Verizon Wireless, US’s largest cell phone carrier by subscribers, launched two new phones today. They are Motorola Rival and CASIO EXILIM. The Motorola Rival looks very alike to LG enV, you could say that Motorola Rival is a clone of LG enV. The Rival phone features a full QWERTY keyboard that slide out from the side, and it is designed for quick and easy messaging just like what LG enV is designed for. The Rival has a 2.0-MP digital camera, 3.5″ headset, microSD memory slot, VCAST support, and GPS support.

The Motorola Rival is available beginning June 10, 2009, online at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

CASIO EXILIM

The CASIO EXILIM, on the other hand, is a cool looking flip-style rugged phone, which is designed to meet military specifications 810F standards for: water (immersion and rain), humidity, salt-fog, shock, vibration, dust, solar radiation, altitude, and low and high temperature storage. Its 180-degree rotating display and beautiful design make the EXILIM by far the sleekest looking rugged phone that you could find. Features and specifications wise, the EXILIM phone has an impressive array of features. It has a 5.1-megapixel digital camera with image stabilizer, GPS navigation support, VCAST support, MP3 Music player, microSD memory expansion slot that supports up to 8 GB.

The Casio EXILIM is available for $279.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer.