Remember the Samsung Intensity II which was recently leaked. Well Verizon finally announces the new Samsung Intensity II SCH-U460 Messaging Phone that features a similar design to its predecessor. It also offers one-touch social networking access and QWERTY keyboard. There is a external numeric keypad and horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

The handset features a 2.2-inch LCD Screen with 240×320 pixel resolution, it has a 1.3 Megapixel camera with night vision, Bluetooth connectivity, there is a Social Beat application for easy access to social networking sites such as facebook, twitter, MySpace; VZ Navigator for turn by turn navigation and support for Verizon’s services.

The Samsung Intensity II comes in deep gray and metallic blue. It is available for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year contract.