AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile today released new cell phones; most notably the Samsung Sway for Verizon Wireless with nice-looking menu icons.
A pile of new cell phones were announced today, including the Motorola VU30 and VU204 for Verizon Wireless, the Motorola W450 for T-Mobile, the Pantech C610 for AT&T Wireless and the Samsung Sway for Verizon Wireless.
 The Motorola Rapture VU30 sports a clamshell design with a touch-sensitive external display that allows customers to capture pictures and access their music without opening the phone. The phone also has a dedicated shutter button for the 2-megapixel camera, and music downloaded via V Cast Music with Rhapsody can be stored on microSD cards up to 8GB. Other features include Bluetooth, VZ Navigator and a 2.5mm headset jack. The Motorola Rapture VU30 costs $180 with a two-year contract. A $50 mail-in rebate is available when signing up for a qualifying plan. The new Motorola VU204 is a low-end phone offering a VGA camera, Bluetooth and VZ Navigator, though primarily meant for calling. It's available now for $80, and a $50 mail-in rebate is available.
Verizon Wireless today also started selling the new Samsung Sway, a slim slider with a silver finish (check out its menu icons at the bottom of this story - a good example of how Samsung is getting Verizon Wireless on the right track). The Samsung Sway offers a 2.2" screen, a 2-megapixel camera with NightShot and video capture, Rhapsody service, Bluetooth, and a microSD slot supporting up to 8GB cards. Other key features include a media center, offering downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more. Samsung claims a talk time of up 4.5 hours. to Measuring 4.15 by 1.96 by 0.47 inches and weighing in at 3.56 ounces, the Samsung Sway costs $120 with a two-year contract, before a $50 mail-in rebate.
Today, AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile customers also got a couple of new choices through the Pantech C610 (see image at the bottom) and the Motorola W450, respectively. The Pantech C610 packs AT&T Navigator, Bluetooth, microSD and a 1.3-megapixel camera. With 3G connectivity, it also supports AT&T Video Share and MobiRadio (streaming music). Pantech handsets are not something we test all day long here at infoSync, so we can't tell you much about what to expect, but it should be available this week in the price range of the Motorola VU204 mentioned above. The Motorola W450 for T-Mobile is also a low-end phone, selling under the name Motorola Active for $80 with a two-year contract. A $50 mail in rebate is available. Key features include a 1.3-megapixel camera and a claimed talk time of up to 7.5 hours (EDGE only).
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