Samsung a837 with military-spec grade coming to AT&T?

AT&T (NYSE: T) will be adding a new rugged handset to its offering. According to always highly informed Boy Genius, the Samsung a837 will be joining AT&T’s team in an effort to compete with Verizon (NYSE: VZ)’s Casio G’zOne phones.

We don’t have the full specs, but we do know the military-spec grade device will sport push-to-talk support, Bluetooth, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE along with dual-band UMTS/HSDPA, 1.3 megapixel camera, built-in GPS. As for the services supported, Video Share and AT&T Navigator will be included in the mix.

The Samsung a837 will hit AT&T’s offering around September 15th, though pre-orders might be starting on the first of the month. Expected priced is in the $99-$150 range.

[Via: Boy Genius Report]