Samsung's SCH-W599 enjoys both GSM / CDMA connectivity, long walks in park
Samsung's dual-mode SCH-W599 has made an appearance today and seems destined for China's China Unicom network. This handset sports both 800MHz CDMA and also dual-band GSM -- so yeah, not so terribly useful over here -- 2 megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, and a 2.4-inch touchscreen with handwriting recognition. Form factor is pretty standard Samsung fare, though thicker than we've seen from them in recent efforts. Other notables include a dual-sim slot under the bonnet and VibTonz feedback from the touchscreen. We're big on haptics round these parts, so we've got our collective fingers crossed we'll be seeing more of this in the near future, right Samsung?
[Via Unwired View]
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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, China Unicom, GSM, CDMA
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
thomas @ Apr 20th 2008 1:18AM
this is great and will lighten many-a-person's pocket who carries around 2 mobile phones in Africa as well. If they add an extra sim slot, and add quad-band they will round off the perfect mobile traveller! Others please!!!
Jamar @ Apr 20th 2008 9:54AM
Chinese CDMA uses SIM-like cards called R-UIM. Thus, this phone is dual-slot and dual-SIM (both slots are designed to read GSM or CDMA cards). Good for Africa then, not so much for North/South America.