It was announced on 2 October 2007, and released that same year on Q4 in three colors: red, teal, and navy (blue).

It also has a VGA-resolution camera with a special "night shot" mode for taking photos in low-light conditions.

Music is transferred through an MTP device allowing Windows, Linux, and Android users to download music files from their computer, while Mac OS X requires Android File Transfer for its MTP access.

The music player's UI skin can show a visualizer, album artwork or lyrics.

These protocols are no longer supported as of 2015; for example, Microsoft has migrated its users from Windows Live Messenger to Skype.

The phone relies on Verizon's Get It Now application and service for users to buy and download ringtones, images, games, and apps.

The phone supports what the manufacturer and operator term as advanced voice encryption (the device contains software from RSA).