Sprint and Samsung today introduced the Samsung Intercept, a mid-range texting phone based on the Android mobile operating system.

The Intercept features a 3.2-inch touchscreen, 3.2 MP-camera and video, slide-out qwerty keyboard, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and up to 32 GB MicroSD memory.

The phone comes preloaded with Android 2.1, and the full suite of Google services and applications.

Sprint customers can purchase the Intercept starting July 11 through all Sprint channels, including Web, telesales and brick-and-mortar retail outlets. The Intercept will run $99.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate with a two-year service agreement. The phone will come in gray steel and satin pink.