By US Cellular’s long been excited about the future of Android under their banner – having already officially unveiled two of their first devices – and that excitement will continue with another pair of devices to make up a nice quartet of ‘droid before the end of the year.
We’ve already gotten confirmation of the Samsung Acclaim getting a July 9th release, and the high-end HTC Desire will be dropping in early August. The fun doesn’t stop there: A “highly-anticipated” Samsung device and an LG device with a large touchscreen and slide-out keyboard will both be in stores this October.
That’s a pretty big deal, if you ask me. The Samsung device they briefly describe sounds an awful lot like the Samsung Galaxy S (or a variant of the Galaxy S, as it’s become a trend here in the states) and the LG device doesn’t sound like it’ll disappoint at all if it lives up. US Cellular faithful have a lot to look forward to right before the holiday season kicks off.
New phones launching through end of 2010 will include four Android devices
CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — U.S. Cellular’s customers have come to expect a reliable network, customer service and innovative programs like Overage Protection and Battery Swap, and now the wireless carrier is unveiling a wave of cutting-edge devices that will join its smartphone lineup this year.
U.S. Cellular is launching four phones in 2010 that run on the Android operating system, beginning with the release of the Samsung Acclaim on July 9 and the HTC Desire, with a vibrant 3.7-inch touch screen, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera and Wi-Fi, in early August. Another highly-anticipated Samsung device and an LG device with a large touch screen and slide-out, ergonomically-designed QWERTY keyboard, will be in stores in October.
“We’re excited about everything these Android-powered devices will bring to our customers,” said Edward Perez, vice president of marketing and sales operations for U.S. Cellular. “They give customers quick and easy access to thousands of applications, so each device can be completely unique and mirror their personal tastes and lifestyles. The phones will be a great complement to the popular BlackBerry® and Windows Mobile® devices that already anchor our smartphone line.”
The Acclaim is exclusive to U.S. Cellular customers. It has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard with a 3.2-inch touch screen, 3 megapixel camera and Wi-Fi.
All of U.S. Cellular’s phones running on Android give customers access to popular Google applications and will be pre-loaded with U.S. Cellular applications such as My Contacts Backup, City ID, Tone Room Deluxe and Your Navigator Deluxe. Customers can tap into the Android Market, a rapidly-growing catalog of more than 70,000 applications, most of which are free, to transform their phone into a lifestyle device.
The carrier will release the BlackBerry Bold in early August and later this year it will offer a BlackBerry flip smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard. U.S. Cellular is also releasing new touch screen devices like the LG Banter Touch featuring a 3-inch touch display and side-sliding QWERTY keyboard.
Customers who use their phones primarily for talking and texting also have a few new options coming their way: a dark purple QWERTY Motorola device with a unique square shape and a side-sliding QWERTY device from Samsung with a 2 megapixel camera designed for quick and easy texting.
“We’ve always believed that our customers deserve a wide selection of phones that fit their individual needs,” said Perez. “We hope our customers are as excited as we are about what we have coming up between now and the end of the year.”
i work for us cellular dts and this is a big step for the company everyone is really excited cant wait
I work for the company too, I am so incredibly excited that we are stepping our game up in such a dramatic fashion!
Some provider I have never heard up until 2 months ago gets a lineup which includes Desire (my dream phone)/GalaxyS (best phone based on specs)/2 nice entry level Android devices while the second largest carrier (AppleT&T) in the nation has a bunch of locked down bullshit?
Aint that some bs. Lol I should get a new job somewhere that lets me relocate to an area where US Cellular is strong.
i’ve been a us cellular customer from the beginning and always felt like there service was the best no matter where i went but was never enthused about their phones. my contract is up in sept. and am thrilled us cellular are going big on this one. go big or don’t go at all.
I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER WITH US CELLULAR FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS NOW AND LIVING IN CENTERAL OKLAHOMA THERE COVERAGE IS PRETTY DECENT THE COMPLAINT IVE ALWAYS HAD HAS BEEN THE POOR SELECTION OF PHONES. I HAVE RECENTLY RENEWED MY CONTRACT FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. PREVIOUS TO RENEWING I ASKED IF THEY WERE GETTING ANY NEW PHONES IN ANYTIME SOON CAUSE I WAS TEMPTED TO SWITCH TO AT&T THEY TALKED ME INTO THE BLACKBERRY CURVE WHICH ISNT ANY GOOD BY THE WAY AND NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS LATER START SELLING THERE NEW SAMSUNG ACCLAIM DROID PHONE. IM GLAD TO SEE THE PHONE SELECTIONS ARE GETTING BETTER BUT ONLY IF THEY LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE NEW EQUIPTMENT COMING OUT IM SURE THEY’D KEEP MORE CUSTOMERS. NOT MENTION THE BLACKBERRY CURVE FROZE UP ON ME I HAD THE SOFTWARE RELOADED WHICH TOOK AN HOUR STILL FROZE UP I FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM ON IT THIS IS MY FIRST DAY WITH THE NEW BLACKBERRY CURVE WAITING TO BE DISAPOINTED.