It’s official – The Samsung r810 Finesse is now available directly from Straight Talk. It debuted a bit higher than was expected, with a price of $328.99.

I’ve been following the news on this model very closely, and the few people who’ve already purchased one seem to be pleased. I personally couldn’t make up my mind at first about whether there would be sufficient interest in this model to warrant me plunking down $300+ of my own money, but the combination of the initial positive user reviews, keen interest from readers of my main blog, and my own “gadget lust” got the better of me. I’ve ordered my own r810 Finesse from Straight Talk, and soon I’ll have it in my hot little hands to begin my review.

Stay tuned to this site, or my main blog, to stay up-to-date as I try to answer as many questions about this phone as I can. For now, you can check it out on Straight Talk’s website.

The Samsung r810, also known as the r810 finesse, is coming soon to the Straight Talk prepaid wireless service. This phone has been rumored for a few months now, and there is finally concrete evidence to substantiate those rumors.

Over the next few weeks I’ll be gathering information about this model and sharing it here. I’ll try to get my hands on one for a review as soon as I can. For now, here’s a list of some of the features:

• 3.2 inch touch-screen display
• Full HTML web browser with 3G EVDO connectivity
• Mp3 player
• 2.0 megapixel camera
• Video recorder
• MicroSD memory card slot
• Voice Commands and voice-dialing
• Full Bluetooth support
• Battery life – 3.5 hours talk time, 300h standby
• Expected selling price for Straight Talk – $299

Those are a few of the features I expect to see on this phone. There’s no word yet on when it might be available, but I’ve been checking the Straight Talk site regularly. It seems there has been some movement regarding this phone during the last week of November, so I expect Straight Talk is preparing to release it soon.