The Cell Phone Diva covers CTIA 2003

Colorful mobiles from Sprint PCS

By Joni Blecher, Cell Phone Diva
(March 18, 2003)

Sprint PCS phones are all about color. The four models that the company announced--all of which should be available in the second quarter of this year--are high-end, feature-rich mobiles that sport digital cameras for snapping and sending pics on the go. Here's a quick look at the upcoming models, all of which will be available by year's end, if not well before then. As soon as we get firm release dates and prices, we'll include them in our monthly cell phone release calendar.

Phone model	Provider/network	Date available	What's cool about it
Hitachi G1000	CDMA 800/1900; AMPS 800; 1xRTT	Q2 2003	Pocket PC 2002 PDA/phone combo; embedded VGA camera; QWERTY keyboard; high-speed wireless Web access

Samsung SPH-A600	CDMA 800/1900; AMPS 800; 1xRTT	Second half of 2003	Rotating 260,000-color TFT display; built-in VGA camera with 4X zoom and flash; photo caller ID; MMS; download games, screenshots, and ring tones; high-speed wireless Web access

Samsung SPH-i700	CDMA 800/1900; 1xRTT	Q2 2003	Pocket PC 2002 PDA/phone combo; embedded camera; slim design; SD card expansion slot; 65,000-color, TFT screen; GPS One

Sanyo 8100K	CDMA 800/1900; AMPS 800; 1xRTT	Q2 2003	65,536-color internal and external LCD; built-in camera; MMS; photo caller ID; add 10-second voice clips to pictures; Java enabled (J2ME); download games, apps, and ring tones; available in lilac, silver, and blue