Price Range: $778.83 to $858.90

Signature Elegance and Simplicity

Giorgio Armani and Samsung present the understated yet cutting-edge Armani-Samsung phone, which meets the needs of those who seek to own a technologically advanced and beautifully designed telephone with which to communicate and complete their lifestyle.

Giorgio Armani’s signature style permeates each unique feature of this exclusive card-slim phone. Representing the finest in technological craftsmanship, the Armani-Samsung phone is the perfect accessory for your Armani suit.

The display is touch sensitive and intended to be used with a fingertip, just like the one on the Apple iPhone. It senses even very light finger touches on its surface, but also seems responsive to indirect finger touches as well. For example, I was able to fumble through the menus and dial pad on the phone while wearing a pair of insulated leather gloves, something that I found quite surprising. Considering that the touch screen works in spite of leather, paper, or plastic most of the time, it seems quite possible that it is somewhat pressure sensitive, even though the display doesn’t appear to have any real give to it. The touch action doesn’t work as well as the iPhone’s, but overall it works better than LG’s Venus and Prada handsets do.

Almost the entire front side is occupied by the touch sensitive 2.6 inch display with QVGA resolution. It is surrounded by dark-colored area covered with one-piece glass, and below is the GIOGIO ARMANI logo, while the one of Samsung is only on the back. This once again reminds us of the PRADA phone by LG, as both phones show the fashion brand label on their fronts. The display is used for controlling of the device as both numeric and navigation keys are missing. It responds to the touch of a finger by the electricity that runs over the skin, so must be used with finger only, not with any artificial pointer (pen for example). Although it is far from being as responsive as the display of the iPhone, it is good in this respect for most people and it will be rare to touch it without response. We say for most people, because there are some who are exceptions and the display reacts worse to their touch. With standard display that is activated by the physical touch, there isn’t such case.

Camera:
3.15 Megapixel
Digital Zoom (x4)
LED Flash
Auto Focus
Brightness
Shot mode Selfshot / Multishot / Timershot
Photo effects (Sepia. Gray, and Negative so on)
Photo quality settings

Connectivity:
Bluetooth
USB 2.0
WAP
SyncML
Outlook Sync
PC Sync Application

Video:
Video Player (MPEG4 / 3GPP / H.263)
Video Recording (MPEG4 / 3GPP / H.263)
Video messaging
Video Streaming

Memory:
60MB User Memory
1000 SMS
1000 phone book entries
External Memory (microSD)

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Slide Up to Speak, Slide Down to Listen

Enjoy this music mobile that combines trendy entertainment features with an innovative design. The soft corners and simple design is magnified by the simplicity of the mobile’s UI. Slide one way to make calls, the other way to listen to your tunes. In music mode, the mobile showcases metallic stereo speakers for professional audio output, and a touch-sensitive half-wheel for navigating the mobile’s menu.

Connectivity options on the Samsung i450 include tri-band GSM support (900/1800/1900MHz) and WCDMA on the 2100MHz band. Data speeds up to 3.6Mbps, thanks to HSDPA, and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support for stereo headsets is also included. The Samsung i450 will be available in white and blue and features a 2.0 megapixel camera on the back, with video recording. The front of the device features a second VGA camera for video-calling.

When you slide up, the Samsung SGH-i450 supports powerful smartphone features with Symbian S60 OS. Running the Symbian S60 3rd Edition operating system, the i450 provides advanced download application and multitasking features in fast speed through HSDPA connectivity at 3.6 Mbps. By adopting S60 software, the Samsung SGH-i450 brings perfect extensibility for easy use of music download and transfer. Also, users can enjoy the great browsing experiences with S60 that makes the devices easy and logical to use.

Imaging:
2 Megapixel Camera with CMOS sensor (x16)/ Flash VGA Camera
Video Recording (MPEG4 / H.263) / Video Messaging

Connectivity:
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP (Stereo Headset Support)
USB 2.0 High Speed (Mass Storage, Power Charging) SMS/EMS/MMS

Music Player:
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/RealAudio
Premium Music UI (Spin Wheel Navigation)
B&O Icepower Audio Technology)
Video Recording (MPEG4/ H.263/Real Video/WMV/H.264)

Memory:
Micro SD External Memory Slot (up to 4 GB)

Other Features:
S60 Safari Browser
FM Radio w/ headset as antenna
Multimedia Transfer Protocol
Virtual 3D & Sound Effects

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Photographer’s Choice

Samsung’s new SGH-G800 is a manifestation of its ceaseless quest for perfection in performance and style. Sleek and beautiful, this powerful mobile caters to the entertainment seeker. Its crowning achievement is its ultra imaging functionality; the embedded 5 Megapixel camera with 3X Optical inner zoom captures the art of your eye in a still photograph or video film. An embedded music player and mobile blogging features further expand the mobile experience.

The G800 is definitely not among the smallest phones on the market: even closed it is a solid device almost as big a stand-alone pocket camera and it highly resembles one by its look. With its serious weight it is almost as heavy too, which combined with the chromed frame makes it feel as a nice high-end phone instead of a plastic toy. For this also helps that the lens-cover and a detail on the battery cover are made of brushed aluminum.

The camera offers an auto focus assist lamp, a xenon flash, face detection and image stabilization. We can say without exaggerating, that the Samsung G800’s camera is currently the most advanced camera inside a mobile phone. The possibility to zoom in three times optically enhances the photographic possibilities. This way distant objects can be captured without any quality loss. This is a true advantage compared to the competitors with digital zoom.”

The menu’s are easy to navigate and are clear to read, this is purely because the font is “very large” when compared with other phones of the same type. The system sounds are good and the speaker is fairly clear. Loud though it is not. The bluetooth menu is obscure, it is located in the memory card settings sub menu.

Camera:
5.0 Megapixel
4x Digital Zoom, 3x Optical Zoom
Xenon Flash
Auto Focus
Brightness (x6)
Mosaic / Multishot / Timershot / Selfshot / Night mode / Capture Only
Photo effects
Photo quality settings

Connectivity:
Bluetooth
USB 2.0
WAP
HTML Browser
SyncML
Outlook Sync
PC Sync Application

Music and Sound:
Music Player (MP3 / MIDI / ACC / ACC+ / e-AAC+ / WMA / ASF)
Poly Ringtones 72 Polyphonic Ringtones
DRM WM DRM, OMA DRM 2.0 (for certain operator-specific models)

Video:
Video Player (Real one / MPEG4 / 3GPP / H.263 / H.264)
Video Recording (H.263)
Video messaging
Video Streaming
Video telephony

Memory:
140MB User Memory
SMS Limited only by available internal & external memory
1000 phone book entries
External Memory (microSD)

Business and Office:
Document Viewer (PowerPoint, Office, PDF)
Mobile printing (BPP / Pictbridge)
Offline Mode
File Explorer
Voice memo & Voice mail

Price Range: $384.80 to $569.00

HSDPA Ultra Slider

The Samsung U700 combines an ultra slim slide-up with super fast HSDPA technology for ultimate performance. Equipped with a 3.2 Megapixel camera for still photography and video capture, and a second VGA camera for 3G-enabled video telephony, this sleek 12.1 mm thin handset is at the top of its class.

The 12.1mm thick device hides HSDPA high-speed data, as well as a 3.2 megapixel camera for photography on the go. Storing images is a snap with the microSD memory card slot, which can also be used for saving your music library. A full HTML browser is also included, making great use of the data connection. The great looking device also includes a 2.2″ QVGA resolution display, showing up to 262k colors.

The 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.55 inches and 3.35oz it’s neither the lightest nor smallest handset, but the Gleam will get attention because of the EV-DO and 1xRTT high-speed internet access, full-featured Bluetooth and support for Verizon’s V CAST music and video download services. All that media and browsing takes place on a bright, impressively crisp 2.1-inch, 240 x 320 262k colour QVGA internal screen. Contrast is rich and streaming TV really shows off how far Samsung’s display technology has progressed.

Key Features:
HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Video Recording
Music Player
Smart UI
OPUS Technology
microSD (up to 2GB) supports

Camera:
3.2 Megapixel (x4 zoom)
VGA for Video Telephony
Flash, Auto Focus, Half Shutter
Video Recording and Play (MPEG4, H.263. Real)

Other Features:
WAP 2.0 / MMS / Java 2.0
Smart UI
Full Browsing (NF v3.4)
Offline Mode
Speaker Phone

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Versatility Exemplified

The design of the SGH-D880 offers a
professional look that appeals to the
business user. The compact slide-up
design is easy to carry and use, while the sleek and sophisticated surface adds professional polish to the user’s style.

Samsung D880 DuoS slider can work with two SIM cards from different operators or support two phone numbers from the same operator. Both cards in Samsung SGH-D880 can work simultaneously to make and receive calls, send/receive SMS messages. The user also can easily select which card to use for mobile browsing, e-mail and other multimedia services. Your WAP/MMS/E-mail profiles are switched automatically when different card is selected.

Boasting a shiny and reflective mirror-like surface, the sleek and stylish phone sets a sophisticated and professional look that is further enhanced by its large 2.3” wide TFT display.The SGH-D880 incorporates a large battery that offers superior standby time of up to 360 hours.

Key Features:
Network
Tri-band(900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
EDGE
GPRS Class 10

Dimension
104X 51X18.9 mm / 113g

Battery (Standard) Li-ion, 1200mAh
Talk time : Up to 4 hours
Stand-by : Up to 360 hours

Memory
46MB (excluding Java 4MB)
MicroSD

Connectivity
Bluetooth technology v 2.0 + EDR
USB 2.0

WAP 2.0/XHTML

Java MIDP 2.0

Music
MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR(Voice)
OMA DRAM v1.0 (FL)

Speaker Phone

SMS/EMS/ MMS/Email/Video Messaging(H.263+AMR)

Dual Stand-By
GSM-GSM
Master: ARM9, Slave: ARM7 (Call/SMS)

FM Radio

Mobile Printing
Basic Printing Profile
Object Push Profile

Camera:
Camera Resolution 3.0 Megapixel
Digital / Optical Zoom Digital Zoom
LED Flash N
Auto Focus Auto Focus
Brightness Brightness (x6)
Shot mode Singleshot / Timer ./ Multishot / Mosaicshot
Photo effects Sepia / Negative / Emboss / Sketch / Gray / Frame
Photo quality settings Super Fine./ Fine / Normal

Connectivity:
Bluetooth
USB 2.0
WAP
Internet HTML Browser
SyncML
TV-Output
PC Sync Application

Price Range: $204 - $334

Speedster with Style

This compact phone is conveniently portable, easily fitting into pockets or bags. Users will enjoy the sleek and reflective surface, enhanced by changeable back covers that complement your mood and style.

One of the slimmest 3G phone on the market and the style is subjective but I must say this phone looks sleek and cool. The overall form is great, disappears easily to your shirt’s pocket although I wouldn’t suggest to put it in your jeans. Very simple and yet effective trick, the red back panel looks very stylish. The keypad is large and easy to use, the buttons are clear with the white back light. The screen is great, enough color and brightness even under the sun. Speakerphone is facing forward - well done.

The Samusng SGH-Z170 is a middle class candybar type cellular phone that has capability of in 3G networks. The sporty looking Z170 phone has all the features that you would expect from a regular cell phone a 1.3-Megapixel digital camera, digital music player, video player, voice memo, speakerphone, instant messaging, and definitely Bluetooth support. Since the Z170 supports 3G network, it comes equipped with an additional VGA camera for video conferencing purpose.

Key Features:
Changeable Back Cover
USB Full Speed
Bluetooth 2.0
1.3 Megapixel Camera with CMOS Sensor
Video Telephony
microSD Supports

Camera:
1.3 Mega pixel camera with CMOS sensor
microSD

Other Features:
NetFront V.3.4
Document Viewer
Simple Search(J-DATA)
Mobile printing
OMA DRM 1.0
Offline mode
Speaker phone
JAVA 2.0 / WAP 2.0
Scheduler, To do list, Calendar

Price Range:

Dynamic Innovation Hidden in Sleek Elegance

The Samsung E950 is an stunningly upgraded version of Samsung’s popular E900 released last year. In addition, the slider has a cutting-edge sub touch navigation panel called Dynamic Adaptive Control Pad where the input keys change according to the menu requirements.

The SGH-E950 is a powerful 3-megapixel camera phone equipped with an improved, unique touch navigation user interface, while the SGH-E840, with its minimalist and futuristic design, boasts a super slim frame at just 10.6mm and a glossy. mirror-like surface. The SGH-J600 comes with an affordable 1.3-megapixel camera, and comes in a variety of vivid colours. One of the common features available in all three phones is the Touch Sensitive Keypad. Unlike ordinary keypads, Touch Sensitive Keys respond to just a light sweep of the fingers, and the back-lit keys automatically illuminate in blue when you slide up the phone.

The phone itself has a 240 x 320 size screen and 262,000 colour display, with also copes well with bright sunlight. As far as the media side goes the handset offer MP3, A2DP, Video Record and an impressive 3.2 megapixel with night mode and an array of editorial options. The messaging formats are pretty much in line with the norm, with SMS, MMS and EMS catered for, although the phone also offers EDGE, Bluetooth, USB and GPRS connectivity. Unfortunately there is not a 3G service on this, perhaps one of the major disappointments.

The Samsung E950 measures 98 x 46 x 15 mm, which doesn’t make it the slimmest slider currently available, but in terms of size the Samsung E950 is pretty compact and even light. The mobile makes good use of metal and matt black plastic. We like the design and the construction itself seems pretty solid. Thanks to the touch-sensitive elements on the front panel, the surface is smooth and there are no keys sticking out. The touch-sensitive navigation display is inside a silver frame at the lower end. A slight recess above the display nests the earpiece.

Key Features:
Icon-change Touch Control
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Music Player
Espresso UI
Memory: 60MB + microSD (up to 2GB)
Connectivity
Bluetooth Technology v2.0: A2DP / AVRCP
USB 2.0 / TV-Out (NTSC / PAL-B)
FM Radio with RDS

Camera:
3.2 Megapixel CMOS (x4 Digital zoom / LED Flash)
Video Recording & Play up to 1hr (MPEG, H.263 / Video Streaming)

Other Features:
WAP 2.0 (Net Front c3.4) / Java 2.0
EMS (read only) / MMS
FM Radio with RDS
Yahoo! Ready (e-Mail, Search, IM)
Espresso GUI, Smart Messaging, uGo
Document Viewer
Hands-free Speakerphone
Voice Memo, Voice Mail

Price Range: $250.07 to $339.85

Slide Up to a New Slim!

The Ultra Edition D840 is an ultra slim slide-up that excels in design, simplicity, portability and performance. A marvel to look at and a pleasure to use, this Samsung mobile is in a class all by itself.

The D840 is the company’s pseudo fashion looking phone. Opting for, the now fashionable again silver, the phone features a highly reflective large 2.12-inch screen with 240 x 320 resolution screen that dominates the slider design.

If you’re thinking you’re all of a sudden reading the LG Shine mobile phone review, your not. The Samsung might have gone for the sliver look, the reflective screen, and the slimline 11.9mm thick design, but that’s all.

The inners are very much Samsung and its Ultra Edition interface and we found the multiple controls including the dpad on the front a lot easier to use.

Likewise the software is very easy to use whether its finding a contact or checking your messages.

Compared to the D900, the phone’s nearest cousin from Samsung, there are some noticeable differences, mainly the use of a 2 megapixel rather than a 3 megapixel camera for starters and a better looking design.
Key Features:
-band(900/1800/1900 MHz)
GRPS Class 10 / EDGE
262144 Color TFT Screen(QVGA, 2.12”)
2 Megapixel Camera with Flash
Video Recording(H.263/MPEG4) & Messaging
Music Player(MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA)
USB / Bluetooth(BPP/A2DP/AVRCP)
TV-output
Speakerphone
Document Viewer
Offline Mode

E-mail / MMS/ WAP 2.0 / JAVA 2.0(MIDP)
SyncML DS(Local)
Mobile Printing(Bluetooth)
User Memory : 80MB
External Memory : microSD
99×51x11.9 mm / 100g
Battery (700mA)
- Talk time : Max 3 hours
- Standby time : Max 202 hours

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

Organizer:
Manner mode
Scheduler
Calendar
To do list
Shortcut
Clock
World Time
Converter
Calculator

Price Range: $224.95 to $257.00

Brilliant in Full Color

Shine into the chic set with the Samsung E570, a boldly fashion-forward dual folder in Sweet Pink and other delectable colors. This irresistible GSM camera phone combines pert clamshell design with superlative features. Beauty and brains, all in one.

Express yourself with the SGH-E570 and a luscious array of colors, ripe for picking. If the color selection reminds you of cotton candy, citrus fruit and cornflowers, you’re not far off. The brilliant sheen of a glossy finish lends a vivacious spirit to the bold, deeply satisfying hues. Two-toned, to show off your exuberant side with a cool flash of silver. The color selection is pure inspiration: Sweet Pink leads the pack, followed by Festival Orange, Metallic Blue, Special Silver and Viola Black.

The SGH-E570 lets you record video on the run, helping you preserve life’s spontaneous events. Recording video with sound on H.263 format is a boon for any mobile phone, especially one as attractive as this – you’d never guess a device this beautiful is also a camcorder. 20MB end user memory offers ample storage space, or save your video files on MicroSD slot. Once you catch one of those unexpected moments for posterity, you’ll realize just how priceless this function is. Shoot, share and save those cherished memories forever.

As pretty as any MP3 player on the market, combined with all its multiple mobile features, and you can’t go wrong. The SGH-E570 is a music player in its own right, compatible with MP3 and AAC formats. So choose your tunes, and keep your music library at ready with virtually limitless storage with external memory via Micro SD. The MP3 player function gives you the freedom to play your songs all the time, any time, in the most stylish way possible.

Key Features:
Luscious, high gloss color isn’t the only stand-out of the SGH-E570. Strikingly attractive, its remarkable looks are complemented by full featured confidence, including 1.3 Megapixel Camera, Video Recording, MP3 player, Bluetooth, Micro SD and more. GPRS Class 10 with EDGE for faster data transmission rates, along with Premium Black GUI and unique features like a pedometer make this model especially appealing.

Camera:
1.3 Megapixel Camera (4X Digital Zoom)

Other Features:
Video Recording & Messaging (H.263 + AMR)
Black & White GUI
Offline Mode
Pedometer / Motion Wallpaper
MMS / Java / WAP 2.0

Price Range: $305.08 to $426.99

The Ultra Music

Next generation of Ultra philosophy centers on the balance of the ideal mobile phone and the ideal music player.

Samsung Ultra Music F300 novel dual-face handset design is fresh, unique and stylish. On one side is a large, clear screen with a sweep touch key that makes music control simple, intuitive, and fun. Flip over to the other side for a Samsung mobile phone that has built its reputation on quality, functionality, and usability.

The F300 is a complete music player phone with superb sound quality. It is equipped with a digital power amp and offers a dedicated music user interface for a quick and easy way to navigate through the play list. In addition, the Ultra Music F300 includes a stereo FM radio and a Quick PC Sync function, allowing users to easily create and organize their music library. Samsung’s Ultra Music F300 is still rich in extra features consumers have come to expect, including a 2.0 mega-pixel camera, and microSD™ slot for memory expansion - all of this in a extremely portable 9.4mm slim profile.

Called the “Ultra Music” device, and a part of Samsung’s “Ultra Edition” range on first glance the mobile phone looks more like a Casio calculator from the 1980s rather than a piece of cutting edge technology from the 21st century. The phone’s design is dominated by the rather large keypad and as a result, the phone’s screen is tiny, and we mean tiny, it’s just three lines of text and struggles to even give you space to write text messages let alone display a number.

Key Features:
EDGE, GPRS Tri-band
103.5 x 44 x 9.4mm (Slim)
2.0 MP Camera
1.4” 65K TFT Sub LCD
MPEG 4, H.263
Bluetooth 1.2
USB 2.0
Professional Audio Quality
MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA
WM DRM, MTP Support
Music UI (GUI)
Sweeping UI (PUI)
Music Library Application
128MB + microSD (Up to 2GB)
FM Radio / BGM
2.1” 262K TFT LCD

Camera:
2 Mega pixel Camera

Other Features:
MPEG 4, H.263
Professional Audio Quality
uPlus Interface/ SOS Message
Music UI (GUI), Sweeping UI (PUI)
Music Library Application
WM DRM, MTP Support