Samsung Smartphone 2002 exposed
By: Jørgen Sundgot, Thursday, 15.08.02 17:15 GMT
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Sendo isn't the only manufacturer hard at work to bring a Smartphone 2002-based device to market; we've got specs and the very first pictures of Samsung's new SCH-I600!
UK based mobile phone manufacturer Sendo has long been at the forefront of Microsoft's effort to launch a smartphone product based on its Smartphone 2002 platform. What however seems to have gone the world by to some degree is that other companies are developing products based on the Smartphone 2002 platform, including Taiwan-based Compal and HTC - and not to forget, Korea-based consumer electronics giant Samsung.
Courtesy of U.S. regulatory organ FCC, we're now able to share the hardware specifications of the Samsung SCH-I600, the first CDMA Smartphone 2002, as well as show you the very first pictures of the device.
Samsung's SCH-I600 is only the second device based on Microsoft's Smartphone 2002 platform to appear to the world in its final shape and form [... see url for picture ...]
The clamshell smartphone supports CDMA 800/1900 MHz, and comes with both an internal and an external display, accessory connector, IR port and an SD Card expansion slot. Unfortunately, no further information was available as to whether the expansion slot will support SDIO or not. Standard Smartphone 2002 functionality is provided through its Contacts, Calendar, Inbox/SMS, Internet Explorer, Windows Media, MSN Messenger, Tasks and Voice Notes applications.
The SCH-I600 offers text input from the keypad through three different methods; numeric, T9 predictive text input and a feature described as multi-press; unfortunately, no more information was provided about this feature. The smartphone is capable of synchronizing with Windows desktop and laptop computers by means of ActiveSync, the same application all Pocket PC and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices use to synchronize information.
Other features of the phone include a set of 8 user definable profiles that allow users to customize which alerts they would like to receive in the various settings, and enable profiles depending on what environment they're currently in, the option of using WAV files as ringtones, customizing the Today screen of the device, adjusting the system font size and locking the phone.
Based on pictures available from the FCC website, the SCH-I600 will be made available through Verizon Wireless, but infoSync could not find any further information to suggest that the phone would be compatible with Verizon's CDMA2000 1xRTT network. |
