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US Cellular Leaks Samsung i220

Jun 10, 2009, 1:50 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social
updated Jun 10, 2009, 1:58 PM

A page has appeared on US Cellular's web site detailing a previously unseen Samsung CDMA smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. According to the page, the Samsung "Code" i220 sports EVDO data, a memory card slot accepting cards up to 32 GB, 2-megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard, a "jogwheel with 4-way navigation", and a large 1480 mAh battery. FCC documents for the phone reveal a version with tri-band CDMA supporting AWS networks, indicating a potential release for carriers such as MetroPCS or Cricket.

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