A new Samsung phone, and we had a lot of those lately, is going to Verizon Wireless. The Trance will go on sale tomorrow, April 24 and it will cost just $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a 2-year contract. The Trance is a phone dedicated to music and here’s what you can expect from it:

• 2.1-inch display with 176 x 220 resolution
• CDMA 1X 800/1900mHz Digital Only
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• 1GB of Internal memory dedicated to Music, up to 16GB microSD expansion
• 3.5mm headset jack
• Bluetooth
• Mobile email, mobile web, VZ Navigator, Chaperone Parent and chat capable
• V CAST music with Rhapsody support
• Music Player for MP3, WMA & unprotected AAC & unprotected AAC+ Formats
• Bang & Olufsen ICEpower external speakers
• One touch access to music and ability to create & manage playlists and to multitask while listening to music
• Sync music from PC to phone (over the air music downloads are not supported)
• Text, Picture, and Voice Messaging with threaded messaging feature
• Tools: Alarm Clock, World Clock, Calculator with Converter, Stop Watch

via Verizon

A new slider is coming to Verizon. It’s the Samsung Trance U490 and it’s supposed to be available in Verizon stores starting with April 24. The Trance is a mid-level phone centered on music. It will come with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower sound technology and it will include a new sharing feature which will let you share playback on two simultaneous Bluetooth stereo connections. Besides the music capabilities the Trance will bring you the following:

• 2.1-inch display with 176 x 220 resolution
• CDMA 1X 800/1900mHz Digital Only
• 1.3 Megapixel Camera
• 1GB of Internal Memory Dedicated for Music, up to 16GB MicroSD expansion
• 3.5mm Headset Jack
• Bluetooth
• Mobile Email, Mobile Web, VZ Navigator, Chaperone Parent and Chat Capable
• V CAST Music with Rhapsody support
• Music Player for MP3, WMA & unprotected AAC & unprotected AAC+ Formats
• One touch access to Music and ability to create & manage playlists and to Multi-task while listening to music
• Sync Music from PC to Phone, Over the Air Music Downloads are not Supported
• Text, Picture, and Voice Messaging with Threaded Messaging Feature
• Tools: Alarm Clock, World Clock, Calculator with Converter, Stop Watch

The Trance will cost $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a 2-year contract or $119.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate and a 1 year contract or $219.99 without a contract. What will you choose?

via PA

We have one more Samsung handset in the works, the U490 Trance. It’s not a high-end device but rather an entry- to mid-level phone. The phone will arrive from Verizon Wireless and it will probably sport the following features:

• Slider form factor, hidden touch-sensitive buttons on face
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• 1GB internal memory
• microSDHC support up to 16GB
• 3.5mm stereo audio jack
• large speaker on the back
• Mobile Web 2.0 browser
• No EV-DO support

The phone will arrive sometime in Q2 but you might see it at the CTIA if you’re going to attend it.
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