Samsung's Armani phone has a surprise: a haptic feedback UI

All hail, all hail, official pics of the Samsung / Armani mashup: the Armani phone. Here's the haute couturey poop: tri-band 900/1800/1900 GSM, 3 megapixel camera, 2.6-inch 262K color QVGA touchscreen LCD, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, microSD expansion, full Internet browser, and support for H.263, AAC/MP3/WMA audio and MPEG-4 video. Fine and dandy but this little guy also features a haptic feedback user interface like Samsung's SCH-W559 handset loosed long ago in China -- "users can feel an immediate mild vibration when they touch icons on the display." How you like them Apples, Apple? The Prada-esque slab currently measures in at 87.5 x 54.5 x 10.5-mm and 85-grams; less after it starts making regular, post-meal trips to the toilet following its November European release.

Samsung's Armani phone has a surprise: a haptic feedback UI

[Via GadgetZone]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2007 11:56AM]

I think they are imparting bulimic tendencies to this designer fashion model phone with that comment.

[Badtzmaru Posted Sep 25th 2007 11:57AM]

it looks ugly. but i havent bought anything armani since 1998.

[nutmac Posted Sep 25th 2007 12:30PM]

OK, the design is alright but it seems to be missing a ton of features. Details are rather sketchy but so far we know that it has (1) only tri-band GSM, (2) no 3G (EDGE only), (3) no Wi-Fi, and (4) limited codec (e.g., no H.264).

[pr Posted Sep 25th 2007 2:09PM]

What a shame that such a nice phone was trashed up by the "fashion phone" people...

I was really looking forward to buying the SGH-P520, but probably will not if it has that huge branding on the front.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2007 2:25PM]

Carrying a Giorgio Armani brand name phone, you'll have pretty looking girls chasing after you. Carrying an apple, Sony, Samsung or Lg brand name phone, you'll end with with honey young geek gadgtet boys chasing after you.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2007 1:55PM]

Damn, it's going to be one tough decision by the end of next year deciding what phone to get. I guessed other company weren't going to sit back and let the iphone take a big chunk out of the market share. This is what competition is all about!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2007 4:28PM]

I mean horny not "honey".

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2007 5:04PM]

Damn, I wish I could afford this. €650 is just too much.

[bloozie Posted Sep 25th 2007 10:48PM]

The Haptic feedback is really a smart idea because people who prefer Tactile feedback can now get it through a touchphone with the Haptic-ness...

[bloozie Posted Sep 25th 2007 10:48PM]

The Haptic feedback is really a smart idea because people who prefer Tactile feedback can now get it through a touchphone with the Haptic-ness...

[bloozie Posted Sep 25th 2007 10:50PM]

Oh and I noticed that the writer managed to slip in the Apple IPhone link in this article without mentioning the Iphone itself... nice move -_-

[Bloobie Posted Sep 26th 2007 1:34PM]

@ Tony:
1) Grow up already with the 'gay' comments.
2) How do you know that Armani wrote the software/OS? And, even if they did, don't you think that they would rather hire programmers to do it as opposed to a group of anorexic models?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 26th 2007 2:06PM]

Immersion tech is the haptics provider for Samsung and it's starting to show up in more and more phones: LG "Viewty" and "Chocolate 2" are others.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 29th 2007 4:12PM]

I wanna see the croix windows mobile in action

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 1st 2007 11:57AM]

this is really wonderful Phone by Gorgio armani from Samsung but the big deal that i`m trying to know how much is it if i wana order one to be shipped in to my country ( kuwait ).
if some one could help & also i wana know if it released or still it will take time ttill when !!
Thanx :D