Virgin launches first Samsung Handset

Virgin Mobile USA, known for its customer experience reputation, recently launched its first Samsung handset — the Samsung Slash slider phone.

Slashing its way into the market and sliding into the customer’s pockets, the new handset retails at $79.99. A compact phone equipped with a VGA camera, Bluetooth wireless technology, and full messaging capabilities (IM, text messaging and email), the device boasts of a 7-day standby time for all your talk needs.

The Slash by Samsung is a lean fighting machine that tips the scales at just 3-ounces and measures 3.8 x 1.8 x 0.7-inches. Moreover, Gameloft’s Jukebox and Superscape Demo are preloaded on the handset. Leveraging on the VirginXL portal’s offerings, the Slash provides access to a wealth of Virgin Mobile USA’s vaunted content, including animated and real music ringtones and ringback tones, and Headliner, which is a Virgin Mobile exclusive mobile music magazine perfect for music enthusiasts with its on-demand access to content like artist news, charts and concert dates.

Slash gives special attention to Spanish-speaking customers and provides them access to in-language options powered by an enhanced Spanish-language user interface and menu.

Via [SlashPhone]