Isaiah's Tech

Last week we heard about a Windows Phone 7 handset from Samsung and it would reportedly be called the Cetus. Well, here's some good news if you're waiting for this one, it has just hit the FCC (filing here). This phone is packing 850/1900MHz 3G bands so it could be hitting AT&T in the USA (and Rogers in Canada). Of course, other specs include a 4-inch AMOLED display, a 5MP camera, a front-facing camera, WiFi 802.11 n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, GPS, an FM radio, and a microSD card slot. We need a picture Samsung, come on!

[Samsung Hub]

Today two Android devices have hit the market in Canada and this is really big news. The first one is the 3.7-inch (SLCD-equipped) HTC Desire that is now available on Telus (here) for $79.99 on a 3-year contract. Other price points are: $349.99 on a 2-year contract, $399.99 on a 1-year contract, and $449.99 contract-free. The smartphone packs a 5MP AF camera, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, WiFi / Bluetooth / GPS support, and Android 2.1 with the Sense UI.

The smartphone that will go head-to-head with this one is the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant which is now available on Bell (here). This smartphone is now available for $149.95 on a 3-year contract, $349.95 on a 2-year contract, $449.95 on a 1-year contract, and $499.95 contract-free. The Vibrant packs a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 5MP AF camera with 720p HD video recording, a 1GHz Hummingbird CPU, WiFi / Bluetooth / GPS support, and Android 2.1 with the Touchwiz UI. Which one will you get?

Update: You might want to get your Bell Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant at Best Buy. Mobile Syrup has just pointed out that if you get it at Best Buy it's available for only $99.99 on a 3-year contract and they're going to throw in a $75 gift card as well. Talk about a sweet deal. That price for this smartphone it should sell more than the iPhone 4 - but it won't because it's not made by Apple. I could go on and on...

Don't forget that you can wait for the Samsung Captivate which should be hitting Rogers in the near future.

Telus Releases the HTC Desire: Mobile Syrup
Bell Releases the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant: Phandroid