Eek! Must restore... cardiac function... ahh, there we go. Samsung's Ultra Editions seem to get
classier,
glossier, and more
far-fetched with every subsequent iteration -- and if they haven't already jumped the shark, they have now with the rather breathtaking Ultra Smart F700. The candybar with a slide-out QWERTY 'board makes do with 7.2Mbps (yes, we said
"seven point two") HSDPA plus EDGE for those occasions when 3G towers are out of reach, a 2.78 inch touchscreen sporting no fewer than 440 x 240 pixels, microSD expansion, full HTML browsing, Bluetooth, and a whopping 5 megapixels of snapping power on the backside. Per protocol, America is left squarely out of the equation with GSM 850 and WCDMA 850 / 1900 all coming up missing, but at least folks in the greater Barcelona area should get a shot at it next week when it bows all official-like at 3GSM.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gerhard @ Feb 8th 2007 5:58AM
Those Koreans are making rotate the world the other way round! Their world clock reads: New York 13 February, Belin still 12 February. I hope the real product will be a bit more refined than their virtual mock-up.
Any news about the Operating System they are going to use? If it's a home-made, closed solution instead of a nicely skinned Symbian even the sexiest phone is a no go...
PDXMatt @ Feb 8th 2007 8:20AM
I could go for this for sure!
Owen V @ Feb 8th 2007 8:38AM
I'd love this if it came with wm6 pro (ppc)
Treo Cell Phone Fan @ Feb 8th 2007 9:24AM
It looks like a iphone with full QWERTY keyboard. 3G and 5 megapixels? I will give up the iphone for this toy.
Enzo @ Feb 8th 2007 10:05AM
I'm no coding wizard by any standard. I couldn't build a decent looking website to save my life. But is it seriously THAT difficult to merge comment threads between engadget.com and engadgetmobile.com?
PhoneGeek @ Feb 8th 2007 12:05PM
why is everyone comparing every new phone now with the iphone? hmmm, i guess the iphone really is a big deal. all this talking about it shows how much people really want one lol
warren.colbert @ Feb 8th 2007 5:56PM
This shit makes me hate living in the US.
Gabriel @ Feb 8th 2007 10:23PM
Do we know when this beauty will be available in Europe? Or do we have to wait for the Barcelona show?
Jimmy @ Feb 9th 2007 12:37AM
Shitballs, we never get the goods in the states.
Impressive phone indeed. This is what Ive been screaming for. Big screen and a slide out querty + bad ass cam + mp3 = goodness!
Ran @ Feb 10th 2007 10:37AM
Gerhard: That's how the dates are written in Eurasia because that's conventional and techinically, the right ways from most specific: day to month to year. I also write my dates like that.
The phone is pretty nice, but I'm looking into the Nokia N95 to replace my phone because I need the GSM 850 band. I've already suffered with a N93 without 850 and I lack reception when everyone else has. And yes, thumb keyboards lead to arthritis in the thumbs.
Gregory Pierce @ Feb 13th 2007 10:59AM
What OperatingSystem is this phone using. Im amazed that we've gone this long without anyone mentioning what this phone will be using.
Convergenista @ Feb 13th 2007 3:13PM
That is insanely beautiful. And only 16.4 mm fat? Way too feature laden (read: expensive) for me, and of course, way too gorgeous to actually make it to the good ole U.S., but a girl can dream. [Sigh.]
henry @ Apr 30th 2007 3:11PM
im getting this babe
farshore @ Apr 10th 2008 4:33PM
reminds me of the nokia tablets, but with phone functionality.
http://europe.nokia.com/A4568578