Samsung i900 Spotted

By WC Staff
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Take a gander above at the Samsung i900, spotted by Unwired View at at Dutch convention. We're talking Windows Mobile 6.1, Bluetooth, WiFi, 240x400 Touchscreen, gigantic 1500mAh battery, FM Radio, and TV-Out. Probably one of a gazillion keyboard-less Windows Mobile phones we can expect to see in the coming months.

Oh, did we mention that it is to sport a Five Megapixel Camera? We didn't. Well now we did and now you suddenly are more interested. Sorry, though, because we probably won't see it in the states since it's a Triband phone. Then again, that's what we said about the Samsung SGH-i780, but then Samsung decided to make the SGH-i788 just for us stateside folks.

Speaking of the i788, it looks like this i900 shares its ridiculous “optical mouse but no standard dpad” format. Stop that right now, Samsung.

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7 Comments
  • You neglected to mention the 8 GB memory. Anyways though, this device would have been mildly interesting with a VGA screen, but 240x400 is just bizarre.
    Surur
  • Ah, 8gb. That IS a good point.
    Heh - I should make it a point to always leave something out - guarantees that somebody will comment to correct me. ;)
    Kidding. Yeah, 240x400 is VERY bizarre. They must have gotten a good deal on those screens.
  • Heh - I should make it a point to always leave something out.
    That would make you perfectly qualified to work in the phone industry, who always leave some seemingly simple killer feature out (like a VGA screen on this device for example, or global bands etc).
    Surur
  • This seems like an excellent WM device. Screen resolution isn't the most important feature for me.
  • Engadget just caught on to this today:
    http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/16/samsungs-sgh-i900-is-a-feature-laden-...
  • You neglected to mention the 8 GB memory. Anyways though, this device would have been mildly interesting with a VGA screen, but 240x400 is just bizarre.
    Surur
    Yeah, I agree and I'm skeptical (as per our earlier discussion on the topic).
    For those wondering, at least according to MS, WM6 only supports 400x240 (not 240x400) in Standard i.e. non-touchscreen devices. It's actually listed: 400 x 240 (WQVGA)--but that is specified as Landscape only.
    But for touch, that resolution is not mentioned (though many others are).
    So either
    [LIST]
    [*]MS added that resolution (and didn't tell anyone)
    [*]Samsung did it somehow themselves
    [*]The info is wrong
    [/LIST]
    Should be interesting...
  • really a nice article!