Today at&t and Samsung announced the SGH-a717 Clamshell phone, and the SGH-a727 bar-style phone. The SGH-a717 will be available Monday June 4th and the SGH-a727 will be available in the comming weeks.

Is it just me or does Samsung phone model numbers sound like aircraft from boeing.

“The a717 and a727 are packed with the advanced features our customers demand and are stunning additions to our growing portfolio of 3G devices,” said Carlton Hill, vice president of product management for AT&T’s wireless unit.

The phones will also support AT&T’s forthcoming Video Share service, launching this summer. Video Share allows users to add a live, one-way video stream to a standard voice call, allowing the called party to view what the caller is seeing during a voice call. Both customers must be in an area served by the company’s 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.

“The a717 and a727 are our slimmest handsets optimized for AT&T’s 3G network,” said Peter Skarzynski, senior vice president, Samsung. “Both devices embody Samsung’s commitment to developing slim, stylish devices that boast a number of multimedia, messaging and music capabilities.”

Geatures of the a717 and a727 include:• 2.0 and 1.3 megapixel cameras, respectively
• Quad-band GSM technology (1900/850/900/1800 MHz), which allows AT&T customers to make calls in more than 190 countries and to download data in more than 125

• Dual-band 3G (850 MHz, 1900 MHz) which provides average download data speeds between 400 and 700 kilobits per second with bursts of more than 1 megabit through AT&T’s HSDPA (High Speed Download Packet Access) network

• Bluetooth 2.0 and a microSD™ memory card slot

• SMS, MMS, Instant Messaging and Mobile E-mail

• MobiTV and MobiRadio

The a717 will cost $149 and the a727 $99 after $50 dollar rebates for signing up with at&t for two years.

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