Samsung SPH-A580 FCC Approved, More Entry Level Samsung Flips

Thursday, 15 December 2005


The SPH-A580 is an Entry-Level Vision handset slotted between the SPH-A560 and SPH-A820. Adds Vision and a monochrome exterior display to the former.



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In addition, the SPH-A420 will launch as a Voice-only handset, although it is not yet known if it is slotted below the SPH-A560, or a replacement for it.

The SPH-A780 is similar to the phone that has been FCC approved for over a year. Entry-level Multi-Media handset.

Samsung SPH-A900, SPH-A920 Released

Monday, 05 December 2005


Sprint has fully released the SPH-A900 and SPH-A9200, and are expected to be in most retail locations this month. High-traffic stores will get the first shipements.

Specs remain mostly the same for the two handsets, with the long rumored TF card slot A900 being canned by Sprint CEBU.



14.5mm thick design
Bluetooth 1.2
1.3MP rotating camera with video recording functionality
Video Ringers/Content on exterior display
Picsel File Viewer Suite
PictBridge functionality
2.2" 320x240 262K internal display
Speech-to-text conversion technology along with full voice commands
MIDP 2.0 enabled, MM capable
Dual stereo speakers with speakerphone
3-D games and user interface
Intenna
EV-DO functionality



Bluetooth 1.2
Intenna
Dual stereo speakers with speakerphone (in hinge)
TF card slot
176x220 262K TFT
65K STN external
Front MP3 controls
1.3MP camera
MIDP 2.0 enabled, MM capable
EV-DO High-Speed compliant
PictBridge functionality

Bush Praises Samsung

Thursday, 17 November 2005

President George W. Bush is said to have been full of praise for a Samsung cellular telephone he took a look at while in Busan for the APEC summit. The company said on Tuesday Bush paid special attention to a slim third-generation phone as well as the Serene model phone jointly produced by Samsung and Bang & Olufsen at the Samsung Electronics booth at the APEC IT exhibition last Friday.

Bush, the company claims, tried out the 14.9 mm thick slim phone, and hammed it up by asking to put through to White House. On seeing the Serene phone, he is said to have praised its design, according to company staff. When asked what kind of cell phone he was currently using, the president admitted he had been living without a cell phone for the last three years because calls are always put through to him by others.

Watching a demonstration of the wireless mobile Internet service WiBro developed by Samsung, Bush is said to have exclaimed, “Samsung is excellent.” He said he had known the company well because of its support from the time he served as Texas governor, the company claims.

By: Chosun

SPH-A900 Fox News Video

Sunday, 20 November 2005


SPH-A900 Video

Release on Black Friday
Retail $349
Video on exterior display
Black Aluminum Anodized body
Solid, Hefty, in-hand feel

Samsung SPH-A960 FCC

Thursday, 17 November 2005


Bluetooth 1.2
2MP CCD camera [A800] with Auto-Focus and Macro
PictBridge functionality
2" 320x240 QVGA 262K internal display
65K circular OLED display
Speech-to-text conversion technology along with full voice commands
TransFlash memory card slot
MIDP 2.0 enabled, MM capable
Unique rear sliding lens cover
Dual stereo speakers with speakerphone
3-D games and user interface
Intenna
Motion-sensing capabilities (Beat Box, Compass, Commands, Games)
EV-DO functionality
Flash GUI (probable)

Still to be determined:

WiFi





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Very similar to the SGH-E750

Samsung Introduces Five New Slim Phones

Tuesday, 08 November 2005


Samsung Electronics, the world's third largest handset maker, introduces 5 new mobile phones for the European market.

The average of the newly unveiled phones are under 15mm and offer the latest multimedia features, such as music playback capability, megapixel camera and Bluetooth connectivity.




The lineups include two 3G phones (model: SGH-Z510, SGH-Z540), two slide-up GSM/GPRS phones (model: SGH-D800, SGH-D820), and a credit-card size mobile phone (Model: SGH-P300).

SGH-Z510, a WCDMA phone that is only 14.9mm thick. Samsung argued that Z510 is the slimmest WCDMA handset now available and the model put to rest portability issue of WCDMA phones.

The five models will be available in Europe within this year.

By TelecomsKorea.com

Samsung to Challenge Apple in Online Music Field

10/30/05:


The vibes coming out of the Korean electronics giant Samsung, indicate that they could be very close to launching an iTunes type music store, to gain strong hold in the portable music market.

Take another look at Samsung and its market penetration. They have significant product offerings in all portable music device markets including MP3 players (branded YEPP), flash memory technology which powers the iPod Nano and not to forget cellphones that are going to be the converged mobile music device of the future. And the numbers speak for themselves; Samsung sold about 1.7 million MP3 players last year, which significantly trails the iPod offerings and the likes of Creative Zen. Also, Samsung has historically endorsed flash based technology which has its own technical limitations of peak storage. In order to gain more traction in the market place, they have recently jumped into the HDD based portable media player market, where iPod has been able to offer utpo 60GB of music storage. If portable music is on the radar for Samsung’s strategy, a music store targeted to Samsung’s devices can be a good way to offer a comprehensive portable music experience.

Earlier this year, Samsung also announced that it plans to catch up with Apple and become one of the top three leading MP3 manufacturers in 2007, by securing a market share of 25-30 percent. The key would be distinguishing their offerings from iTunes. Typically the approach that Apple and others have taken is to offer a larger choice of music, provide tight integration with their own iPod player offerings and customize music offerings for local markets. Samsung would only be able to afford to pursue this strategy after achieving some ground hold in this space.


By: PhoneMag