Sprint PCS launched Samsung Telecommunications America’s SPH-A600 camera-enabled handset featuring a rotating screen that allows the color display to swivel 180 degrees and face outward to serve as an external display.
The $350 handset’s camera functions include a 4X zoom, built-in flash, self-timer and adjustable resolution settings. The phone can store up to 128 low-resolution images.
The handset also marks the 20 millionth CDMA handset shipment between Samsung and Sprint PCS since the companies began working together in 1997.
Both companies also announced the availability of the PCS Game Pad for the SPH-A600 designed to provide a more robust gaming experience through the use of its simultaneous key press feature and game controller form factor.
The $40 attachment includes an embedded charging port allowing users to play games while recharging the phone’s batteries, an automatic pause for incoming calls, and a lock and release button that is designed to prevent the attachment from coming lose from the handset during the middle of a game.
