Samsung Instinct S30 now official, coming to Sprint on April 19th

That didn't take long. After Samsung showed off its Instinct S30 (a.k.a. Instinct Mini) last night with some official imagery -- and less than an hour after we spotted it in the wild at CTIA -- Sprint's gone ahead and made it official with a press release. The carrier-exclusive touchscreen phone features a 2.0 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, and virtual QWERTY keypad, along with Opera Mini 4.2, Sprint TV, and Sprint Music Store. It's also got a Speech to Action function for controlling the phone by voice and allegedly more access to the core Java API for development. Color options include Cobalt Metal or Touch of Copper. Launch date is April 19th, which is exactly what we saw in that leaked Sprint playbook, and price is $129.99 with a two-year contract.

[Via Gadget Review]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 31st 2009 11:31PM]

Seriously, where is the 5 meg camera that I had heard about, Sprint needs to offer a real step up not just this crap. This isn't the Instinct 2, it's just the instinct 1.1

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 31st 2009 11:35PM]

This look just like the same Instinct I didnt really like the first one and I dont really like this one. What about full HTML and a APP store. I'll wait for the pre

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 31st 2009 11:40PM]

Would sprint stop screwing around and just give me the damn date i want! PRE!!!

[carcomptoy Posted Apr 1st 2009 12:11AM]

Yeah what exactly is the point of this? It doesn't offer any huge improvements, aside from maybe smaller frame. But still--no matter how hard I tried, I could never understand what was so special about this phone. Sure it's touchscreen and the UI has some pretty neat tricks in its integration, but the screen sucks, it's resistive, and the camera is definitely something to laugh at.

And what in the world is "S30" supposed to mean to the commonfolk??

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 1st 2009 1:41AM]

Have you ever used an Instinct, carcomptoy, or are you talking in generalization?

Because I use both the Instinct and the iPhone on a daily basis (Sprint is my corporate acount) and there is little to no difference in the touch screen of the Resistive Instinct and the Capacitive iPhone. If anything, the Apple is a bit of a pain to use, as you cannot use a fingernail or the end of a pen/pencil.

I also have a "capacitive" Samsung screen on my YP-P2. It's terrible compared to both the iPhone and Instinct. Unresponsive all the time.

Samsung seems to generally do the resistive touchscreens better than anyone else. If you've used an LG or Motorola touch, it's a different affair, you really need to push the display, which is just annoying.

In comparison, the Instinct and iPhone are G-R-E-A-T at responding with even the slightest flick/touch. There are a lot of deficiencies with the Instinct, but the resisitve screen generally isn't one of them.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 1st 2009 2:39AM]

yawn touch pro camera > iphone camera. 'nuff said.

[carcomptoy Posted Apr 1st 2009 11:29AM]

I actually have used the Instinct on multiple occasions, and many times, I feel unsatisfied. Sure it has the give to let you know you pressed it, but for some reason, it just doesn't "click" with me. Not that I want the click like with the Storm, but it just seems really ungratifying on the Instinct. I mean, if it's fine with you, to each his own, but that's just my observation.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 1st 2009 12:31AM]

I think I speak for all of us when I say:

"Who cares...."

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2009 9:33PM]

You dont speak for me though. I think its a great upgrade to the original. I had the Instinct when it first came out. I look forward to playing with this one as well. Shouldnt judge a book by its cover especially when you have never read the book!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 7th 2009 11:58PM]

You can't lock the screen when you're on a call. Seriously? Have the designers ever used a phone before?