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Sprint Drops Samsung Instinct Price Again: Now $129 After Rebate

Sprint is trying to set some kind of sales record with its exclusive Samsung Instinct: The fun little don't-call-it-an-iPhone feature phone goes on sale June 20 priced at $129 after a $100 mail-in rebate. A week ago, we reported that the price had fallen from $299 to $199. Honestly, I can safely say there's no good reason NOT to buy one of these things if you plan on sticking with Sprint for two or more years. But with phone subsidies this high, one wonders how many years Sprint itself can stick around. (Press release with details on plans, accessories and features below.) More »

9:23 AM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Wilson Rothman
16,201 views, 61 comments

Latest by n/a: @superbryant: I agree. As discussed above, Sprint was the carrier for phones with the latest and greatest features. Sanyo was a huge part of that. End of an era, I guess. more »

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Sprint's Samsung Instinct Now Costs $199 After Rebate

We previously heard that the Samsung Instinct was going to be $299 after rebate on Sprint—not too bad a price for what we said was the best Sprint and best Samsung phone ever. Turns out the iPhone 3G's $199 reveal sent Sprint back to their abacuses, which they used diligently to come up with an extra $100 mail-in rebate to equal the playing field with AT&T. The win for Sprint's deal is that current customers can supposedly buy the phone without renewing their two-year contract, which is pretty great for someone who plans on ditching carriers soon. [Phone News]

7:36 PM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Jason Chen
14,541 views, 32 comments

Latest by endless: best buy will be selling the phone. they don't do mail in rebates. might be cheaper there. more »

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Samsung Instinct Review: Best Sprint or Samsung Phone Ever

Despite what we and other media have hinted at, despite what Sprint itself is spending a lot of money trying to convey, the Samsung Instinct is not an iPhone killer. To be sure, Samsung and Sprint borrowed liberally from the iPhone playbook when it came to look and feel. But the comparison itself isn't fair: The iPhone is a software platform that is growing every day, soon to have a host of applications that put it squarely in the smartphone category along with BlackBerry, Palm and Windows Mobile. The Samsung Instinct will never be mistaken for a smartphone. Then what is it? It's the best carrier-centric feature phone I've ever seen, a delight to use for many—though not all—of its intended purposes. More »

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8:00 PM on Sun Jun 8 2008
By Wilson Rothman
91,278 views, 110 comments

Latest by areallygoodname: I like the review and still haven't considered the design when I wrote my Sprint Instinct Review. I wish the vertical keyboard was qwerty, that the favorites were block icons like the home, and that I could unlock my phone more »

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Sprint's Samsung Instinct Hitting Retail June 20

Lining up with the teaser site's "late June" release, Sprint just confirmed to us that its iPhone-slaying Instinct will be hitting retail on June 20. Which is after WWDC, when we're expecting the 3G iPhone to be announced. Guess we'll see how much wind it takes out of the Instinct's um, sales. [Sprint]

2:38 PM on Thu May 22 2008
By matt buchanan
20,428 views, 21 comments

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Giz Explains: An Easy Primer on GPS

In this week's Giz Explains, we're doing a quick rundown of a sweet technology that has evolved from a (deadly) serious military application to becoming a household utility, found in all kinds of gadgets: GPS. More »

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2:00 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By matt buchanan
14,455 views, 69 comments

Latest by n/a: @Topcat: I, rather unfortunately, have an extremely poor sense of direction. As soon as I can afford one, I will definitely get a GPS system so that I can do the most basic wayfinding, 'cause if I don't have a more »

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Video: Samsung Instinct Lets You Browse Web Pages with Tilt Navigation (Plus, It's Under $300)

Samsung Instinct, second pass, this time in a room with real lighting! Besides learning that it'll come out for under $300, we took another look at the web browser, which we weren't super impressed with earlier, partially because its slick, headlining interface feature—panning through a website by tilting the phone up or down—was brokified. Turns out, the dark discotheque room is what nuked it, since it made it impossible for the camera to detect any movement. More »

12:05 AM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By matt buchanan
69,724 views, 52 comments

Latest by n/a: The best fans website is at w w w. instinct-samsung .c o m more »

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Sprint's Samsung Instinct First Hands On and iPhone Sizemodo (UPDATED: Now with Full Tour Video)

Sprint's Instinct is so special the carrier is holding its own super special event. Unfortunately, it hasn't quite finished baking, so the full feature set wasn't entirely ready to go—we had to visit different "stations" to check out each feature individually to keep us from diving too deep. The iPhone-challenging visual voicemail, for instance, ain't quite live. Plus, it locked up when I was messing around with the music store, and needed a hard reset for the more money shot voice command features, which still didn't quite work (or finding a McDonald's is just too much). And the web browser doesn't, um, touch mobile Safari, at least not in its present state. More »

4:56 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By matt buchanan
74,770 views, 56 comments

Latest by n/a: i had cingular for a year and then switched to sprint and i regret it so much. i get no service anywherenot at school or friends houses, sometimes not even in my own roomand when i do get service its at more »

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Sprint's Samsung Instinct: At Last, a Decent iPhone Competitor

Samsung's Instinct may be the best stab at the coveted title of iPhone killah this CTIA. The 3.1-inch touchscreen phone has localized haptic feedback, plus three hard navigation keys. If it sounds familiar, it's because we've seen versions of it before, but only in Korea. Mind you, this is not the LG Prada-ripoff Samsung F480, which had a much smaller touchscreen. UPDATE: Check out our full Samsung Instinct review HERE.

The Instinct rocks EV-DO Rev A and GPS, in both cases besting what's in the fruit phone. And then content and app wise, Sprint's own wares are basically swapped in for Apple's: Sprint Music Store, Navigation, TV, Visual Voicemail and a full HTML web browser—everything except a la carte music included in the $100 monthly subscription fee. EVERYTHING. On top of that, its customizable homescreen is amazing (and actually customizable, unlike other similar phones). You can check out all of the iPhone-like attributes in our 20-screenshot gallery. We'll be getting our fingerprints on one shortly, but in the meantime, there are more pics and hard data after the jump, uhhhh, fool. [Samsung Instinct Full Review]

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12:00 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By matt buchanan
399,881 views, 68 comments