Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today announced the availability of the SCH-a870, a new value-inspired camera phone designed with the mobile family in mind.

The SCH-a870 combines Samsung's popular clamshell design with a host of capabilities such as Bluetooth wireless technology, speakerphone, Location Based Services such as VZ NavigatorSM, VoiceSignal's speech recognition, Web browsing and camera. In addition, for those interested in gaming, the SCH-a870 comes with VibeTonz technology which will allow customers to download and feel the beat of games and ring tones.

Key features of the new Samsung SCH-a870 available through Verizon Wireless include:

• Tri-Mode, with CDMA dual band, tri-mode network access, digital and analog
• Get It Now -capable 
• Bluetooth
• VibeTonz 
• Personal Organizer (Calendar, Alarm Clock, World Clock, Notepad and Calculator)
• Speakerphone
• Advanced Speech Recognition by VoiceSignal
• Dual displays:
  • Internal: 128x160 Pixel, 65K TFT Color
  • External: 96 x 96 Pixel, 65K STN
• Dimensions: 3.6" x 1.8" x 0.85" 3.4 ounces with standard battery
• Talk time: up to 200 minutes of talk time or up to 170 hours of standby time

The SCH-a870 is available today for $49.99 after $50 mail in rebate with a two-year customer agreement.