Sprint's Samsung M240 makes no attempt to be high-end

Tired of the flurry of Samsung announcements yet? Hmm? Of course you aren't, so here's another one to keep you fed, fat, and happy: the M240 flip is now available on Sprint. Samsungs without names are typically extraordinarily low-end, and the M240's no exception -- the company flat-out describes it as a "no nonsense device focusing on the basics" with a non-EV-DO radio, voice dialing, speakerphone, basic (and we do mean basic) web access, and support for up to 500 contacts. It runs a cool $19.99 on contract after instant discount -- in other words, roughly 10 percent of the functionality of a BlackBerry Tour for 10 percent of the price.

[carcomptoy Posted Sep 8th 2009 5:38PM]

Wow not even a camera...yes, it's basic, but even basic-needs people still want a camera.

[devin422 Posted Sep 8th 2009 6:14PM]

you'd be surprised

[Plexus Posted Sep 8th 2009 8:45PM]

Unless they use their Hasselblads and Leicas , of course.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 9th 2009 10:34AM]

Good, I keep turning a lot of people away from the contract carriers to Jitterbug because they want a basic phone. But the commissions for contracts are so much higher. Thanks Sprint for actually creating a basic phone, I'm so tired of hearing "I don't even want a camera".

[vicdezen Posted Sep 9th 2009 10:55AM]

Really basic. I don't really have a need for flip phones nowadays, since I have broken every flip phone I have owned. I have the worst luck with flip phones.