Alltel Wireless, the US carrier that will soon be swallowed by the giant Verizon, has two new phones to offer to its customers: LG Swift and Samsung Hue II.
Both of the handsets are clamshells that pack only mid-end features.
The first phone, LG Swift, comes with a next generation keypad that has Fastap Press-to-Experience keys. It combines six one-touch, easy-access keys with a standard alphanumeric keypad, offering users quick access to services an applications.
LG Swift also has music-dedicated keys, situated right below the external display for a convenient control over the music player.
Other features and specs are:
- Alltel Navigation
- Bluetooth
- 1.3 MP camera
- 3.0 ounces
- 3.66 x 1.92 x 0.79 inches
- Talk time: up to 3 hours
- Stand by time: up to 140 hours
LG Swift can be bought from here, for as low as $49.99 (a 2-yr contract agreement is required).
Samsung Hue II (model name SCH-r600) is not yet featured on Alltel's website. However, according to a post made at Howard Forums, it should be on sale today too.
The Hue II comes with changeable faceplates of various colors (blue, white, green etc). Its specs include:
- A 2.2 inch internal display
- Music player with external controls
- A-GPS
- Bluetooth
- Email
- 2MP camera with video recording
- 54MB of internal memory
- MicroSD card slot
- Talk time: up to 3 hours
- Stand by time: up to 200 hours
- 3.4 ounces
- 3.8 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches
No word yet on the price of Samsung Hue II, but it will probably be a bit higher than the one of LG Swift.
