Samsung hauls a load into Mobile World Congress
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Feb 11th 2008 1:10PM
posted Feb 11th 2008 1:10PM
- The i200 (pictured) is a relatively simple Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard candybar with a 2 megapixel cam, 3G data, microSD expansion, and the typical QVGA display. It should break below the €200 mark and will hit shelves in spring.
- The L170 is a thin candybar -- just 10.7mm -- that fills in the low end at a €175 asking price with a 2 megapixel camera when it launches in March.
- The J150 goes even further downmarket than the L170, but manages to squeeze its guts into a 9.9mm shell with Bluetooth, an FM radio, microSD slot, and a 1.3 megapixel camera for €125-130.
- The J700 is a relatively attractive slider with a 1.3 megapixel camera, 160 x 128 display, and microSD slot, while still staying on the low end at €130-140. It'll be available in March.
- The L770 kicks up the style factor a couple notches and throws UMTS into the equation, along with a 2 megapixel camera, FM radio, and availability in a range of colors when it hits in April for €260-280.
- The E251 is a slider that'll ring a bell for many Samsung owners, looking a heck of a lot like the E250 it replaces. In fact, it's the same thing -- it just adds a dedicated music key. Whoopee! It'll be available for €120-130.
- The W350 is a mobile TV clamshell supporting DMB -- not a lot of good for DVB-H-loving Europe, but appropriate for South Korea. If you're cool with the 2.2 inch display, anyway. No word on release or pricing for this one.
- Speaking of DVB-H, the P960 is just such a device with a healthier 2.6 inch QVGA display, slider form factor, 3 megapixel camera, and support for picture-in-picture. This one apparently hasn't been blessed for release yet, and there's some debate as to whether it ever will be (yes, please).
You guys need to fix that title
Yeah. They definitely blew their load at Mobile World Congress.
"Samsung hauls a load..."
I guess thats better than them dropping a load (which is what Motorola did).
Am I the only one who thinks this lineup is boring at best?
are you kidding me? A DVB equipped phone coming to Europe would be amazing! *fingers crossed*
Do you need a TV license for receiving DVB on a handheld device? I've never really thought about before...i'm not sure if I'd pay GBP 144 for a year's worth of crappy TV on a screen I can barely see...
Samsung phones look great. But my experience has been that the battery life is really crummy (& I live w/ a Nokia so that's saying something).
If they fix that & get decent cameras included I'd consider their phones. Again, they look great- even the i200 is a sleek, straightforward phone with an uncluttered design. WiMo I could do w/o, but I can live w/ it.
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where the F**k is the SPH-M800 ? High time sprint gets a good ( & sleek ) phone
word.
Finally.. I mean seriously - what's a guy gotta do to get a friggin WinMo phone without a qwerty(thumb) keyboard?! Show me a fully-capable mobile phone that i can use predictive text on (10key) and I'll show you a guy who can control the universe without taking his eyes off the road. Qwerty is for people who can't learn to use the predictive text. I can type an entire paragraph with a 10key T9 in the amount of time it takes me to type a sentence with Qwerty. aah! This phone is basic but it's gonna be my baby.
P.S. Aren't opinions great?
-Cheers