Samsung SGH-T729
Released during Q3 2007 for T-Mobile in the USA, the Samsung Blast (SGH-T729) slider features a double-tap QWERTY keypad, music player, stereo bluetooth and a MicroSD slot.
Features
Thin and light slider-style design
1.3-megapixel camera 4x zoom with multishot and camcorder capabilities
Bluetooth wireless capability for headsets, synchronizing with PCs or phones
Quad-band GSM ("Worldphone") capability
Built-in MP3 player with stereo Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology to listen to music without wires
Check email via POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP protocols
Half QWERTY keypad (aka double-tap)
MicroSD slot. Supports up to 2 GB (officially) though some users have reported being able to use 4 GB cards.
Capabilities and applications
Direct access to personal email, including AOL email, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail, making it easy to check messages anytime of the day. For added convenience, email messages can be read and responded to for the same pricing as text and picture messages - meaning there's no required data package to purchase. The Blast is a stylish ultra-thin slider offering additional features, including access to instant messaging with built-in support for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, stereo Bluetooth technology, a 1.3-megapixel camera with digital zoom, multi-shot, and video recording capabilities, external memory card slot, MP3 player and speaker independent voice recognition. Users also can stay connected while traveling worldwide with the Blast's quad-band technology.