Samsung's first Sprint Direct Connect phone wafts in via FCC

Seems a bit odd seeing a rugged, PTT-centric phone on Sprint Nextel that isn't getting sourced out of Motorola's ranks, doesn't it? Indeed, get used to it -- this here is a phone supporting Qualcomm's QChat protocol, the CDMA-based push-to-talk standard that Sprint will be phasing in as iDEN dies a long, slow death. The Samsung Z400 (not to be confused with the phone of champions) clearly takes a page out of Motorola's book, though, by gearing up with plenty of rubber bits, so even if it ends up not being particularly rugged, it'll certainly look the part. It also features a media player, camera, Bluetooth, and support for some sort of "chat and dating" service (seriously, look it up in the manual!) so we have some hope that adding some manufacturers to the Direct Connect ranks is going to spice things up a bit. No word yet on when this one might launch.

[Via Phone Scoop]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2008 7:52AM]

lets see how long this one will last. i hope sprint fall when they release this peice of crap. they arent going to get the secret from motorola so lets see how long it last

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 4th 2008 2:39PM]

Sprint sucks monkey Balls!!!!!!!!!! I bet that all sprint stores are gonna be out of business soon!!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 11:31AM]

cmon sprint, that is one of the ugliest phones i have ever seen. Give us something nice.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 12:07PM]

Ugly is what Sprint does best

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2008 2:24PM]

its a piece of shit.

[fernando Posted Jan 21st 2008 3:32PM]

Screw Qualcomm

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2008 7:20AM]

ugly is not pretty - it's rugged.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2008 11:13AM]

A friend of mine has a qchat alpha phone and they can't stop raving about the service. They let me try it and i was very impressed. They also said that PTT has supplanted some their sms and speedial use...witnessing it, it's just much faster than typing or waiting for the phone to connect.

after seeing it, I want it on a Windows Mobile PTT phone.