Hands-on with Samsung's Rant and Highnote

Well, that about covers Sprint's new handset binge at CTIA,and we got hands-on with both the Samsung Highnote (pictured left) and the Samsung Rant to wrap up the announcements. The Highnote's the music centric handset — isn't there always one? — in this launch, but sadly, the speaker seems to lack oomph in the sonic delivery department, but the dedicated messaging button's kinda useful. The Rant is built like a tank, and the very solid metal construction is top notch — so if you're prone to dropping your phone, it's worth checking out. The gallery covers the range of colors that'll be available — and the purple is a glowing example of ugly — when these two hit in October. You know the drill, the read link has the goods.

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