AT&T Set to Release New Samsung Jack Smartphone

This past week, AT&T announced another Samsung smartphone that will be added to their line-up. The new phone is called the Samsung Jack, not to be confused with the Samsung Jack being offered on the Canadian GSM carrier – Rogers, which is actually a BlackJack II. This new Jack runs Windows Mobile 6.1 but will be upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5 when the time comes. The new Jack adds WiFi, a 3megapixel camera and a new keyboard design. The new keyboard is more like the one found on the Motorola Q than on previous BlackJack models. There are no more spaces between the keys on this new layout. I actually prefered the keyboard on the old BlackJack and didn’t care for the keyboard on the Q because of that space. I found it much easier to find the keys without looking at the keyboard. So it might take a little getting use to for some of us. It’s getting very hard to decide what my next device should be. I’m still lusting after the Propel Pro which was released a couple weeks back.

The Samsung Jack will be available on May 19th for $100 after a mail-in rebate and a 2 year contract.

MTV’s Samsung c6620 Reviewed at WindowsMobileItaly

Diego Magnani over at WindowsMobileItaly.com has posted a review of Samsung’s C6620 smartphone. This is one of the devices that Samsung showed off at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The device is running on Italy’s TIM network and sold under the MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) MTV. Samsung has produced a number of devices based on that BlackJack footprint and it looks like this approach is working very well for them. Each version has some slight modifications. With this version, they have increased the screen size from 2.4 to 2.6” and removed some of the network radio’s. This phone is great for use in Europe, but doesn’t fair well when it’s brought to North America.

You can check out Diego’s full review translated to English (thanks to Google) here, or the original version in Italian is here.