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Samsung Shark series puts weight on social networks, reasonable price
Given that the terms "AMOLED" and "Kevlar" both appear in Samsung's press release for the new Shark line of phones, we were intrigued right from the get-go; a deeper look proves that they're nothing incredible, but all three models in the range seem to bring it strong considering their low-end aspirations. Starting on the left, we've got the candybar known simply as S5350 Shark -- it's just 11.9mm thick, has a 3.2 megapixel camera, and supports 3.6Mbps HSDPA 900 / 2100. In the middle lies the S5550 Shark 2 slider -- an unusual name, considering this isn't a successor to the S5350 -- with a beefy 5 megapixel AF cam, LED flash, 900 / 2100MHz 3G, and a QVGA AMOLED (allegedly, this model is where the Kevlar comes into play, too). Finally, the lower-end S3550 Shark 3 slider strips out the 3G support and steps down to a 2 megapixel cam. All three models have a good deal of social networking support built-in with direct links to Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Twitter, and more; look for them to launch this month in select markets.
Samsung sneaks the S5550 to market, still no official announcement
Samsung's curvy, slidy, shiney and soon to be available in pink S5550 -- which we saw back in November in the FCC's superwarehouse of joy -- has hit retail shops in Spain, but mum's still the word from Samsung. Phonehouse's catalog is fairly slim on the details but we know it features a 5 megapixel cam with LED flash, looks to be metallic (at least the back), has a 2.2-inch AMOLED display, and looks to have a forward-facing camera. The other bullet point in the ad expounds its social networking features, which are pretty evident from the pic above. Interestingly the FCC's report shows this set at least has 850 and 1900MHz radios on board, which would make it an honest-to-goodness world phone. We can't seem to find a price anywhere, but we're sure if you're in Spain and drop them a line they'll be more that willing to help you out.
