25 April 2007

Samsung to Launch Slim
Symbian Smartphone in Europe

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Samsung today showcased its latest Symbian OS smartphone SGH-i400 at S60 summit in Madrid, Spain.

It is not the first Samsung S60 slider we've seen but over all it doesn’t look much different from its predecessor Samsungs SGH-i520. I still looking for the right specifications but so far I can say that it doesn’t brings anything radically new, typical mid range S60 phone with not so impressive list of features.

Available in a slider design that indeed looks way better that the Nokia N95 but that’s the only point were we can compare this phone with powerful Smartphone beast like N95 is.

The i400 is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera, music keys and stereo speakers. A wide 2.3" QVGA display (262k colors) is fitted onto the phone. For added memory, it can take in microSD memory cards up to 4GB.

Bluetooth 2.0 (with A2DP - advanced audio distribution profile) is available, as well as a USB 2.0 interface for quick downloads of media and documents. Compatible with GPRS/EDGE networks, the phone weight is 92 grams and vital statistics are 101 x 50 x 15.8 mm.

However the most interesting part is that Samsung SCH-i400 will initially be launched in Russia by June 2007 and will follow other European markets soon.

S.P. Yoon, Vice President of Samsung’s Telecommunications Network Business said: “We are happy to introduce our new Symbian based smartphone SGH-i400 which follows the earlier release of SGH-i520, the first Symbian OS smartphone. We can provide a convenient mobile phone experience for our users by adopting Symbian S60.” He added, “Samsung is excited to present new smartphones to our customers around the world, and we will continue to reveal new models to fit our customers’ needs.”

SGH-i400 Specification:

• Standard: GPRS/EDGE Tri-Band (900/1800/1900)
• Camera: 2 MP Camera
• Display: 2.3” QVGA TFT (262K Colors)
• Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP), USB 2.0
• Full Web Browsing / Web2.0
• Music Key / Dual Speaker
• microSD (-4GB)