First Images of MetroPCS Samsung Craft Surface, America’s First LTE Phone?

Humberto Saabedra

The first images of the forthcoming Samsung dual-mode LTE/CDMA R900 Craft have surfaced.  The Craft features a hardware QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, a touch display of unknown resolution and a SIM slot for authentication on the LTE network.  Pricing has been confirmed by the tester who leaked the pictures in the above link to be set at $299.99 with no release date set at this time.  The phone will be released alongside the launch of LTE service in Dallas Ft. Worth and Las Vegas this Fall.

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