Samsung freshens low end with C140

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jan 26th 2007 at 7:00PM

Once in a great while, it's refreshing to take a step back from the madness of modern phone tech and take a look at the simpler side of mobility -- a segment of the industry where the ability to reliably place and receive calls is the priority, not which mobile TV standard or memory expansion format such-and-such device is supporting. Such is the Samsung C140: a candybar with no camera, no QVGA display (128 x 128 suffices here), and no "world's firsts," just a GSM 900 / 1800 radio with 700KB of memory, MMS, a WAP browser, Java support, and an unwavering desire to be sold contract-free for peanuts. Looks like it's already available in some parts of the world for under €50 (about $65) unsubsidized, which squarely pits this thing against the MOTOFONE. Small color display or e-ink? Decisions, decisions...

[Via Unwired View, thanks Staska]

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, GSM, GPRS

Tags: c140, candybar, low end, low-end, LowEnd, samsung, sgh-c140

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SLS @ Jan 27th 2007 9:43AM

I agree, simple, affordable, user friendly--all good stuff in a mobile phone. I just came across the new Celltop from Alltel. At 10 bucks/month the flat rate data plan and customizable navigation and content is worth a look. Check it out at http://www.mycelltop.com.

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Ahmed @ Mar 23rd 2007 5:51PM

how I can go

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Ahmed @ Jun 26th 2007 7:28PM

asoaso

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