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Product	Samsung Brightside (Verizon Wireless)	Pantech Hotshot (red, Verizon Wireless)	Samsung Trender SPH-M380 (amethyst, Sprint)	PCD Wrangler (U.S. Cellular)
Price	$219.99	$0.00 to $269.99	$0.00	Pricing is currently unavailable.
CNET editors' rating	3 stars	2.5 stars	3 stars	2 stars
Average user rating	2 stars	2 stars	1 stars	0 stars
Release date	March 1, 2012	October 6, 2011	June 6, 2011	November 30, 2011
Bottom line	The Samsung Brightside isn't my all-time favorite feature phone, thanks to its exposed touch-screen menu, low-res screen, and laggy processor, but it is one option for Verizon customers.	With its delayed touch screen and sluggish processor, the Hotshot's smartphone-esque look is a detriment. It's better to commit to a full-on feature phone or a smartphone instead of a device that overlaps the two.	If you're trying to avoid a data plan, the Samsung Trender is one affordable messaging option, though one of Sprint's budget Android phones could prove a better value.	Don't be lured by the PCD Wrangler's rugged build or cheap price. Its weak call quality and lack of trendy smartphone features give this tough flip phone a glass jaw.
Service Provider	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless	Sprint Nextel	Info unavailable
Cellular technology	CDMA	CDMA	CDMA2000 1X	Info unavailable
Specific absorption rate (SAR)	0.75 W/Kg	0.78 W/Kg	1.02 W/Kg	Info unavailable
Talk time	Up to 390 min	Up to 301 min	Up to 300 min	Info unavailable
Wireless Interface	Bluetooth 2.1	Bluetooth 3.0	Bluetooth	Info unavailable
Weight	4.3 oz	3.2 oz	4 oz	Info unavailable
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Amazon.com $219.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 1 store	Best Buy $0.00 In stock: See Site Amazon.com $269.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 stores	Sprint $0.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 1 store	Pricing is currently unavailable.