The Samsung t809 has officially been launched by T-Mobile. The thin slide-style handset it Samsung’s answer to the RAZR, but packs a feature set that holds its own with the upcoming V3i.

Features of the handest include:

• .58″ thick (that’s only .04″ thicker than the RAZR V3)
• 2.1″ screen with 262K colors
• Quadband GSM with EDGE
• Bluetooth
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• microSD card slot

T-Mobile is selling the t809 for $299 with new service contract.