Samsung to Bow $600 5G Phone Friday Through E-Commerce Site, T-Mobile, Sprint

Samsung touted an AMOLED infinity display, camera features and affordable price Monday, announcing the $599 Galaxy A71 5G smartphone that will begin selling Friday at T-Mobile, Sprint and Samsung.com. The 6.7-inch phone will be available through AT&T, Verizon Wireless and other carriers later this summer, it said. AT&T, which has 5G in 327 markets, will begin preorders Friday with availability July 10, said the carrier, pushing a $10 monthly plan with a new line and unlimited data. The 5G phone has five cameras: a 32-megapixel front selfie camera, a 64-megapixel main lens, 12-megapixel wide-angle, 5-megapixel macro and 5-megapixel depth camera with a live focus effect. The scene optimizer adjusts exposure, contrast and white balance, and the intelligent switch function automatically switches a shot into wide mode. Samsung said. The supplied battery provides 25 watts of fast charging. The phone has 6 GB memory and 128 GB storage, expandable to 1 TB, said the company.