Samsung SPH-B5200 DMB phone with gaming pad

by Marc Perton posted Mar 13th 2006 at 8:31AM

Sure, you can play games on almost all cellphones. And you can watch TV on an increasing number (whether you want to or not is another story). But a phone that includes a digital TV receiver, a 2-inch QVGA display, and not one, but two, ~~but three~~ four-way rocker-style game pads? Well, look no further. The Samsung SPH-B5200 is here. And, by "here," we do mean Korea, of course. If you're anywhere else, you can always dream. Or move.

Filed under: Games, Handsets, Samsung

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splob @ Mar 13th 2006 8:58AM

I only see two directional pads.

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Scott @ Mar 13th 2006 9:24AM

I agree,

think you might have miscounted Mr Engadget..

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Ian @ Mar 13th 2006 9:39AM

Yes, I agree with the other two. I think you counted one of the pads twice there.

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Carlos @ Mar 13th 2006 10:20AM

they didn't make any mistake theres "two" four-way gamepads
not four game pads

engadget i proved you right now give me a cell phone only 2 days left

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KC @ Mar 13th 2006 11:17AM

Well, since I don't live in Korea I will dream...

I will dream that HELIO brings this bad boy to the US

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Kory @ Mar 13th 2006 4:19PM

Are you kidding me? Look at those knees! No THAT is marketing.

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Peter Lenahan @ Mar 13th 2006 5:17PM

v3c
It's for me
Sign me up
and send it free.

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alex @ Mar 13th 2006 9:04PM

according to phonescoop this phone also has accelerometers that let you navigate and manuveur during games just by moving the phone around... that's a pretty nifty feature for engadget to miss, unless phonescoop got it wrong

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lpret @ Mar 20th 2006 3:28AM

Would it be possible to text using the two four-way pads using a chording system? Some quick math, that would provide 24 different inputs, so perhaps a T9-esque input for the less-popular letters like Q and XYZ, and it might just work. You'd never have more than 2 letters per input, so T9 would be more accurate.

That would allow fast interaction without moving fingers, potentially cutting down on sore thumbs ala crackberries.

Hmm...anyone else like this train of thought?

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tom @ Mar 20th 2006 6:32PM

Nah

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Josiah @ Jul 5th 2006 6:46AM

It's cool...

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watuflani @ Oct 11th 2007 2:56AM

I have a phone like ths,its Anycall Double Sliding but I dont know how to use it..,even its hard for me to write a txt could anyone help me.
Watu

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