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Sprint reveals Samsung Ace SPH-I325; We’re all surprised

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, December 6th, 2007 at 5:00 AM

Samsung Ace SPH-I325

Who says carriers can’t keep secrets? Just look at Sprint who surprised many of us with the newly revealed Samsung Ace SPH-I325 phone. The phone isn’t actually THE masterpiece of the Korean giant, but it’s worthy addition to the carrier’s portfolio nevertheless. There’s a 1.3 MP camera, full QWERTY keyboard, QVGA screen and (probably) the microSD expansion slot. Windows Mobile 6 Standard edition is running the world-roamin’ show — yap both CDMA and GSM radios are built inside this baby. Guess you could call it the WorldJack, as in BlackJack World Edition. ;)

[Via: Boy Genius Report]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Will Park

    Haha, WorldJack! I love it :lol:

  • dave

    even though it’s a nice phone, I found contradictions on the tech specs for it. Supposedly on some sites for the same model, the phone supports all 4 GSM bands: 850/900/1800/1900 in addition to the CDMA mode exclusive for sprint. Sadly, when I received my S.ACE phone, it says that it only supports GSM 900/1800 bands.

    I did not think it’d be a problem, but I am now traveling internationally and the SIM card for the local provider is useless as it works only under the 850MHz band. For a phone that cost me a pretty penny, being stuck with international cdma roaming is pretty upsetting. I’ve been forced to get an additional GSM phone to support this frequency.

    If there is a way to unlock or alter the bands on the ACE, I’ll be more than happy to hear about it. And aside from this little problem, the phone itself is great. I absolutely love it, aside from this issue.