Samsung SGH-a837 Rugby - a rugged, military-grade handset for AT&T

Published: Sep 16th, 2008 | Author: Roman

Samsung together with AT&T today introduced new rugged phone, the Samsung SGH-a837 Rugby, which is the first handset supporting Video Share calling and Push to Talk network available through AT&T. The clamshell device comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture, Bluetooth support, microSD memory card slot, and a-GPS function. The SGH-a837 has a military standard MIL-STD-810F to withstand dust, shock, vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, altitude and temperature extremes.

The Rugby measures 101.6 x 53.3 x 22.9 mm, weighs 133 g and also features a 2 inches 65k color TFT display with 128×160 pixels. The phone allows users to access to web, use messaging services of the AT&T and play music files via a MP3 player. Including dual-band 3G connectivity and quad-band GSM technology it’s available for $129.99 with a 2-year service agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate. Customers may choose from yellow, burgundy or black color.