After Armani unveiled its Samsung phone last month, singer Beyonce unveiled her Beyonce Special Edition B'Phone by Samsung in New York City today.
The B'Phone is a special edition Samsung UpStage phone and will be available in gold and burgundy. The Beyonce Upstage boasts a sexy start-up screen, exclusive photos and videos, and a song sung by Beyonce when she was just 10-years-old.
"Samsung is excited to support an iconic performer like Beyonce with this new and vibrant device," said Peter Skarzynski, Senior Vice President at Samsung Telecommunications America. "The B'Phone offers an attractive and glamorous update to our music-centric lineup, along with content you can't find anywhere else on a mobile phone."
The B'Phone will be available online and in Wal-mart stores November 4th for $99 with a service contract from Sprint.
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