Announced just 3 days ago for metroPCS carrier, the new Samsung SCH-r450 ‘Messager’ is going to be available for Cricket users. The SCH-r450 featuring a horizontal QWERTY keyboard is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player, microSD slot and a 2.1” 262K TFT screen.

“The Samsung Messager’s horizontal QWERTY keyboard is extremely finger-friendly,” said Bill Ogle, chief marketing officer of Samsung Telecommunications America. “Samsung Messager also comes pre-loaded with engaging games like Rabble Social Networking, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader and Street Fighter II Champion Edition for fun on the run.”

Samsung Messager is available now for $199.99 with included services: text and picture messaging, Cricket Games & Apps and Mobile Web.

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Samsung SCH-r450 Messager for MetroPCS is a stylish slider handset featuring QWERTY keyboard which brings a great messaging experience. The device sports a 2.1” 262K TFT display with 176X220 pixels, 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player, Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology, advanced voice recognition, microSD with up to 2GB of memory support, and SMS, MMS, email and IM messaging capabilities. It measures 4.4 x 2.0 x 0.7 inches and weighs 4.58 ounces. With 960 mAh Lithium Ion battery the Messager provides up to 4 hours of talk time and up to 250 hours of standby time. MetroPCS offers this handset for $199 with no contract.

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