Wow.. Samsung has been really busy lately it seems with many phones launching across all of the carriers. Today we’re seeing another for Verizon called the Intensity II, it’s similar to the Gravity phones that I just reviewed but this one has infrared with night vision, can your phone do that?! Anyway the rest of the specs are 2.2” screen with 240×320 resolution, QWERTY keyboard, media center and many of the basic things we’ve come to expect.  The price though will be only $49.99 with contract and rebate. Oh yeah, it’s also a phone that’s partially made from recycled materials.

The Intensity II’s design includes an exterior battery cover made from 35 percent post-consumer materials, which is recycled plastic extracted from water bottles or other recycled polycarbonate materials.

 

For customers interested in calculating their own carbon footprints, the Intensity II offers an eco-calculator to track car fuel mileage, efficiency and estimated amount of carbon dioxide emitted, along with a calendar and ringtones.

 

 

  Colors: Deep Gray and Metallic Blue

  Key features and specifications:
  --  Full horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard with external numeric keypad
  --  2.2-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) screen
  --  1.3-megapixel infrared camera with night vision; series and divided
      shot modes; and color effects, including normal, black and white,
      antique, negative, aqua and green
  --  Voice commands and advanced speech recognition
  --  Bluetooth® technology with support for headset, hands-free, stereo,
      phonebook access, basic imaging, object push for vCard and vCalendar,
      and serial port
  --  microSD(TM) card slot with support for up to 32 GB (card purchased
      separately)

  Lifestyle features:
  --  Built-in music player
  --  One-touch contact list to access frequently used contacts instantly
  --  Full suite of messaging options, including text, picture and voice
      messaging; Mobile IM; Mobile Chat; Mobile Email; and Mobile Web
  --  Social Beat application offers customers a single point for accessing
      social networking sites, including Facebook®, Twitter(TM) and
      MySpace®; e-mail; content feeds and instant messaging
  --  VZ Navigator® capabilities for customers to receive audible
      turn-by-turn directions to millions of points of interest and share
      the directions with others
  --  Media Center provides access to downloadable games, ringtones,
      wallpapers, location-based services and more
  --  Personal organizer and tools with calendar, calculator with currency
      converter, alarm clock, world clock and stop watch
  --  Supports Verizon Wireless services, including V CAST Music with
      Rhapsody® (subscription and PC downloads only), V CAST Song ID and VZW
      Tones

  Additional environmental features:
  --  Packaging partially made from recycled paper and partially printed
      with soy ink, along with reduced package size, which creates less
      material to dispose of or recycle and less weight for shipping
      --  Box: 60 percent recycled paper
      --  Quick reference guide: 20 percent recycled paper
  --  High-efficiency charger that alerts when battery is fully charged

  Price and availability:
  --  The Samsung Intensity II is available online today at
      www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores
      in the coming weeks for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new
      two-year customer agreement.  Customers will receive the rebate in the
      form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash
      anywhere debit cards are accepted.
  --  Customers who purchase the Intensity II can donate their old phones
      and put them to good use with Verizon Wireless' HopeLine® cell phone
      recycling and refurbishing program.  Customers can simply drop off or
      mail in their old wireless phones and, at the same time, help victims
      of domestic violence.  The used phones are either refurbished or
      recycled in an environmentally sound way.  With the proceeds from the
      donated phones, Verizon Wireless helps provide wireless phones and
      airtime to victims of domestic violence, as well as funding and other
      contributions to non-profit domestic violence shelters and prevention
      programs across the country.
  --  For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services,
      visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or
      go to www.verizonwireless.com