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November 17, 2008 10:27 AM PST

Samsung Gravity touches down

by Kent German
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The Samsung Gravity in lime.

(Credit: Samsung)

As we warned you two weeks ago, T-Mobile's Samsung Gravity goes on sale Monday.

The messaging phone is a dead ringer for the LG Rumor, in both features and design. Highlights include a slide-out alphabetical keyboard for rapid messaging, a 1.3-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, a speakerphone, organizer features, and a microSD-card slot. The Gravity (aka the SGH-T459) is Samsung's third messaging phone since October after the Propel and the Rant.

At T-Mobile, it joins the recently announced Samsung Behold touch-screen phone. It is available for $50 with service in either lime or aqua.

Kent German is a senior editor for cell phone reviews at CNET. When he's not testing the newest handsets on the market, he's blogging about cell phone news for Crave. In his On Call column, he answers reader questions and gives his take on the rapidly changing mobile industry. E-mail Kent.
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by dirty55409 November 18, 2008 1:47 AM PST
boring and bland phone imo.
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by Jyakotu November 19, 2008 6:10 AM PST
So, it's like a GSM version of the Rumor? I never really liked the Rumor, Rant, or Messenger. So, it's no surprise that I don't like this one either.
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by Juwon Blumenberg November 19, 2008 1:32 PM PST
i totally agree with you about the rumor, i hate it because it is ugly and cheap looking and everyone at my school has it. However, i think that the Rant is a good messaging phone and has a better User Interface than the Gravity and Rumor. And the keyboard on the neat to text on. The Rant packs better features than both the Gravity and the Rumor. EX: 2.0 megapixel camera, 4 row keyboard, one click access to main features of your choice
by Juwon Blumenberg November 19, 2008 1:27 PM PST
I think that the Gravity will make a good addition to tmobile's line up for customers looking for a decent texting phone who are on a budget. I would rather stick to my Nokia 5610 xpress music phone though.
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