Price Range: $279.95 to $329.97 The World’s Slimmest Phone The Ultra Edition 5.9 features a groundbreaking slim size at an amazingly slender 5.9mm, making it the world’s slimmest phone. Inside lies a bevy of powerful features including a 3.2 Megapixel Camera. Apart from the fact that SGH-U100 is the slimmest mobile phone in the world, there’s not much else that will catch your eye. On the contrary, the phone is big and wide in sizes and if you’re not too cautious when you carry it, you can easily crack it. Still, the phone has an amazingly slim aspect and will probably fit in any tight pocket.

The only problem will be its height and width, which were wrongly listed on the Internet. The actual sizes of the handset are 115 x 50 x 5.9 mm, but most sites listed the phone with 105.5 mm height which is totally incorrect. At these sizes the handset is surely light, weighing only 57 grams (battery included), which will probably make it almost imperceptible in your pocket. The only external buttons that you’ll notice are the dual volume keys on the left side and the camera key placed on the right side of the handset.

Right above the latter, under a plastic stripe, you’ll find an USB port that can also be used as a charge socket. Perhaps the slimness device didn’t allow Samsung to fit in a microSD slot card for memory expansion, but this is no music phone so don’t worry about it. The “huge” 3.2 Megapixel camera has been placed on the back of the phone and features self-portrait mirror capabilities. The keypad used is standard for all Samsung phones, but very flat. In fact, this may be a big problem for those that are frequently using SMS-texting. I don’t know if it’s a software problem or a technical one, but the middle key from the D-pad (Confirm button) is really a pain to use, especially if you have larger fingers. Backlighting is excellent and you’ll be able to use the keypad with ease in dark areas.

Key Features: Tri-band / EDGE
3.2 Megapixel Camera
262144 QVGA TFT Screen (1.93”)
Video Recording & Messaging (MPEG4/ H.263)
Music Playing (MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / e-AAC+ / WMA) OMA DRM 2.0 Digital Power Amp (ICEpower® Technology by Bang & Olufsen)
Bluetooth® 1.2 / USB 2.0 High Speed
TV-output (NTSC / PAL)
Yahoo Ready (Yahoo Search, IM) uMenu / uGo / uTrack SmartTM Search / SmartTM Messaging / SmartTM LCD 70 MB embedded 105.5 x 50 x 5.9 mm
Camera: 3.2 Megapixel Camera

Other Features: Video Recording & Messaging (MPEG4/ H.263) OMA DRM 2.0 TV-output (NTSC / PAL) Yahoo Ready (Yahoo Search, IM) uMenu / uGo / uTrack SmartTM Search / SmartTM Messaging / SmartTM LCD

Price Range: $306.50 to $332.88 173 - $280

Big On Multimedia, Slim In Format

The SGH-X820 is just like you – it delivers top performance anywhere, any time. Work through your PowerPoint presentations using the document viewer. With the offline mode, you can even work. You can print out your files using wireless Bluetooth® printing or view them on screen using the TV-out cable. That way, not only will your figures look better – so will the photos you’ve taken with the integrated 2.0-megapixel camera. You can close your eyes and relax to your favourite tunes. The inbuilt MP3 player – which plays AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+ and WMA formats – will transform even seat 35 D into a box at the concert hall.

As the world’s thinnest phone, the Samsung SGH-X820 is an amazing device: It is as good at making calls and surfing the Web as it is at turning heads. It makes the Motorola SLVR L7 look like a brick, and puts other thin phones to shame with its 2-megapixel camera and elegant, fun interface. The super-slim profile means you must forgo a memory card slot, and the battery life is on the low side for a GSM phone. The coup de grace: It’s available only through independent retailers.

At first glance, the X820 appears to be slightly wide by proportion; the actual measurements are 113mm x 50mm x 6.9mm (4.45″ x 1.97″ x 0.27″). The design is minimalist, and the only part that stands out is the metal stripe around the earpiece and the flashy Anycall logo underneath. The whole body is completely black, which seems to be the Samsung color this year. Many of my female friends have commented how they would have wanted it in white or pink. The dark color might look too serious, but with the thinness and overall design, I think it can still slide elegantly into a purse. The phone edges are slightly curved, making the grip a comfortable one. The weight spreads evenly over the device, and the anti-slip finishing at the back allows the thin body to sit steadily on your palm.

Key Features:
Tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz)
GPRS Class 10 / EDGE
262144 Color TFT Screen (220×176 pixels, 1.9”)
2.0 Megapixel Camera and 4x Zoom
Music Player (MP3/ AMR/ AAC/ AAC+/ e-AAC+)
Video Recording
Black & White GUI
Bluetooth 1.2/ USB 1.1
Offline Mode/ Document Viewer

Speakerphone/64Poly Ringtones
Simple Search
Background Music Play
Voice Memo/ Voice Mail/ MMS
User Memory: 80MB (Java: 4MB)
113×50x6.9mm, 66g
Battery Time
-Talk time: 2.5 hours
-Standby time: 260 hours

Camera:
2.0 megapixel

Organizer:
E-mail client
Timer
vCard
vCalendar
Alarm Clock
Voice mail
Voice memo
Calculator
Converter
Calendar

Price Range: $384.73 to $466.35

Samsung’s New Card Phone – Charged With Features

Samsung’s P310 delivers all features and high quality of a decked out mobile in a size no bigger than a credit card.

Don’t be fooled by its credit card thin look, this triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE device hosts quite a multimedia package. It sports a large 1.9″ 262k QVGA display, features Bluetooth 1.2 with stereo support, and comes equipped to sync with Microsoft Outlook - email included. Other features of note include a 2 megapixel digital camera, 80MB of on-board memory, and a microSD memory card slot. The P310 also includes both a video and music player, as well as a dual-function carrying case/extended battery that will give the P310 extra battery life to work with.

Samsung’s P310 offers superior portability with its slim and wide form factor. Designers and engineers managed to trim the Card Phone II to a mere 8.5mm in thickness. The P310 shed the P300’s retro look and wrapped itself in an elegant black color. Resembling a simple and clean credit card, the P310’s modern design is sure to attract the fashion-conscious and working professionals. The exquisitely designed P310 is the perfect companion for business users who desire a stylish premium feather-light mobile to serve their needs anytime, anywhere.

Hidden underneath the slim outer beauty are assortments of advanced features. The 2 megapixel camera managed to fit in with the music player and video player. The phone stores and saves your favorite tunes on the embedded 80MB memory and in the available external memory slot. It also offers ultimate freedom and control with Bluetooth?connectivity. Users can navigate their way around on the large 1.9?262K QVGA color screen using a new touch sensor soft key. An included case provides extended battery life to power the P310.

Key Features:
Successor to the P300 – the world’s first card phone, Samsung’s tri-band GPRS/EDGE SGH-P310 offers improved features and a sophisticated cutting-edge design in a slim credit card-size that is even smaller and lighter than the original.
Take better quality photographs with a 2 Megapixel camera.
Improved QVGA resolution display allows for better viewing of the phone’s multimedia content.
An external microSD slot, on top of the internal 80MB of memory, enables virtually unlimited storage of music, image, video, and text files.

Camera:
2 Megapixel Camera (4x digital zoom, flash-LED)

Other Features:
Video Recording (MPEG4/ H.263 + AMR)
TV-Output/ Handsfree speaker
Voice memo/ Voice Mail/ MMS
Offline Mode/ Zoomable SMS
WAP 2.0/ JAVA 2.0

Price Range: $349.00 to $431.85

Card slim with a deck of features!

Slim is no longer a concept for contemplation, a goal to go for, or an idea for consideration… It’s real and it’s here. Samsung gave your dream life with the ultra-slim super-satisfying SGH-P300. It’s not called the “card” because it’s funny… the P300 is no joke with credit card dimensions at 87.5×54.5×8.9mm and at 81.5g, it’s so light you hardly know it’s there. Take credit in the slim form of Samsung’s P300 cardphone.

Phones like the Samsung SGH-P300 get their appeal from their compact sizes and low weights. While we have seen similar looking “credit card” type phones in the past, none of them have really offered a complete spec sheet that could compete with other normal handsets of their time like the P300 can.
Calculator jokes aside, the P300 shows that Samsung can make handsets that are seriously small and thin - and a bit novel.

With its sleek metal fascia and integrated leather case, the new Samsung card phone seems unequivocally to be aimed at men. Not single men though, it takes small and determined fingers to remove the clever case/ extra battery and insert a SIM. The small and determined fingers of a motivated woman. A ‘phone that’s a modest 88mm x 54mm x 9mm certainly requires a certain daintiness of touch. It’s not all about nights in with the little woman however - The solid construction will bear the indignities of several stag nights, and the slightly odd keypad layout, with the zero off on the right hand side, will give valuable pause for thought to many a drunk dialler.

The biggest draw of the SGH-P300 certainly has to be its physical being. It measures only 88mm x 54mm x 9mm (3.5″ x 2.1″ x .35″) in size, and weighs in at 83g (2.9oz). That is a small, compact mobile phone. If you are willing to deal with increased size and weight, Samsung ships the P300 with a very slick leather case that includes its own battery, which boosts the phone’s battery life by about 50% - and looks good while doing so. The case is good for every day use, and can be quickly unclipped to give you the smaller package for that night out on the town. A very nice design.

Key Features:
GPRS Class 10
GSM Tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz)
Dimension : 87.5×54.5×8.9mm, 81g
262144 Color TFT Screen (220×176 pixels, 1.8″)
1.3 Megapixel Camera with Flash
Music Player (MP3 / AAC / AAC+/ e-AAC+)
User Memory : 80MB + 4MB (JAVA)
Video Recording / Messaging (MPEG4, H.263)
64 polyphonic Ringtones
Bluetooth / USB / SyncML DS (Outlook)
MMS / Java / WAP 2.0 / E-mail
Speakerphone
vCard / vCalendar
Battery Time (up to)
Talk Time / Standby Time
- Standard Battery (800mAh): 8h/400h
- Cover Pack (400mAh): 4h/200h
- Combined cell (1200mAh): 12h/600h

Camera:
Type - Fixed, Rotating, Push-up
Zoom - Digital zoom, Optical zoom
Resolution - CIF, VGA, 1.3M, 2M, 3M
Flash

Browser:
WAP Version 2
xHTML MP Yes
WCSS Yes
Download Mechanism WSP-SAR No
HTTP Yes
WAP Push Yes
OTA WAP configuration Yes

Price Range: $ 280.00 to $299.00

The Soft Touch of Mobile Communication!

An innovative and convenient Touch UI combines the keypad and TFT display into one, turning the SGH-E890 into a super compact mobile communicator. Use handwriting input to convey exactly what you want. And enjoy a full range of multimedia features.

The E890’s touch screen interface was rather user friendly (not unlike the menus we’ve seen from many Samsung handsets); we were able to easily navigate through menus without encountering any problems. However, you are expected to use your fingertips to dial on the screen making smudges inevitable. Although, we were pleasantly surprised to find how easy it was to dial on the phone, as the virtual buttons were quite large and evenly spaced. The candy bar also includes a 1.3-megapixel camera, a music player, a speakerphone, microSD memory expansion and Bluetooth 2.0.

With the large screen, it should come as no surprise that the E890 is loaded with multimedia functions like 1.3 Megapixel camera with high-quality video recording and a music player that supports most formats. PictBridge enables you to print out pictures without a PC. And the option of USB 1.1 and Bluetooth™ means you have the choice of transferring your files with cable or without. We’ll even throw in for you free memo messages via Bluetooth™ to other Bluetooth™ users within your range. And just imagine listening to your favourite tunes while using the Pen Memo or playing touch screen games. Now, isn’t that music to your ears?

Key Features:
Tri-band(900/1800/1900 MHz)
GRPS Class 10 / EDGE
262144 Color TFT Screen(QVGA, 2.3”)
1.3 Megapixel Camera (CMOS) with Flash
Touch Screen / Touch UI
Video Recording & Messaging
Music Player(MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA)
Bluetooth v2.0 EDR/USB v1.1
BT Note-Message
Voice Memo
TV-output / Speakerphone
Offline Mode
Photo Imprint / Pen Memo
MMS/E-mail/JAVA/WAP 2.0
Mobile Printing (Bluetooth/Pictbridge)
User Memory : 54MB
External Memory : microSD
99 x 49 x 14.6mm / 82g
Battery (880mA)

Camera:
1.3 Megapixel Camera (CMOS) with Flash

Other Features:
alarm clock
to-do list, voice memo
calculator
currency converter

Connectivity:
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
USB 1.1

End-user memory: 54 MB
External memory: MicroSD