The Samsung Intensity II is now available on websites and its slider phone will be there by coming week. It has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, music player, and GPS. It’s an eco-friendly slant phone with recycles battery cover extracted from 35 percent post-consumer materials.
In addition, it has been made from recycled paper and partially printed with soy ink. Inside, an eco-calculator that can track your car's fuel mileage, calculate the auto's efficiency, and estimate the amount of carbon dioxide your ride gives off. The phone features a 2.2-inch QVGA (240x320 pixels) display, Bluetooth support, and a microSD card slot with room for up to 32GB of external memory.
Other aspects are voice command, instant messaging, mobile e-mail, and a browser. There's a 1.3-megapixel camera (same as the original Intensity) with night vision; a hub for accessing social-networking accounts (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace); a calendar; and ringtones. Verizon's own subscription-based services include VZ Navigator for turn-by-turn directions, and music services such as V Cast Music with Rhapsody, V Cast Song ID, and VZW Tones.
The Samsung Intensity II comes in deep gray and metallic blue. You can purchase it online, or pick it up in Verizon stores in the coming weeks for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
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