the Samsung Fascinate Lauverizon Officially launches

As had been rumored, Verizon this week announced availability of the Samsung Fascinate,

its handset from Samsung's Galaxy S series of Android-based smartphones. 


The Fascinate will be available online as of September 8, with in-store availability beginning on September 9.

Verizon is charging $199.99 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) for the Fascinate; 

that price is the same as what AT&T and T-Mobile charge for their Galaxy S phones, the Captivate and Vibrant, respectively. Sprint,

however, charges $249.99 for its Galaxy S phone, the Epic 4G, which is the only one of the bunch to offer both 4G support and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

Like all of its Galaxy S siblings, the Fascinate features version 2.1 of the Android OS,

the Samsung Fascinate videos

as well as a 4-inch Super AMOLED touch-screen. Stay tuned for a full review.

 the Samsung Fascinate video