This month, the first Straight Talk Android phone was released. This is the first Android phone for the Straight Talk Unlimited plan (which gives you unlimited talk, text, and browsing, in addition to free 411 and voice-guided GPS). The phone is called the Samsung Galaxy Precedent. It has a 3.2 inch touchscreen, a 2 megapixel camera, and of course since it’s an Android phone, you can download apps from the Android Marketplace.
Update: Straight Talk has now added a second Android phone to its prepaid lineup. It’s the LG Optimus Q, a phone with a slide-out keypad in addition to a touch screen. Have a look at it at the official website.
See more details at StraightTalk.com
The Samsung Precedent is going to be one of the most popular phones from TracFone Straight Talk because it works with the Unlimited plan, it runs on the robust Android platform, and it’s affordable (in fact, it’s a little less expensive than several of the other Straight Talk smart phones).
Straight Talk Samsung Precedent Specs
Style of Phone
No contract, prepaid phone.
Plan Options
Precedent works with the Unlimited prepaid phone plan from Straight Talk. This plan includes unlimited talk time, unlimited text messaging, and unlimited web browsing. This comprehensive, no contract plan also comes with free 411 calling and GPS voice-guided navigation.
Buy this phone at StraightTalk.com
Operating System
Android 2.2 Froyo (you can upgrade to Gingerbread, a later Android release)
Touch Screen
The 3.2 inch touch screen has swype texting
Dimensions
4.4″x2.2″x.4″
Weight
3.8 Ounces
Form Factor
Full Touch Screen
Screen Size and Resolution:
3.2″ Diagonal, 320 x 480 pixels 256K color
Technology:
CDMA
Battery Life:
Up to 7hrs talk time, Up to 10 days stand by
Signal:
Good
Camera resolution:
2.0 Megapixels
Bluetooth
v 2.0
Charge/data cable
Micro USB
Headphone Jack
3.5mm
Micro SD card
Up to 32Gb support. You can buy a bigger card that will fit in this phone if you need more data.
Samsung Precedent Features
Watch a video below featuring some of the best things about Straight Talk’s first Android phone, the Samsung Precedent. Swype texting, voice commands, FaceBook updates, GPS, Android Marketplace (for music, apps, and ringtones). Some of the more popular apps you can get from the Marketplace with your Straight Talk Android phone are Angry Birds and Facebook, but there are thousands more you can choose from. Apps let you fully customize your phone, giving you full control over what you do with it.
Straight Talk’s Other Smart Phones
Straight Talk also has three other smart phones you can use with the unlimited plan as well. The most popular are the Nokia E5 and Nokia E71, two phones that are quite similar in nature to one another, but have their differences. At a price of $149, the Precedent is about $50 cheaper than the Nokia E5 and $30 less expensive than Nokia E71. If you are interested in a smart phone from Straight Talk, the Android phone is one to consider. Sure, you can download apps from the Nokia Ovi store, but the Android Marketplace has become quite a formidable place to buy apps, meaning it’s one of the top two in the cell phone world.
To be able to use the Android platform and tap into the app marketplace with a Straight Talk Unlimited prepaid plan gives you the best of both worlds. You get a really affordable prepaid plan (at $45 per month) in tandem with a very nice phone.
