The Samsung Clone

The Samsung D600 has got a twin brother. Take a look at the image, it's the GiNO 888. GiNO 888 resembles Samsung's D600 beacuse it has been manufactured by the same OEM company. The only difference between them is their brand name. [Via Akihabara]

Samsung SGH-i858 approved by FCC

FCC has approved Samsung's latest slider, SGH-i858. It was first released in China. This slider phone supports GSM networks, has a TFT QVGA touchscreen, 2 MP camera, hand writing recognition, optical character recognition, PictBridge printing, Bluetooth, EDGE, USB, IrDA data transfer, microSD memory card storage. It runs on Linux operating system. [Via Mobile-Review]

Samsung launched 164 handsets in 2005

Samsung has announced that they have launched 164 handsets worldwide in the year 2005. This year Samsung had launched the successor (D600) of award winning slider phone, D500. They also reached other milestones by introducing an 8 Mega Pixel phone, SPH-V8200 and a 3 GB music phone, SGH-i300.

Samsung SGH-T809 available

Samsung's Slider phone, SGH-T809 is available from today via T-Mobile wireless. It will be available for $249 with contract. For another image, Click Here. For Specifications, Click Here.

Gaming phone by Samsung

Samsung introduced the gaming phones, SPH-G1000 and SCH-G100 earlier this year. And now they have launched it in Korea. Both the phones are CDMA2000 handsets featuring slider design with 2.2" QVGA display, 1.3 Mega Pixel camera with flash, MPEG-4 video recording, MP3 audio playback and expandable memory. It also features 3d hardware acceleration for gaming, a TV output, 8-directional joypad and wireless gaming support. The Korean subscribers can get the SPH-G1000 via KTF Wireless and SCH-G100 via SK Telecom.

Samsung E530 Review

Samsung E530 Samsung has always been admired for manufacturing handsets which are sleek and attract attention of many people. We can say that they produce one of the best clamshells than any other company in the world. The first exclusive woman phone from Samsung was A400. A400 was designed as a make-up box with bright and soothing colours which went to made them win women's hearts. Then came T500 and now E530. Samsung E530's body is made up of plastic and has two different color tones. The sides of the phone are toned with glossy white color while the middle body is of pink color. The dimensions of this phone are 86x43x26.3 mm and it weighs 85 grams. If you compare this phone with other devices, you won't find much difference. The external screen's first two lines has a resolution of 16x96 pixels which shows the time, battery charge and signal level. The remaining of the screen has a 65k OLED screen with a resolution of 80x96 pixels. Samsung's main target for the phone are women. Keeping them in mind the edging of the internal screen is of mirror but can't change itself to a mirror lik T500. The internal screen resolution is 176x220 pixels with 262k colors. Phonebook The phonebook can be accessed by pressing the right soft key. The memory to store them is 1000 and each contact has an option to enter five different nubmers (mobile, office, home, fax, other) which makes the capacity to store 5000 numbers excluding SIM card capacity. Any music file as well as composed MP3's can be chosen as a ringtone for the contact. Messages SMS Sending different type of messages is done through separate submenus. The memory for SMS messages is 200 plus SIM-card capacity. D600 supports Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) which is compatible with Nokia Smart Messaging. The encoding feature is good as user can choose different encodings like GSM or Unicode. Another great feature is that of Black List. A number in the black list cannot send you a message. Upto 10 numbers can be stored in the black list. MMS There is no size restriction to receive a MMS whereas the MMS to be sent should not exceed more than 295 KB. Call List Call List saves upto 20 missed, received or dialled calls. Bluetooth and Camera Bluetooth works fine and gives data transfer of about 30-35 kbps. The camera in the phone has one megapixel camera. The resolutions supported are 1152x864, 640x480, 320x240, 176x148, 160x120 pixels. Mp3 Player An integrated Mp3 Player is included in E530. The files can be transferred via Bluetooth or synchronization program. The memory available for Mp3 is 82 MB which can be enough if you rip the songs at 64KBps. The equalizer is animated and is entertaining in nature. The presets of an equalizer are classic, rock, jazz and normal. There is an option to create custom playlists. Applications Dictaphone Dictaphone enables you to record up to several hours of voice memos as the number of files for recording are unlimited. The time for one recording can be set from 30 seconds to one hour in duration. The dictaphone doesnt allow to record conversations as it only works in Standby Mode. World Time The name suggests it all. World time shows you time of two different chosen cities. The other applications include Alarm Clock, Calculator, Converter, Stopwatch and a Countdown Timer. Women's Life This is special menu created for...women of course. There are different sub menus in this menu. The first is the Fragrance Type. You have to insert some data like what will you eat, drink, which clothes do you wear etc. After filling these details a small text comes along with a picture telling you the appropriate fragrance for you. The other sub menus include in Women's Life are Biorhythms, Height and weight ratio, Calories, Pink Schedule, Buying List. The Last Call The phone is perfect for women as they love clamshells. The price in India is Rs. 15,299/- officially from a Samsung dealer. You can get this phone at a lower price from grey market.

A Powerpacked Candybar from Samsung

Samsung SGH-X700 One of the world's leading handset manufacturer, Samsung has already admired millions of its users with its clamshell and slider phones. Now they have decided the same thing for candybar designed phones. Samsung recieved the FCC approval for its SGH-X700 phone. They can now sell this phone in US. The features include in this phone are that it has a 1.3 Mega Pixel camera, capability of video recording and playback, support for MP3 audio playback, FM tuner, GPRS/EDGE data transfer, Bluetooth, 35MB internal memory and microSD expansion slot for expanding memory. It looks like Samsung has now realised the consumer's expectations after a long time. The price has not been announced yet.