MetroPCS Announces Samsung Admire

Humberto Saabedra

Samsung AdmireAfter weeks of leaks and speculation, MetroPCS has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Samsung Admire midrange Android Gingerbread smartphone.

As previously reported, the Android smartphone will replace the now discontinued LG Optimus M in the lineup and feature a 3.5 inch HVGA display with an 800MHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread without the TouchWiz overlay and a 3.2 megapixel camera with video capture along with a microSD slot. The phone is expected to be launched with a planned initial price of $199.99 before a $50 instant rebate which would bring the total to $149.99, though pricing and launch details have yet to be confirmed.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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