Budget Samsung 4G phone headed to Sprint?

If you thought that 4G devices were all meant to be expensive high-end phones, it looks like this doesn’t have to be the case. A new Samsung phone has recently shown up at the FCC, touting low-end specs with on surprising feature – 4G connectivity! The phone has the model number SDH-D600 and will be on its way to Sprint in the near future, since it’s gotten approval from the Federal Communications Commission.

The Samsung SDH-D600 features a Qualcomm MSM8655 1GHz processor, a display (unspecified size) that has a 320 x 480 resolution, possibly a ticker screen (like the one found in the Samsung Continuum), and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It packs a 3.1megapixel rear camera, a front facing camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and of course, WiMAX support. The phone should also be arriving with Android 2.3, Gingerbread out of the box.

We’re still waiting for official word from Sprint but the device is expected to come in at the lower price bracket along with the HTC EVO Shift 4G which currently goes for $149. Any idea what this mystery 4G Sprint device is going to be?

George Wong
Categories: Cellphones
Tags: 4G, Android, Samsung, Sprint