Simplicity Meets Style With the Samsung Illusion(TM) From Verizon Wireless

Simplicity Meets Style With the Samsung Illusion(TM) From Verizon Wireless

Equipped with Stylish Form Factor, the Samsung Illusion is Made from Post Consumer Material and Has Attained Underwriters Laboratories Platinum Rating

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced the Samsung Illusion(TM) will be available online at http://www.verizonwireless.com beginning Nov. 23 for $79.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.  The Illusion will be available for free with a new two-year customer agreement between Thursday, Nov. 24 and Monday, Nov. 28 as an online promotion.

The sophisticated Samsung Illusion smartphone features a sleek form factor and is powered by the nation's most reliable 3G wireless network.  The Illusion boasts a 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird Application Processor, 3.0-megapixel camera, HTML Web browser, music player and integrated contacts, calendar and social networking applications, as well as access to more than 300,000 apps available to download from Android Market(TM).

Key features:

    --  microSD(TM) card slot with support for up to 32 GB (2 GB pre-installed)
    --  Wi-Fi Connectivity 802.11 a/b/g/n
    --  Bluetooth®( )3.0 technology - support for headset, hands-free, stereo,
        phonebook access and object push for vCard and vCalendar
    --  6-axis accelerometer with compass
    --  Mobile Hotspot capability - share 3G connection with up to five
        Wi-Fi-enabled devices
    --  Full suite of messaging options, including text, picture and video
        messaging
    --  Corporate email support for Microsoft Office Exchange® - customers can
        synchronize corporate email, contacts and calendars from their office
        email
    --  SWYPE(TM) Technology - input text faster and in a more intuitive way
        with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard
    --  Android 2.3(TM) Gingerbread - support for Google Mobile(TM) Services
        including Gmail(TM), YouTube(TM), Google Talk(TM), Google Search(TM) and
        Google Maps(TM)
Additional features - Designed with the environment in mind:

    --  High-efficiency charger with full-charge alarm
    --  Box material uses 60 percent recycled paper (post-consumer waste)
    --  Packaging made from bleach-free paper (post-consumer waste) and printed
        with vegetable ink
    --  Rear casing and battery cover are made from 70 percent post-consumer
        material and 35 percent of the front casing is post-consumer material
    --  Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Platinum Rating - the Samsung Illusion
        scored 84 out of 119 points to receive the "Platinum" UL rating
Availability:

    --  Customers that purchase a Samsung Illusion smartphone will need to
        subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99
        for monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly
        access for 2 GB of data.
    --  The Samsung Illusion will be available online at http://www.verizonwireless.com
        on Nov. 23, and will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications
        Stores in January 2012.
For more information on the Samsung Illusion or for other Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 107.7 million total wireless connections, including 90.7 million retail customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with nearly 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About Samsung Telecommunications America

Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit http://www.samsungwireless.com.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Albert Aydin, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7513, Albert.Aydin@verizonwireless.com; or Makenzie Blythe, MWW Group for Samsung Mobile, +1-214-414-3331, mblythe@mww.com

Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com