Samsung Cleo launches in sassy, stylish Canada

We heard a while back that the Samsung Cleo was on its way, and and now it's arrived -- well, if you're lucky enough to live in Canada, anyway. It's not the only square flip phone on the planet, but it's definitely the most fashion-conscious. As far as we can tell, specs are pretty much beside the point, but it's got a QWERTY keyboard, color LCD screen, 1.3-megapixel camera, MP3 playback, and expandable memory up to 8GB (we're guessing in microSD format). More importantly, this attractive little devil (it's just over 2.5-inches wide and 3-inches tall) comes in pink, blue, and (our personal favorite) champagne. Though it's been officially launched, the Cleo's not for sale quite yet, and there's no word on price. We also don't know when or if it'll strut its way to the US, but we've got our fingers crossed. We really do.

[Ryan Trevisol @ Nov 7th 2008 9:59AM]

Wow, that's tiny. If the styling wasn't so girly, and the call quality was good, I could see myself with this and an iPod Touch instead of my iPhone. . . . saving about $50 a month.

[John P @ Nov 7th 2008 10:01AM]

"Call me now for ya free readin!"

[fieldcar @ Nov 7th 2008 10:03AM]

Miss Cleo Keeps it real mon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAQS7pdjVU4

[Nicky-Larson @ Nov 7th 2008 10:04AM]

Awww, Common iEye, did you have to kill the Buzz? Please. Please, Please. You are seriously becoming sickening. Your posts make for a great display of concern and worry. Are you lonely? Do you need friends? Maybe we just don't understand you. Brainwashing? :(

[fieldcar @ Nov 7th 2008 10:11AM]

iEye wears glossy white plastic horse blinders. Don't worry about him. Maybe one day he will take them off.

[Jeff @ Nov 7th 2008 10:41AM]

He's a troll...that probably resides in Canada somewhere.

[Denis Boucher @ Nov 7th 2008 5:04PM]

I live in Canada and I just saw this weird guy passing by... I wonder if it's iEye...

[maveric101 @ Nov 7th 2008 12:43PM]

maybe his mom dropped him on his head. maybe he got rickrolled one too many times and snapped. maybe hes just an ass.

[Phoenix @ Nov 7th 2008 10:05AM]

iPhone wasn't the first phone with Threaded SMS...

[htd @ Nov 7th 2008 10:09AM]

it looks fugly to me.

[tom @ Nov 7th 2008 10:33AM]

Clearly, you do not have a gf. My girlfriend has a Nokia l'amour series cell phone, a pink DS and many girly accessories.

If she sees this, she'll be sooooo drooling for it.

[Canoo @ Nov 7th 2008 10:09AM]

Its with Bell too (cdma) incase anyone was wondering.

[kjb434 @ Nov 7th 2008 10:29AM]

hey iEye idiot,
even WinMo has threaded SMS now.


This phone isn't meant for A--Holes like you.

[StalematE @ Nov 7th 2008 11:42AM]

why don't you go bother some other blog... shit, no one likes you.

[spb @ Nov 7th 2008 11:56AM]

LG Lotus anyone?
http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-6454_7-33.html?tag=mncol%3btxt

[Valicore @ Nov 7th 2008 12:29PM]

I'm confused as to the practicality of this thing. I can see it now, girls walking around with what looks like a compact up against their face and ear. Mmhmm.

[yingfa @ Nov 7th 2008 1:03PM]

Dammit! Why does it have to be CDMA?? I really like it, but not enough to switch to Bell...

[TubeTop100.com @ Nov 7th 2008 1:32PM]

iEye is right. Both the iPhone and this Samsung try to reach to men-loving people on this earth who need sms-threading, because they forgot what they sent 3 minutes ago.

iEye, congatulations, your crappy iPhone is better than this piece of shit. Now go finger yourself.

[Brian @ Nov 7th 2008 2:19PM]

It's a StarTac, but gayer!

[Uncontrol @ Nov 7th 2008 3:00PM]

I really wanted to like this, but it's just a poor man's (or woman's) Nokia L'Amour.

[Giroro @ Nov 8th 2008 2:40AM]

I think that a square phone is a stupid (and ugly) idea. Their designer should be arrested for grievous golden-rectangle violations.


In case you forgot elementary school:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle

[RowaN @ Nov 9th 2008 8:48AM]

I wonder how thick it is? Thicker than LG Lotus? Perhaps they left out that dimension because it horridly thick.