device info" or "Bluetooth services". They'll be listed there.
Cingular has phones with many of the above profiles. Verizon has removed all but HSP/HFP from its non-PDA phones, so is this what you mean by "crippling"?
Javen @ Dec 19th 2005 12:55AM
To address posting #11, Samsung has supported SyncML in recent phones, speficially the p777 and p207 (Cingular). If Sprint does not provide a SyncML strategy or need for the user, why support it or put into the phone for added expense (yes, even industry standards cost something).
As for expandable memory, the A920/A940 from Samsung have MicroSD (TransFLASH) but the A900 BLADE does not. Period.
"Crippling" Bluetooth is not a valid remark. There has been no damage. Version 1.x of Bluetooth has 13 profiles (services). Unless two devices share the same profiles, there is no connectivity and service. It is up to a carrier to request and accept these profiles into a manufacturer's device. At the same time, there must be a reason for wanting those profiles or else you load up your tech support and sales staff with time-consuming questions and do nothing more than irritate and confuse an ignorant customer, thus annihilating customer service.
The Samsung BLADE (A900) and Samsung A940 have the following Bluetooth profiles:
* OPP (object push) - used for sending 1-way vCards and calendar entries
* FTP (file transfer) - self-explanatory (non-DRM music files, pictures, video, etc.)
* BPP - Bluetooth printing
* DUN (dial up networking) - use phone as an EVDO modem
* HSP (headset)
* HFP (hands-free) - car kit
The A920 has all of the same but FTP. It's easy to find this out on a phone. Simply go to menu-->settings-->Bluetooth and look for something like "device info" or "Bluetooth services". They'll be listed there.
Cingular has phones with many of the above profiles. Verizon has removed all but HSP/HFP from its non-PDA phones, so is this what you mean by "crippling"?