Is the Touchscreen BlackJack Coming to AT&T? i780?
Posted by Chris Leckness on 06/18/08 in At&t, Samsung
I’ve been calling the Samsung i780 the Touch screen Blackjack ever since I got to demo one at the Microsoft MVP Summit earlier this year. I really expected this phone to go by the wayside and be one of those only Europe releases and gave up hope of it coming to the US. Well, a little rumor on WM Experts perked my ears….
Here’s a fun rumor we heard over the weekend from an anonymous tipster: at a meeting for AT&T Store managers, looks like a few manufacturer reps got a little overexcited about what’s coming down the pike. One couldn’t help himself from pulling a BlackBerry Bold out and flashing it around. Another, she had a full-on gear bag full of phones — one of which appeared to be the Samsung i780. Technically, it would have been the Samsung SGH-i788, which has the bands necessary for the US 3G networks.
They are saying that the rep mentioned a release that would be in the same time frame as the Bold and iPhone release. I have a hard time believing this, but here’s to hoping. The blurb did mention that this phone “DID” have an AT&T logo on it.
Source: WM Experts
Written by Chris Leckness · Filed Under At&t, Samsung
Tagged: AT&T Samsung SGH-i788 i780
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so, a year ago, i was excited to get this phone. but that was a year ago. samsung is just about to release the i900 omnia, which is a far more powerful device, and now at&t offer this year old device.
is the moral of the story that while at&t is in deep with apple and the iphone way fewer hot new winmo devices will be released under the blue globe logo?
i’dlike to be offered newly released winmo devices, not american versions of devices released elsewhere a year ago.
I’ve been using the i780 (aka Mirage) for a while now (sadly an EU spec device so no 3G here in the US) and it’s a really nice phone.
It’s got most of the good features of the BJ-II (but with the addition of WiFi) and a touch screen which works really well in this format.
The D-Pad has been replaced by a weird touchpad which I don’t find as usable but it’s a personal thing I guess.
Specs on the phone are good - it’s powerful enough to feel responsive, yet the battery lasts long enough to be usable.
I agree it’s bad that it takes so long for devices to get to the US… gotta wonder what the delay is - carriers, FCC, lack of demand?