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Samsung USA has given the official nod to Instinct S30 phone. Just like its predecessor, this will be Sprint exclusive and will retail for $130 after a 2 year contract and $100 mail-in rebate.

The Instinct S30 has a 3.2-inch touchscreen supporting TouchWiz UI and haptic feedback, Opera 4.2 browser, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 2 megapixel camera, microSD card support and EVDO for data.

For the developers, the phone is more open than the original Instinct with access to core APIs for camera, messaging, Bluetooth and contacts.

It will start retailing from April 19. You can preregister for the device over here.