The Omnia II features a 3.7 inch AMOLED widescreen resistive touch display at WVGA resolution, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSDHC expansion slot, speakerphone and a 5.0 megapixel camera with flash, autofocus and video recorder.

The Behold 2 features a 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash, and video recording, a 3.2-inch AMOLED display at HVGA resolution, Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth 2.1, and microSDHC expansion slot. The Behold II also features a variant of the TouchWiz UI common on its high-end lineup with a 3D cube as its home screen.

Pricing for the Behold 2 is set at $229.99 on Even More plans with new 2 year agreement and data plan, with pricing on Even More Plus set at $449.99 or 20 payments of $22/month.

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The original Ubicell was marketed by Verizon Wireless as the Network Extender released in January and Sprint as the Airave, which was launched last July respectively to assist customers in fringe coverage areas. The devices work by taking a high-speed internet connection and using it to carry voice calls and data access in places with weak coverage.

What is currently not known is the status of the original models and whether Samsung will develop a firmware update to enable EVDO in the original Airave and Network Extender models or if the carriers will offer an exchange program for the new model.

“Samsung is an initial member of Symbian Foundation and continues to cooperate with Symbian Foundation. At the same time, Samsung supports various existing open operating systems including Symbian, Linux, Android, and Windows Mobile. To provide more choices to meet consumers’ many different tastes and preferences, we will continue our ‘multi-OS’ strategy. Our policy is to provide what consumers want when they need.”

Samsung has announced its new open internal mobile OS initiative in Bada (Korean for ocean) and as a result will cease developing its current Symbian variant in order to focus on Windows Mobile, Android and Bada in 2010.  Samsung was one of the few Asian manufacturers to support Symbian development outside of Nokia and actively licensed the early smartphone OS from the Finnish manufacturer for its own line of internally developed smart devices for sale in South Korea, which also featured other Samsung developments such as the TouchWiz user interface.

Samsung will officially launch Bada in December with a press event and beta SDK for interested developers.

Sprint has launched the Sanyo 3810 and the long-awaited Samsung Moment.

The Sanyo 3810 features an external display with a mirror finish when not in use, internal 2.4 inch QVGA display, large keypad, menu size control larger for easy navigation through menus and sub-menus, 1.3 megapixel camera with digital zoom and Bluetooth.

The Moment features Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube while featuring a Sprint first 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, sliding QWERTY keyboard and a virtual keyboard. Device navigation is handled by an optical joystick. Rounding out the featureset is an 800 Mhz processor, Wi-Fi radio, integrated GPS support, 3.2 megapixel camera with video recorder, stereo Bluetooth, microSDHC expansion slot and speakerphone.

Pricing on the Moment is set at $179.99 after a $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in-rebate with a new 2 year agreement with the Sanyo 3810 being free after the same contract terms and $50 mail-in rebate.

US Cellular has launched the Samsung Trill and Caliber.

The Trill features a 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, media player, speakerphone, microSDHC expansion slot and Bluetooth with stereo audio support. The phone also features audio technology from noted boutique manufacturer Bang & Olufsen.

The Samsung Caliber features the TouchWiz user interface, HTML browser, virtual QWERTY keyboard, 3.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, Bluetooth with stereo audio support and media player.

The Trill is available for $139.95 after new 2 year agreement before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $89.95. The Caliber is available for $149.95 before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $99.95.

Internal employee documentation has leaked release dates for the T-Mobile Tap (produced by Huawei) and the Samsung Behold II Android device.

The Behold 2 features a 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash, and video recording, a 3.2-inch AMOLED display at HVGA resolution, Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth 2.1, and microSDHC expansion slot. The Behold II also features a variant of the TouchWiz UI common on its high-end lineup with a 3D cube as its home screen and is now expected to launch on November 18th.

The Tap is a touchscreen phone that resembles the HTC Touch with a 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture, GPS and stereo Bluetooth support and microSDHC expansion slot, now expected to launch the week before the Bhold II on November 11th

The device features Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, QVGA landscape display, EVDO data access, microSDHC expansion slot, speakerphone, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and QWERTY keyboard.

MetroPCS has also customized the Code with the WizPro™ user interface as well as the full Windows Live suite of services. The phone is available now for $299.99 online, with retailers and authorized dealers offering an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $249.99.

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According to multiple dealers and subsequent confirmation, the Code is now expected on October 20th at $299.99 before an additional $50 mail-in rebate.

Dealer cost on the devices has also been revealed to be $235.00 per unit, again reflecting the deep subsidy provided by the carrier.

The $249.99 pricing after rebate suggests that MetroPCS is heavily subsidizing the device and expects it to be a big seller, as evidenced by the popularity of flashed smart devices from HTC and Samsung on the carrier.

The $30 plan offers unlimited data, text messaging, and 5 GB of Phone As Modem service. On Everything-plan-required phones like the Palm Pre, the plan trades 5 GB of PAM for basic Sprint TV and Sprint Navigation service.

And, starting today, the plan is now available for Android phones on Sprint. Android joins the Palm Pre, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile, as well as non-smartphones in being offered on the plan. The HTC Hero is available for sale from Sprint’s Relay Store web site, and existing Sprint Relay customers can switch to an Android phone with the help of a plan specialist.

Sprint has also confirmed to PhoneNews.com that the Samsung Moment will be available on SRDO, next month.