Samsung has just released its first Series 60 phone, the SGH-D700. It will be available in the second half of 2003.
Specifications:
Based on the Symbian OS and Series 60 UI platform, SGH-D700 includes wireless Internet access in a compact folder design. The SGH-D700 has a twisting screen and a camcorder feature with a built-in high resolution digital camera. The video messaging feature enables users to exchange clips of film through MMS and e-mail. It also is fully portable and can access existing wireless data services and voice call systems. SGH-D700 has a MP3 playback feature and includes full MMS, which allows users to create and send their own multimedia content. The interface for PC Sync is operated through USB and it gives higher speed data rates.
Key Features
� Folder design
� UI : Series 60
� Built-in digital camera
� 65000 color
� Video Messaging through MMS and e-mail
� E-Mail Clients
� World Wide Triband (Europe/North & South America/Middle East/Africa)
� MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
� GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
� WAP Browser
� Handsfree ear-microphone
� Turbo dialing
� Vibration alert
� Wallpaper
� Service lamp
� SyncML : vCard, vCalendar
� USB / IrDA Interface
� Voice Memo and Voice Recognition (Name dialing/Voice command)
� Video clip playback using Real One player
� MIDI and WAV for Ringtone and MP3 music player
� MS Mobile Outlook compatible
Specifications
� Size : Dimension : 89 x 49 x 23 mm
� Weight : 110g
� Screen Internal : 176 x 208 pixels; TFT 65000 Color
� Platform: RF Band : 900/1800/1900 MHz
� Symbian OS & Series 60 UI
Memory
� Embedded User Memory : min 4MB
� Application Install : Java, Symbian
� Picture and Video Clip Storage
� Extended Memory Card Slot Support
Messaging
� Camcorder Function
� MMS : MPEG4, H.263(Video) / AMR (Audio)
� E-mail : SMTP, POP3, IMAP4
Camera
� Built-in type
� 640 x 480, 300K(VGA) pixels
Polyphonic ringtone
� 40 Polyphonic ringtone
� MIDI, WAV support
PIM
� Calendar
� To do list
� Contact(Phonebook)
� Notes
� World time
Syncronization
� SynML : vCard, vCalender
Voice Recording
� Name Dialing / Voice Command
� Voice Memo
Battery
� Standard (800mAh) / Extended (1150mAh) SGH-D700
And ugly as hell. even the 3650 looks way better.
That rotating camera is nice...
[quote="Cassius"]
� Service lamp
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What is Service lamp?
I guess it's like the flashing LED on Ericsson phones that shows it has a signal. Some people like it, other loathe it.
I don't think this one looks half bad. It's a similar form factor to its future Palm and Microshcmuk devices.
Maybe it's putting them all head-to-head to see which horse to ride in the future.
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I had to laugh at Pocket PC Thoughts when one of its editors, Ed Hansberry, reported a 'News Item' which stated that Samsung was abandoning Palm. The story was based on someone called 'Brian' who had been e-mailing someone called 'Mac' who had a 'friend' who worked for Samsung and so it must be true (at least we look for a little more authentication on AAS than a few e-mails from people who's surnames we don't even know).
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Anyway, back to the plot - I hope this Symbian smartphone does well since it is Symbian's first Clamshell smartphone and it does have a few nice little touches.
I like it! A little flip phone with the OS we all love 😃
Can't go wrong!
But the Fujitsu FOMA 3G phone is clamshell so its techincally not the first symbian clamshell.
Its the first Series 60 clamshell tho!
[quote="Cassius"]Samsung has just released its first Series 60 phone, the SGH-D700. It will be available in the second half of 2003.
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I was today playing with this phone, and I was really impressed that:
- this phone is sooo cool
- that Symbian dumped MS Smarpthone
here are some MY photos of this phone:
and here is one more photo of this phone:
Thanks for the photos jpzr - looks like a really nice phone.
Ok, its not going to be to everyone's tatse, but as someone said its the first clam shell series 60, and well it s a different style. I'm sure it will do well.
Rafe
I have to say that I am very impressed by this handset. It features a CCD lens chip, not the cheap CMOS that is used in camera phones nowadays. I think this is a winner.
[quote="Rafe"]Thanks for the photos jpzr - looks like a really nice phone.
Ok, its not going to be to everyone's tatse, but as someone said its the first clam shell series 60, and well it s a different style. I'm sure it will do well.
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By the way please note that this phone from Samsung is better than 3650 and than N-Gage because:
- it is smaller!
- it has totally rotable camera and display - you can make photos of yourself (of ANY BODY PART OF YOURSELF) and also of landscapes if you wish
- it weighs less
well, yes, Samsung has a little bit "quadratish style" but well, if you keep this phone in your hands then it doesn't matter! this phone = cool and solid. Nokia 3650 and n-gage = cheap, plastic holder of soap.
Well, you are right, but without NOKIAS Series 60 I wouldn't look twice at this device and continue with my supper 😃 Cool it Jpzr we all know your feelings about NOkia, and quite truly are tired of hearing it. Thanx for the pictures though! 😃
[quote="MaleBuffy"]Well, you are right, but without NOKIAS Series 60 I wouldn't look twice at this device and continue with my supper 😃 Cool it Jpzr we all know your feelings about NOkia, and quite truly are tired of hearing it. Thanx for the pictures though! 😃[/quote]
wrong ! it was not my feelings about the company!!
today I was at CeBIT 2003 and I was touching, TOUCHING, all these phones - these were my impressions and sincerely hardware-wise this phone from samsung is very close to my ideal cell phone of all times...
by the way: speaking of symbian phones - I wanted to see also the symbian phone from Benq - so I went to Benq's stand at CeBIT and you know what? instead of the phone there was, behind a glass, a photo of the phone that somebody cutted out with scissors!!! but samsung on the hand was showing SEVERAL real, operation phones with symbian, phones that have solid impreession ... of course don't get excited too much about this phone from samsung with symbian - I have heard that it comes in the 2nd half of this year...
so, malebuffy, it was TOUCHING GADGETS and feelings about gadgets. not related to companies associated...
I will give you my impressions of Cebit the day after tomorrow. 😃. As I said this is an ideal phome for me too, but I wont flame Nokia just becasue after some months later another company has made a better phone. I am happy for Samsung and Symbian. But dont forget, the only reason I consider this phone, IS Symbian AND Series 60.
When I was looking for information on the new samsung I noticed this about a new moto phone, the A920. It say's that it runs Symbian OS ver 7 and has a 208*320 display, does that mean it's UIQ based.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=288
Looks a little large but it is (supposedly) designed for 3g networks, it has a direction pad and more importantly does video calling.
Kieron
It very much looks like it.
[quote="Rafe"]Thanks for the photos jpzr - looks like a really nice phone.
Ok, its not going to be to everyone's tatse, but as someone said its the first clam shell series 60, and well it s a different style. I'm sure it will do well.
Rafe[/quote]
hi Rafe, pal, look here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/68/29751.html
now you're famous!
Rafe's been famnous for a while ...
But seriously, I thought the press had missed the Samsung announcement with all the hullabalou they made about the new Samsung Palm OS 5 device. Only references to the Samsung Series 60 deives I found where on El Reg and also PMN communications (http://www.pmn.co.uk/20030312samsung.shtml)
Source: www.pdafrance.com
One more picture..
http://mobile.burn.com/media/samsung/cebit/samsung_series_60.jpg
Notice the SD slot in the right side of the phone. It's quite amazing how small it is.
[quote="ConceptVBS"]
Notice the SD slot in the right side of the phone. It's quite amazing how small it is.[/quote]
no, it is MMC slot, not SD slot - I checked it.
besides this: you are linking here STOLEN PICTURES from pda france - not your own!!! that's not nice...
[quote="thejpzr"][quote="ConceptVBS"]
Notice the SD slot in the right side of the phone. It's quite amazing how small it is.[/quote]
besides this: you are linking here STOLEN PICTURES from pda france - not your own!!! that's not nice...[/quote]
Did I ever say these were mine? No.
[quote="ConceptVBS"]
Did I ever say these were mine? No.[/quote]
it's not about saying or not,
it is about stealing pictures and
stealing bandwidth from guys from pda france.
That bloody phone rocks, the more I see the more I want.
I hope it isn't another one of those, well it's going to be released Q3-Q4 2003, but that actually means Q2 2004....I love the looks and the screen setup even though i've never been a huge fan of flip phones.
It runs S60 too which is another added bonus, lots of software available right now. Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie 😃
Samsung has always had bad design and aesthetics. They are strong on the technology front though.
Notice how with screen rotated Samsung reads upside down?
Joke.
[quote="brick"]Samsung has always had bad design and aesthetics. They are strong on the technology front though.
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stron on technology? this Symbian/Series60 phone from Samsung doesn't have Bluetooth! is it "strong on technology"?
When will they ever bring us a GUI that looks good? :s
Look at the ugly graphics :s
Same as p800/7650/9210.
Innovate people! 😃
Aaaargh 😮
Thats it!!!
i�am in love 2 :roll:
This phone is,what i�m waiting 4....
small,smart and serie 60....
this makes me very happy...and my :robot: 2.....
i only hope,that the disply is a small bit better,then this ones on T100/S100-Devices.
If the sun was shine on it,ucould see nothing anymore...
(hope,the disply will be reflective)
somebody knows something about it?
THX S�mi
being a series 60 phone does that means all the applications i have on my 7650 can be installed on this phone??
