Honest 836 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 "Samsung Instinct" to Challenge the iPhone Sprint Nextel Corp. will be taking on the iPhone with a lower price for its own touch-screen smart phone, the "Samsung Instinct". The carrier said Wednesday that the Instinct will cost $129.99 when released on Friday. That compares with $199 for the cheapest model of the new iPhone, which goes on sale July 11 with AT&T Inc. as the carrier. The Instinct shares many features with the new iPhone, including access to a fast wireless data network and a GPS receiver. Sprint was unusually involved in the phone's development, and plans to promote it heavily. The new iPhone costs half as much as the old one, since AT&T is now subsidizing the hardware, much like carriers do for other phones. Previously, Apple had a unique arrangement with AT&T under which the phone was sold at full price, but Apple got a share of wireless service revenue from the carrier. Before the announcement of the iPhone price cut, Sprint had indicated that the Instinct would cost more than $200. Afterward, it said it would match the price. Wednesday's announcement lowers the price further, and points to the intense competition in the smart-phone market, which has been very strong the last six months. The Instinct's price is with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. The purchase price of a smart phone is only a fraction of the total cost of ownership, since the phones require a data plan. The cheapest monthly plan for the Instinct will cost $69.99, which ends up closer to $80 with taxes and fees. The cost for two years of service is then about $1,900. Courtesy : Tech2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manit 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 (edited) Here it is the New Instinct from Samsung CDMA the award winning iphone killer... Arun, Sadik, Hetal Bhai when can we see this beauty unlocked????? http://www.instinctthephone.com SEE PICS ATTACHED Edited July 7, 2008 by Honest << Topic Merged >> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@mitJ@in 256 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Samsung Post in HTC. Always Post in right Sub Forums. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 wow, damn good website... handset looks really good as well... more competition for HTC and Apple! << Topic moved to Samsung forum >> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nirvana 4 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Arun, Sadik, Hetal Bhai when can we see this beauty unlocked????? maybe after Hetal gets his hands on this beauty? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted July 8, 2008 well samsung users and fans like me only knows why they love samsung! a coolest fone for the cool ppl! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HetalDP 947 Report post Posted July 8, 2008 No firework, Tough to crack ! As usual for Samsung devices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 As usual yet another clone of Iphone from samsung. Ofcourse good looking and slick. It does not seems to be smart phone with WM or linux. Samsung phones are tough nut to crack. There is no office apps nor any mention of installation of other apps on phone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhi12 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2008 Is relinace launching this phone insted of iphone ? I think reliance should launch this phone because it's CDMA phone & reliance having good network to launch this phone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
malviya 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2008 when will this phone be available in India? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rakeshpunj 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 Here it is the New Instinct from Samsung CDMA the award winning iphone killer... Arun, Sadik, Hetal Bhai when can we see this beauty unlocked?????http://www.instinctthephone.com SEE PICS ATTACHED would this instinct available for sale in india - working with reliance... if yes i am interested .. how much does it cost.. and whom do i contact to buy it. thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commonman 228 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 seems no WiFi also Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HetalDP 947 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 Waste of Money Not even 10% of iPhone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 ****ty phone.....since last yr i'm seeing that samsung is jsut copying one device after another ....except for first 8mp innov8 I haven't seen anything spectacular from their side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
