Samsung Rant (SPH-M540) Phone

The Samsung Rant, which Sprint introduced Wednesday as CTIA Fall 2008 began, looks a lot like the year-old LG Rumor.

The Samsung Rant is offered in purple, red, and black, and the LG Lotus comes in purple and black.

Though we don’t agree just yet that a purple wave will sweep cell phone land, Sprint is pushing the line that purple is the new hot hue for cell phones.

And like the Rumor, the Rant is aimed directly at messaging addicts.

The navigation toggle is square instead of circular, the remaining navigation controls and keypad buttons have a different design and the phone has a certain something that gives it a bit more style.

It has same basic candy-bar shape with similar dimensions and it sports a full QWERTY keyboard hidden that’s hidden behind the sliding face.

We imagine that this phone will have a lot of appeal for frequent texters.

Hi, I found this user’s comment on CNET and thought you might be interested in reading it.

We’ll have a full review just as soon as we can secure a test model.

Crave is our blog about gorgeous gadgets and other crushworthy stuff.

Previous purple phones includes the Sony Ericsson W380a and S500i, the Motorola W755, and the LG CU515.

CNET brings you the top wireless news from the conference.

While those handsets appear to be laying the groundwork for a trend, time will tell if purple develops into a full-blown design fad.

Then, thanks to the Motorola Razr V3, pink was suddenly an “it” color for cell phones.

The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited.

Inside you’ll find a 2-megapixel camera, e-mail and messaging, support for Sprint’s 3G EV-DO network, Sprint TV, a music player with access to the Sprint Music Store, Sprint’s new One Click interface, GPS with Sprint Navigation, speaker-independent voice dialing, Microsoft Live Search, stereo Bluetooth, and personal organizer applications.

We’re also imagining the pun-heavy headlines like the one we used above.

We’re guessing that the messaging-centric phone will allow users to go on a texting “rant,” but we’re still scratching our heads.

On the whole, it appears to have a solid construction, and it has a comfortable feel in the hand.

Take a closer look at the Rant and you’ll notice that it shows some differences from its LG lookalike.