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.

The device is clearly built in the image of the Palm Centro and Treo 800w family of devices. The phone is a 1xRTT-only phone, aimed at an audience that wants basic text and picture messaging functionality. It will mirror the feature set of the LG Rumor2, except for the lack of a microSDHC card slot and MP3 functionality.

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Not much is known about the new device at the moment other than it being a 1x model (no EVDO), the inclusion of a 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, and speakerphone.

 The phone does away with the customizable uiOne interface with selectable themes and the familiar Sanyo interface in favor of Sprint’s now standard OneClick BREW-based user interface which PhoneNews.com has covered in-depth.

The phone’s feature set is otherwise identical to the Katana Eclipse launched earlier this year save for programmable EL lights on the front flip, with external music controls, microSDHC expansion slot, media player, speakerphone, GPS support via Sprint Navigation, 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, and Bluetooth with stereo audio support.  

The phone is now available for $149.99 after new 2 year agreement and $150 instant online discount before an additional $50 online rebate, bringing the total to $99.99.

The Katana Eclipse X will feature EL lights on the front flip, but is otherwise identical to the original model. The biggest difference will be in the phone software as it will launch with the BREW UI-based OneClick user interface, which PhoneNews.com has covered in-depth and exposed its major flaw in the lack of an available user toggle for people that do not wish to use the interface.

With Sanyo being a popular and widely lauded brand on the carrier, it remains to be seen whether loyalists will like and accept the change, as Sanyo users have proven to be the most vocal and opinionated customers on the increasingly beleaguered carrier.

There is no launch or pricing information at this time.

The Motorola VE20 is a higher-end phone, aimed at replacing the Motorola RAZR2 V9m, which Sprint ambiguously pulled from its lineup abruptly earlier this month. Sprint also pulled the Motorola Q9c at the same time. The VE20 is similar to the RAZR2, including the RAZR2’s external touch screen. Both phones are now available both online and in Sprint Retail Stores.

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Motorola VE20 Product Page

The Sanyo Katana Eclipse (6750) is expected to release late this month for Sprint. It features a 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, GPS access, and external music controls.

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The midrange clamshell is expected to launch late next month and features external media player controls, GPS access, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, and its famed speakerphone along with a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, and EVDO data access.

Neither Sprint nor Sanyo have confirmed the phone at this time.

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The first wave of phones launches this month with the hotly anticipated Treo 800w launching this Sunday July 13th, followed by the LG Rumor in Light Blue/White and Red BlackBerry Curve on the 27th.

August 17th sees the release of the previously reported Motorola VE20 which will fall under the MOTORAZR family as well as updates to both Sierra Wireless and Novatel ExpressCard and PC Card EVDO Rev. A modems respectively, while finishing out the month with an updated version of the Katana DLX known as the Eclipse which will feature EVDO, microSD expansion slot, full access to the PowerVision suite of services, Bluetooth, and external touch sensitive music controls.

September sees the release of two low end clamshells from Samsung in the M220 and M320 which will replace the M300 respectively in the lineup. The first Motorola QChat device will launch under the the name Renegade while adding a new iDEN bar phone in the lineup with the i365/iS.

The last device to launch on this day will be the MP6950 from HTC which is expected to be the CDMA version of the Touch Diamond smart device, with the model number corresponding as the successor to the 6900 series Touch also known as the Vogue.

As always these dates are tentative and subject to change without notice.

Customers in the following markets will be able to order the aforementioned handsets from Telesales, online through Sprint.com, and Sprint Retail Stores:

Atlanta-Athens, Ga.      Miami-West Palm Beach, Fla.
Austin, Texas            Milwaukee
Baltimore                Central New Jersey
Boston                   Northern New Jersey
Chicago                  Southern New Jersey
Cincinnati               New York City
Cleveland                Orange County, Calif.
Colorado                 Oregon
Columbus, Ohio           Orlando
Northern Connecticut     Philadelphia
Southern Connecticut     Pittsburgh, Penn.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Providence, R.I.
Delaware                 Richmond, Va.
Southwest Florida        Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
Hawaii                   San Antonio
Houston                  San Diego
Indianapolis             San Francisco Bay Area
Jacksonville, Fla.       South Bay, Calif.
Kansas                   Tampa, Fla.
Las Vegas                Washington, D.C.
Long Island, N.Y.        Southwest Washington
Los Angeles              Western Washington
North Los Angeles        Winston-Salem, N.C.
Memphis, Tenn.

The service will be branded Nextel Direct Connect to maintain consistency and familiarity across the new lineup with the LG LX 400 launching for $79.99, the Samsung SPH-Z400 launching at $99.99, the Sanyo PRO-200 launching at $49.99, and the Sanyo PRO-700 launching at $79.99, all after new two year agreement and $50 mail-in rebates respectively.