Samsung Glydes into iPhone territory

Verizon announced the latest addition to its line of touch-screen mobile phones Thursday, 8 May 2008. The Glyde from Samsung, available Friday, offers many features that have gained popularity following the introduction of Apple's iPhone.

The Glyde joins the LG Voyager and Venus and the Samsung Instinct in a growing list of handsets with more user-friendly touch-screen interfaces, prominent Web browsing features and multimedia functionality. In addition to the touch-screen, the 3G-enabled Glyde also features a QWERTY keypad, which slides out from under the screen.

"It is certainly another impressive high-end phone and certainly capitalizes on consumer interest in touch-screen devices popularized by that other phone with a touch-screen that so many people are talking about," said Michael Gartenberg, a JupiterResearch analyst.

"It definitely should appeal to buyers of similar devices and give something like the Voyager, for example, a run for the money," he continued.

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