In the midst of ultra high-end expensive mobile phones, mid-ranged phones that satiate many of the middle class consumers are rarity to come across – thanks to Samsung for striking an optimum balance of various types of phones! Earlier we have seen that Samsung mobile phones are all about class, style and elegance with more than average on the functionality front as well.

This time around, Samsung has unveiled its mid-ranged handset namely the Samsung Hightone phone that sports a slider mechanism, a mediocre 2MP camera with video recording capabilities, a 3.5mm headphone jack, Stereo Bluetooth with audible caller ID, up to 8GB memory and speaker-independent voice recognition.

Pricing & Availability

The Samsung Hightone will be released via Sprint in two different colors, red and blue, with no word on the pricing front yet. One must remember that the phone has already received Design and Engineering Honorees in the wireless handsets category at CES 2009.