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Samsung G800 Worlds FIRST 5 megapixel Auto focus Camera phone

Yup, that’s what they say… Samsung G800 has a 5 whopping megapixels with auto focus! Not just that, it also has a 3x optical zoom and a Xenon flash. Why do I need a digicam now that I can have this beauty?

And yes, it’s a beauty. A slim slider handset, it is a ‘pretty’ phone.

Its also a high tech phone. The face detection, image editor and mobile blogging feature are truly worth looking forward to.

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Samsung SGH- i780 – Windows Mobile with TV out and optical mouse

Samsung SGH- i780 is a Kinda regular looking handset…

It has a 2.5 inch touch screen as well as a full QWERTY keypad.

The interesting bits are a) the TV out option and b) optical mouse for navigation.

Specs at a glance:

• HSDPA 3.6 mbps/ 900/1800/1900 MHz + UMTS 2100MHz, EDGE, GPRS Class Continue reading “Samsung SGH- i780 – Windows Mobile with TV out and optical mouse”

CES 2008: Samsung launches SGH-i450, G800, SGH-i620, SCH-i760

Here’s more news from the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 on at Las Vegas. This time, it is Samsung. Four new models – SGH-i450, G800, SGH-i620, SCH-i760.

Phew! Somebody’s been working very very hard.

Samsung SGH-i450

Symbian S60 OS powered music phone in a slide form factor that will take your breath away. It has a type of touch sensitive scroll wheel system to navigate the music player and menus. Continue reading “CES 2008: Samsung launches SGH-i450, G800, SGH-i620, SCH-i760”

Samsung F490 Highend Imaging Phone Launched

Samsung F490 Now days, mobile phones having 2 mega-pixel camera phones have become passé. Mobiles now have cameras embedded with auto focus, Xenon flash, point and shoot functionalities. Nokia and Sony Ericsson have always been on the top when it comes to high-end imaging phones rather Nokia is the leader followed by Sony Ericsson.

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Samsung SGH-i620

Samsung SGH-i620 A Windows Mobile device that will run on Windows Mobile 6.0, with a slide out QWERTY keypad.

The screen size at 2.2 inches seems a bit small for such a handset.

Specs at a glance:

• HSDPA 900/1800/1900/2100MHz
• 2 Megapixel Camera
• 2.2″ GVGA TFT (262K Colors) Continue reading “Samsung SGH-i620”

New Samsung clamshell phone SGH–P180

Samsung has launched a new handset SGH–P180 with UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) Technology that enables seamless switch between Wi-Fi and GSM networks.

Specifications:

• Triband GSM (900/1800/1900)
• EDGE/GPRS
• UMA connectivity
• 2″ 65K Color, 128×16 px TFT display
• 1″ 96×96. monocrome STN external display
• Weight 93 grams
• 880 mAh Li-ion battery

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Samsung Max to CDMA rescue

Choosing a CDMA operator for low call costs is fine. But if you are seriously unhappy about the handsets you are restricted to choose from, Samsung launched Samsung Max, the first open market CDMA handset in India.

“The availability of CDMA phones in the open market will provide Indian consumers freedom to choose network operator’s of their choice,” said Hyundai Kim, Vice President and Head – CDMA Division, Samsung Telecommunications India.

So you can not only choose to upgrade to the Samsung Max, availability of the handset in the open market will empower you to choose the operator too!

The Max is a slider multimedia phone that includes customised “Indian” features such as an Indian Calendar, a ‘panchang’, mobile prayer, a Cricket scorer and Hinglish SMS.

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Samsung U900 FlipShot from Verizon

Verizon, the American wireless network operator launched the Samsung U900 FlipShot with a two year term contract on 22 November 2007.

The handset has cutting edge features such as 3 mega pixel camera, Camcorder, PictBridge printing, business card scanner, QVGA screen and stereo Bluetooth support. Through Verizon’s supporting network and services, users will be able to their VZ Navigator, V CAST Music and Video.

The camera has a rotating display for optimal viewing while in camera mode for optimal photo capturing comfort.

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Samsung U940 prototype released

A prototype of the Samsung U940 was released on 16 November 2007.

The handset is similar to the F700 which is an exclusive Vodafone handset in the UK, with a few changes in features.

This CDMA handset has a 2 mega pixel camera and a vertical slide out QWERTY keyboard. The user interface is not stylus reliant, but will work better with finger touch.

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Samsung Widescreen – mobile TV and entertainment revolution

Samsung Mobile announced Samsung Widescreen mobile phone in Australia which promises to herald a revolution in mobile phone technology.

Samsung Widescreen is a dual flip action phone. While the phone is enabled with a traditional flip action, the second flip opens the phone sideways revealing a mini-laptop with a QWERTY keyboard. This dual design is perfect for watching TV or surfing the net. It has dual speakers, ensuring stereophonic outputThe mobile phone is enabled with Telstra’s Next G network, and Mobile FOXTEL, some of Australia’s most popular networks. The mobile phone will not only allow consumers to surf 33 channels, it also has the ability to record the favourite programs from the FOXTEL iQ set-top box.

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Serenata from Samsung and Bang & Olufsen

Samsung-serenata

Samsung(Mobile Manufacturer) and Bang & Olufsen ( World’s leading Audio products brand) have announced a great new mobile music mobile phone the

Samsung Serenata. The phone is a joint venture between the two brands. The phone is hand crafted by David Lewis , the designer at Bang & Olufsen.

The phone is aimed at the luxury phone segment and the price could be as high as 1500 USD or 60000 indian rupees

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Samsung G600, 5 Megapixel phone comes to Europe

Samsung has debuted the G600 a 5 Megapixel , 3G slider phone in Europe

The Samsung G600 is a media centric phone and Slim and Sexy ! is the name of the game.

Samsung has stacked a lot of features into 15mm thickness phone. The phone sports a 5 Megapixel Camera , with flash and 5X digital Zoom.

There’s a secondary Video calling camera.

Other features include Bluetooth with A2DP(Stereo) , FM Radio, microSD expansion.

via [http://www.electronista.com/]

Hello Moto becomes Hello Samsung as Motorola looses global market share

Samsung has raced past Motorola for the the 2nd spot in the global market share for mobile phones by shipping about 37 Million mobile phones this quarter.The growing list of handsets the Korean company has in its offering might be the reason.

Things are not so good for Motorola and have not managed something as spectacular since the RAZR about a couple of years back. Motorola’s top management might under go a change .It managed only about 35 Million shipments in the quarter and is seeing huge losses.

Sony Ericsson is till behind with about 25 million shipments.

Samsung’s success can been attributed to hits Ultra Line of handsets and also a lot of Entry level handsets for the emerging markets.(Both Moto and SE are trying to find an answer for this one )

Nokia is the market leader and is expected to announce its results for the quarter in a months time.

Samsung goes Symbian S60 with the SGH-i400

Samsung announced the Symbian S60 phone – SGH i400 at Madrid,Spain. The phone is Samsung’s 2nd Symbian phone after the i520.

Features

2 MegaPixel Camera
Large 2.3 inch 256K Colors QVGA Display
Slider Form factor
microSD Memory Expansion – upto 4 GB
Stereo Bluetooth
Weight of 92 grams
GSM/GPRS /EDGE Network Support
Dual Stereo Speaker

The i400 will be launched in Russia somewhere in July 2007 and then move on to European countries a bit later.

World’s thinnest phone from Samsung

Samsung has announced thier new SGH-X820 Ultra Slim Phone. Its the world?s thinnest at a mere 6.9mm, same as the iPod Nano.Slim phones need not mean slim features.The X820 is a bar type phone with a 2 megapixel camera, camcorder, MP3 player, Bluetooth connectivity, file viewer and TV out. The slim phone will be released in Europe including Russia in this week and China in June.No clue on the pricing guys. Might be a but pricey we feel.