Samsung Intercept to replace the Moment on Sprint?

Looks like the Moment's over for Samsung and Sprint -- check out these leaked shots of the SPH-M910 Intercept, said to be the carrier's new mid-range Android slider. Screen size is said to be the same at 3.2 inches, and the keyboard certainly looks much nicer, but we can't help but be bummed to hear this thing will launch Froyo-free with Android 2.1 -- a 2.2 update is said to be a "high probability," but it took Samsung and Sprint some seven months to update the Moment to 2.1, so we're not holding our breath. The rumored launch date is July 11, so we'll see how much of this is true around then -- for now, we're betting Samsung will be doing its best to keep us focused on Galaxy S sets like the Epic 4G.

[statickeith Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:33PM]

good thing, I didnt like moment anyways

[Rabid Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:38PM]

@statickeith Ive never realy cared much for Samsung's low end and mid-range phones. It seems like only their prized flagship phones look nice... and even then its a stretch to call them nice.

[reiththestud Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:54PM]

@statickeith
I got a moment for my wife when I got my Evo(She wanted a keyboard). She loves it. In fact, I was thrilled with the device up until Sprint announced no Froyo for it. Fragmentation isn't android's problem, product commitment from manufacturers is.

[eclsnowman Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:55PM]

@statickeith

Not good. I have read on many forums that it is resistive touch screen. It is designed to be stylus capable. BLAH. Think of the Intercept as a Samsung Feature Phone running Android.

[ChronoSapien Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:56PM]

@Rabid is there any word on it being touchwiz or not?

[eclsnowman Posted Jun 29th 2010 6:03PM]

@ChronoSapien
From what I have read there is No Touchwiz. Just Vanilla Android. There are a lot of post to the contrary... but on good authority I hear NO Touchwiz.

[Doax Posted Jun 29th 2010 7:09PM]

@reiththestud
Hurry up! Bring the phone back! Get her a Pink Intercept on July 11th. She'll love you for it. The Moment is dead! Long live the Intercept!

[reiththestud Posted Jun 29th 2010 7:31PM]

@Doax
Too bad I bought her phone on the 4th. That's 7 days beyond best buys return period.

[cjmorgan00 Posted Jun 29th 2010 9:56PM]

@reiththestud return it and let her use her old phone till then. Heck its only seven days

[reiththestud Posted Jun 30th 2010 8:03AM]

@cjmorgan00
Our previous carrier was AT&T. Not gonna work(former iPhone user here)

[Programmer Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:34PM]

A little off topic, but has anyone else had trouble accessing Amazon today? Seems like it's down, which is a first.

[Nonok Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:35PM]

@Programmer
Works fine for me. I even made a purchase a little over two hours ago.

[zhangyuan18 Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:36PM]

@Programmer
up and running for me fine. and about the phone, when I can get a nice android device for ~$150-200 unlocked, i'll get one. same goes for windows phone 7 when it comes out. Incidentally, are there any nice cheap android phones (unlocked, no contract, of course) for under $200?

[VLangs Posted Jun 29th 2010 11:12PM]

@zhangyuan18 if you're talking contract, every single android phone that i can think of cost 200 or less.

off contract, obviously no. though I'm sure you can get the backflip for that price

[Spaceshipped Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:39PM]

Intercept? Remember when cell phone names had a vague relation to properties of the phone?

[zhangyuan18 Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:49PM]

@Spaceshipped
Haha. Some funny possibilities...

iPhone: "This is all about ME. ME ME ME. See the "i?" yeah. I am the most important thing in the world."

Evo: "Rawrrrr, I'm like a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. I'm tough and off-road and rugged... um... never mind."

HTC Wildfire: "GAHHHHH There are california cops after me!"

Motorola Droid: "Bzz. Beep. Boop. Bzz."

iPad: "Don't tell me to clean the bathroom while I'm on my period, you pig!"

[nichts Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:54PM]

@Spaceshipped It'll be intercepting your bank statement.

[aliendude5300 Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:39PM]

This looks like it might actually be a decent phone for those who don't need access to Sprint's so-called "4G" network.

[aliendude5300 Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:41PM]

@aliendude5300 Also, you guys really should've included this shot in the article: http://www.samsunghub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/intercept-leak1.jpg
It makes the phone look a lot nicer IMHO.

[Nonok Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:41PM]

@aliendude5300
There are plenty of reasons to get an EVO or EPIC besides 4G

[Colours Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:39PM]

Between the Evo and the Epic, is there really still room for just-adequate products like this?

[benthe1 Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:56PM]

@Colours
Yes there is. Especially for people that don't want to pay $200 for a phone and a $10 monthly fee for 4G......I for one am NOT one of those people because I like a powerful phone. Bring on the 4G phones!!!

[reallynotnick Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:56PM]

@Colours
Well if they don't carry the extra $10 a month fee I would say so, especially on family plans where everyone gets data they might as well get an adequate phone like this instead of a feature phone.
I wonder what the specs will be like on this.

[Sinick Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:40PM]

IMHO, Sammie needs to cultivate their branding rather than coming out with a new one very few months. I used to own an Instinct and what happened to that? The answer is that it was allowed to die by Samsung and was never improved or allowed to mature. It was great at first but definitely needed OS upgrades. That never happened.

[jahkamren Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:41PM]

SPRINT IS ON A SPREE! LATELY IT'S LIKE SPRINT HAS BEEN COMING UP WITH GOOD NEWS EVERYDAY. I'M FROM THE VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA AND I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH SPRINT SERVICE AND PRICES. ONLY THING I'M WAITING FOR NOW IS 4G IN MY AREA.

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[manifest3r Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:47PM]

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[manifest3r Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:47PM]

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[JWolf Posted Jun 29th 2010 6:08PM]

@manifest3r You yelled so loud that it echoed :P

[Feff Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:44PM]

It sucks now that you have to try and guess whether these mid-ranged phones will get a software update in the future or not.

[dougdeep Posted Jun 29th 2010 9:00PM]

@Feff You gotta guess on any phone. The only phone that's pretty much guaranteed updates in the near future is the Nexus One, because in reality, it's Google's latest developer phone.

[guitarkid Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:47PM]

"And here's Intercept, intercepting Moment!"

[benthe1 Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:59PM]

There is no way that it's going to be a resistive touch screen. That would be the dumbest thing ever. Whoever you got this idea from needs to be shot and killed.

[eclsnowman Posted Jun 29th 2010 7:39PM]

@benthe1

Sorry Dude. Resistive, Resistive, Resitive. Get over it.

[benthe1 Posted Jun 29th 2010 9:04PM]

@eclsnowman
It's not going to be resistive. Sorry to burst you bubble. I don't know where you got that idea from but it will definitely be capacitive.

[scvrazoray27 Posted Jun 29th 2010 6:02PM]

Ughhhh! I love my rooted moment. I feel like a teenage girl who's parents are forcing their daughter to end a puppy love filled relationship. O well. I guess ill have to wait for the dual core beast in the works...

[TheHypnotist Posted Jun 29th 2010 6:41PM]

Why would anyone get this over the Epic? Seriously what am I missing? Unless maybe Sprint gives them out for like $49

[dougdeep Posted Jun 29th 2010 8:59PM]

@TheHypnotist Because it's not only cheaper the phone price, but $240 cheaper over the contract.

[Samurai Jack Posted Jun 29th 2010 6:57PM]

Can we please call them the Galaxy Trio? You know you want to...

[Dandmcd Posted Jun 29th 2010 9:13PM]

I love my Moment, though it has quickly become outdated since I bought it on day 1 back when the Moment was the next big thing on Android. This looks like a good midrange replacement for that model, but I'm wary if it will have enough juice to handle Froyo and Flash, for those wanting a decent phone but want to avoid the 4G $10 monthly charge.

[SCB Posted Jun 29th 2010 9:14PM]

Nice replacement.

[exoticfoxholes Posted Jun 29th 2010 9:57PM]

I can confirm july 11 launch. No word on moment end of life yet that I know of. Waiting for epic 4g. Sent from my moment :-)

[xtasi Posted Jun 30th 2010 3:31PM]

Didn't Samsung promised Behold II would get Android 2.x? So "likely" does not inspire much confidence.

[eclsnowman Posted Jul 1st 2010 12:48AM]

We shall see. Btw I have held one now.