AT&T offering Samsung A887 Solstice with Facebook support on August 2

Today Samsung USA and AT&T announced the impending availability of the new Samsung SGH-A887 Solstice, a full touchscreen cell phone with a focus on media and social networking. The device features Samsung's widget-based TouchWiz interface, and comes equipped with widgets for sites like Facebook and MySpace.

The Solstice also comes equipped with a 2 megapixel camera and a music player, both of which can take advantage of the built-in 189MB of storage space and the Solstice's ability to support microSDHC(INFO) memory cards as large as 16GB in size. The large 3-inch WVGA (400 x 240 pixel) touchscreen display provides vibration haptic feedback when touched, and serves as the canvas for the built-in landscape mode on-screen QWERTY keyboard for text messaging, instant messaging, and email.

The Solstice is also well connected, offering not only quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band UMTS/HSDPA 3G support, but also the ability to connect with Bluetooth headsets and stereo headphones. The Solstice is capable of GPS navigation, and Samsung claims that its 1000mAh battery will be good for up to 5 hours of talk time or nearly 10.5 days of standby time on a full charge.

The Samsung A887 Solstice is expected to go on sale on August 2, 2009 for US$99 when picked up with a new two-year agreement.
Specifications for the Samsung A887 Solstice
Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
UMTS 850/1900MHz
Data GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA
Size 109mm x 53mm x 12.7mm (4.3in x 2.1in x 0.5in)
Weight 94g (3.33oz)
Battery 1000mAh
Battery Life 5 hours estimated talk time
10.5 days estimated standby time
Main Display 3-inch 262k color 240 x 400 pixel TFT touchscreen
Camera 2.0 megapixel
Video Record/Playback
Messaging SMS/MMS/IM
Email Yes
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo
Memory 189MB internal, microSDHC(INFO) card slot
Availability August 2
Other GPS navigation, TouchWiz user interface