T-Mobile Announces new Samsung Exhibit II 4G
T-Mobile announced today that the Samsung Exhibit II 4G will be sold CONTRACT FREE at WalMart. Sure if you want a contract you can get one too but the contract free part is the interesting bit. As it is the first 4G smartphone to be sold without a contract. You might ask yourself "if it is a Wal-Mart phone how great can it be?"
Well the answer is simple - it is a decent phone based on these specs a 3.7-inch WVGA TFT touchscreen and a 1 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processor. The Samsung Exhibit II 4G offers access to thousands of popular TV shows and movies through T-Mobile® TV in mobile HD and Samsung Media Hub.
Powered by Android™ 2.3 Gingerbread, the device features some of Google’s most popular applications and services such as Google Maps™ and Gmail™, plus thousands of others via Android Market™.
Now here are some more details in terms of pricing, the Samsung Exhibit II 4G will be offered through no annual contract and two-year contract plan options, and is expected to cost $29.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card with a two-year service agreement and qualifying Classic voice and data plan, and $199.99 via no annual contract.
Last but certainly not least some extra bonus materials with a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera and a front-facing camera (no details on megapixels) allowing you to make Skype calls as well as Wi-Fi connectivity. When will it be hitting WalMart? Most WalMart stores will see the Exhibit II on Oct. 27 and is planned to be available nationwide at T-Mobile stores beginning Nov. 2nd.
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