Very Slick Samsung GPRS Smartphone On Way To Europe

European consumers will soon be able to experience the latest smart phones launched by SAMSUNG Electronics, the giant mobile manufacture, which includes the Palm OS based SGH-i500, the Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 based SGH-i700 and the SGH-D700, based on the Symbian OS.

Inset is SGH-D700 smartphone based on their new Symbian platform.

The SGH-i500 is SAMSUNG ’s very first phone using the Palm OS 5.2. The GPRS tri-band phone features a PDA, MMS, WAP 2.0 browser and built-in 300,000 pixel CMOS camera making full use of the 65,000 colour, TFT-LCD screen. Measuring 87 x 54 x 26.9 mm the phone weighs just 150g. It also has a media pack supporting video, audio and still images.

SAMSUNG’s SGH-i700 Smart phone is based on Microsoft’s Pocket PC 2002 platform with Pocket Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as Pocket MSN Messenger and Internet Explorer, making it idea for business people who want to keep in contact with the office or customers whilst on the move.

The SGH-i700 is also a GPRS tri-band handset with a full range of features including Media Player, MMS, WAP 2.0 browser, voice recognition. It includes HTML and WML Internet access, a built-in 300,000 pixel digital camera, 65,000 colour TFT-LCD screen and USB/IrDA interface.

Completing the trio of new SAMSUNG Smart phones is the SGH-D700, based on the Symbian OS and Series60 UI platform. This includes wireless Internet access in a compact clamshell form.

The SGH-D700 has a rotating LCD screen and a camcorder feature with a built-in VGA 300K pixel digital camera. The video messaging feature enables users to exchange clips of film through MMS and e-mail. It also is fully portable and can access existing wireless data services and voice call systems. It has a MP3 playback feature and includes full MMS, which allows users to create and send their own multimedia content. The interface for PC Sync is operated through USB and it gives higher speed data rates.

The new phones will be launched in Europe in Q3 of 2003.

"This range of new mobile phones represents an enormous step toward a new era of wireless Web communications," said Sang Jin Park, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Mobile Communication Division at SAMSUNG Electronics.

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