January 10, 2009 10:31 AM PST

TXT8020 spotted at the PCD booth

by Nicole Lee
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TXT8020 spotted at the PDC booth

TXT8020, a new messaging phone, spotted at the PCD booth

(Credit: Nicole Lee/CBS Interactive)

PCD didn't have much to show off at CES 2009, but it did give us a brief sneak peek at one of its upcoming texting phones, dubbed the TXT8020 for now. It looks suspiciously like the Verizon Wireless Blitz, but with a swivel screen instead. It is a dual-mode 800/1900 CDMA phone, and it has EV-DO, which the Blitz does not. The display is around 2.2-inches diagonal and supports 260,000 colors.

Features include stereo Bluetooth, a microSD card slot, 1GB flash memory and 1 GB of RAM, text and multimedia messaging, instant messaging, a 1.3-megapixel camera, a speakerphone, voice commands, and e-mail capabilities. Measuring around 4 inches by 2.5 inches by 0.7 inch, the TXT8020 has a pretty roomy keyboard too. Seeing as this looks like a successor to the Blitz, we suspect it'll be available from Verizon Wireless soon.

Nicole Lee is an associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also pretty geeky--she likes World of Warcraft, comic books, and shiny gadgets. E-mail Nicole.
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by TechnoMan475392 January 11, 2009 6:21 AM PST
I'd rather have a Voyager. The keyboard on the Blitz wasn't/isn't big enough for my giant hands.
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by CALSGR8 January 13, 2009 11:41 AM PST
Will this new phone have VZ Navigator access? I hope so!
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by abaker269 January 21, 2009 5:21 PM PST
Any idea when this phone is supposed to come out?????
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by Firehazel April 1, 2009 7:46 PM PDT
i PRAY that this phone comes out soon.
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by Firehazel May 23, 2009 6:52 PM PDT
now i hope that they beef up the specs...
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