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  Samsung Admire that was leaked last month for MetroPCS has got the official announcement. MetroPCS is targeting Admire at “budget-minded” students and first time smartphone users who wants all the smartphone features at an affordable price. Admire comes in color choices of red and gray and features Android 2.3 OS, 3.5-inch HVGA display, 3.2MP [...]

  Samsung is developing a mid-range device running Gingerbread OS for MetroPCS. The leak come by way of Howard Forums that confirms the existence of new phone along with some other info. Dubbed as Admire (SCH-R720), the phone is planned for an August or a September release and will feature a 3G support (no LTE), [...]

  Samsung’s Forte (SCH-r910) has been officially announced by MetroPCS. The phone known as Galaxy Indulge is the second LTE phone from MetroPCS after Samsung Craft but Indulge will become the world’s first commercially available Android phone with 4G LTE slated to go on sale this week. On the specs front, the phone is powered [...]

  A new set of pictures uncovered by Engadget confirm that the Forte – which we saw previously – is the SCH-R910. The new pics are released by the same source but this time we see the phone in action, revealing its OS – Android 2.2.1 and an overlay of TouchWiz UI. While confirmation of [...]

  Samsung is apparently preparing another LTE-enabled device for MetroPCS. The phone will be called as Forte and as you can see from the image, sports a horizontal-sliding QWERTY keyboard. Additionally, the phone is expected to come on Android 2.2 (with possible Android 2.3 upgrade), 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 5MP camera, TouchWiz UI and microSD card [...]

  Samsung is looking to push more LTE phones in the US market. Boy Genius Report has managed to score a picture that shows off the SCH-R910 for MetroPCS having LTE band. It will also support CDMA band and feature Android 2.2 OS, TouchWiz UI, 5MP camera, 1GHz Hummingbird CPU, microSD card slot, Bluetooth 3.0 [...]

  MetroPCS has launched a cheap clamshell phone from Samsung with minimal features. The Contour (SCH-r250) goes for just $49 and brings features like 2-inch QQVGA main display, 1.07-inch CSTN screen, MetroWEB for internet access, Icon Carousel for quick access to messaging, calendar etc., VGA camera, Bluetooth and talk time of up to 3.3 hours. [...]

  Samsung has added a new member to MetoPCS’ Messager family. Aptly known as the Messager III (SCH-r570) the phone has a simple candy bar design and features a 2.4-inch QVGA display, horizontal-sliding four-row QWERTY keyboard, 1.3MP camera, handy info panel with messages and call view, music player, microSD card slot supporting up to 16GB [...]

  Samsung has announced Freeform’s successor for the US market. The Freeform II or SCH-r360 is a candybar QWERTY phone that features a four-row QWERTY keyboard, 2.2-inch QVGA TFT display, 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth, music player, microSD card slot supporting up to 16GB, MetroNavigator GPS navigation and a 1000mAh battery giving talk time of up to [...]

  UPDATE: Craft supports CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, LTE, AWS band 1700/2100MHz. The screen supports WVGA resolution and features 165MB internal memory, full HTML browser and 1500mAh battery giving talk time up to 6 hours. Samsung has finally unveiled MetroPCS’ first LTE phone – the Craft (SCH-r900). It’s the world’s first commercially available [...]