Samsung introduces new Ultra slim devices within three new Ultra segments
Samsung continues the line-up of Ultra slim devices with three devices each within a new segment of products called Ultra Music, Ultra Video and Ultra Messaging. The segments are clear distinctive ways of partitioning the market.
Samsung continues the line-up of Ultra slim devices with three devices each within a new segment of products called Ultra Music, Ultra Video and Ultra Messaging. The segments are clear distinctive ways of partitioning the market and an attack to current products from brands like Sony Ericsson and Nokia.
The newly introduced devices will hit the market during the first quarter of 2007. Prices are not yet known at this stage. Check out the product pages of the mobile phones via the Samsung brand page.
F300 Ultra Music
The Samsung Ultra Music is a complete music player with superb sound quality. It is equipped with digital power amp offering dedicated music user interface that makes it easy to navigate through the song list. Additionally, it has a stereo FM radio and a Quick PC Sync allowing users to create a music library and play lists. Ultra Music still has all the extra features consumers have come to expect, including a 2.0 mpixel camera, long-lasting battery life and Bluetooth. The handset design is clever, with a dual face that's both unique and stylish. On one side is a large, clear display with a sweep touch key that makes navigation very intuitive.
The slim F300 works as a MP3 player at one side, but a working as a mobile phone at the other side. A phone/multimedia player mode button is at the side for you to switch to phone mode or multimedia player mode. Under the phone mode you can use the F300 as a normal mobile phone with a smaller screen but with a numeric keypad. When you activate the multimedia player mode, you will be using the bigger TFT display to play music (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA), watch your video clips, listen to FM radio or using the camera. Note that the mobile phone network connection stays on even you are in the multimedia player mode unless you choose to be offline.
The navigation keypad of the multimedia player double up as a touch sensitive button too. If you think the smaller display on the phone mode isn't sufficient for webpage viewing and sms reading, you can always switch the display and read the content on the bigger display instead. Writing sms on the multimedia player mode is also possible. The touch sensitive button allows you to navigate through the characters by dragging left <-> right your finger. Too slow? The T9 predictive input will help you a bit on that though.
Since the F300 does not have a back cover, expect a built-in battery. You would need to replace your battery in Samsung service center if needed. The sides of the F300 are pretty much fully used by the sim card slot, memory card slot, headset jack, volume keys, keylock button, phone/multimedia switch key and power adapter port.
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F500 Ultra Video
The Samsung Ultra Video is the ultimate personal multimedia device. It is the first phone to support the DivX codec, allowing users to view a large array of video content including MPEG-4, H.264, WMV and AVI files. It also has a PMP function with wide 2.4” display as well as a 2.0 mega-pixel camera. The Ultra Video has a smart design to go with its cutting-edge features. Like the Ultra Music, it's got dual faces - one side is a phone while the other contains a large screen and intuitive controls for multimedia. It has a unique swivel design for multimedia content. The screen swivels away from the controls to adjust the viewing angle or form a stand to place the device down. It has an internal memory of 400 MBs and the memory is expandable up to 2 GBs using the MicroSD card. With 2 GBs of memory, it enables the user to view about two movies (each about two hours long.)
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i600 Ultra Messaging
Finally, Samsung Ultra Messaging is a robust, slim, smart device that blends the feature-rich, desktop functionality of the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform with multimedia capabilities so users can work on the go, stay in touch with family and friends or just have some fun. This perfect balance of work and play makes the Ultra Messaging desirable to both the mobile business professional and the general consumer who also requires more data-driven functions such as e-mail, music and video.
Ultra Messaging is the first smartphone that runs on the HSDPA network, allowing for faster data transfer speeds. It is also the first smartphone to support web applications such as podcasting RSS feeder. The device offers high-speed connectivity through WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR allowing faster connections for faster communications. All of these features are packed into a slim design, also including a MP3 player and built-in voice recognition. The Ultra Messaging is a true messaging device. It is equipped with a QWERTY keypad with wheel key, perfectly designed for composing messages or e-mails.
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The newly introduced devices will hit the market during the first quarter of 2007. Prices are not yet known at this stage. Check out the product pages of the mobile phones via the Samsung brand page.
Source: Slashphone
