AT&T and Samsung today announced the Aug. 2 availability of the Samsung Solstice, a compact touchscreen phone that provides users with an instant connection to social networking, messaging and multimedia features.

The Solstice has a full 3-inch touch screen, with a virtual, landscape qwerty keyboard, and features Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, which includes one-touch access to social networks through new widgets for Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo! oneSearch.

Additional key specifications of the Solstice include an MP3 player, video and audio streaming, Bluetooth technology and a microSD memory card slot supporting up to 16GB. The Solstice also includes dual-band 3G connectivity and quad-band GSM technology.

The Samsung Solstice will be available through AT&T retail locations or online for $99.99 with a two-year service agreement.