Sprint today announced the Samsung Instinct will launch on June 20 for $129.99 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate.

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The touch screen features tactile feedback, called haptics, which transform the virtual QWERTY keypad and other screen interactions into a sensory experience. It also has a Speech to Action button for calling, texting, picture messaging, traffic, movie, sports, news, weather and search.

With EV-DO Rev A, the Instinct quickly browses the Web, accesses business or personal email, shares pictures, listens to commercial-free radio and more at broadband speeds. It also has GPS applications such as Sprint Navigation, with GPS-enabled audio and visual turn-by-turn driving directions and one-click traffic rerouting. Live Search for Sprint, powered by Microsoft, gives directory information on-the-go, with interactive maps and one-touch click to call access.

The Instinct has Visual Voicemail, allowing users to listen to messages in their order of preference and manage them with a simple tap of the screen. It also supports corporate and consumer (POP3 and IMAP) email.

Multitasking capabilities let consumers play music in background while surfing the Internet, texting or playing games.

The Instinct has a built-in 2.0-megapixel camera with camcorder and expandable microSD memory of up to 8GB. Additional features include advanced stereo Bluetooth 2.0, SMS voice and text messaging with threaded text, picture caller ID and Sprint Mobile Sync.

Contents include a 2GB microSD card that can hold approximately 2,000 songs from Sprint Music Store, two standard 1,000 mAh batteries offering up to 5.75 hours of continuous talk time each, battery-charging sleeve, travel charger, USB cable, 3.5mm headphones with built-in microphone, and carry case with stylus.

- Samsung Instinct (M800) Specs

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