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September 3, 2006
Gimme Samsung!
UPDATED:
In response to numerous emails, the phone is not slated for release in America. However it operates on GSM tri-band frequencies so you could easily import one and use it with Cingular and T-mobile. Sorry Sprint and Verizon users - no CDMA support announced.
In my book, Sony Ericsson is still the best at combining features, technology, and build quality but Samsung (whom many of you have attested, bested Sony) is quickly climbing up my "I GOTTA HAVE IT" scale. However, there were several reasons why I never jumped onto the Samsung bandwagon.
First off, my first experiences with Samsung phones were negative. They were very plasticky. The buttons sometimes felt really loose in their socket rocking back and forth. The user interface wasn't intuitive and the inability to reprogram shortcuts and soft keys got on my nerves when I had to press 3 buttons just to get to a particular application or change volume settings.
On the positive side, Samsung, like Sony, are technophiles. They pack their phones with the best screens and cameras. They make sure every wireless protocol is covered, from infrared to bluetooth. I've never heard anyone complain about slow software, freeze-ups, or firmware errors. On top of that, Samsung phones were and as we will discover unusually small and compact and have extraordinary battery lives.
So I think I've found my next phone, (until Apple releases whatever it is they're working on). It's the next-gen version to the credit card size P300. The P310 updates every feature its predecessor had and throws in some tech other phones have yet to capitalize on. Best of all, it's still credit card size and the design has greatly improved.
Current Known Specs:
- OLED 256k color TFT portrait display with 220 x 176 pixels
- Micro SD card slot, supports up to 4 gigs
- Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP (full stereo support)
- AAC, WMA, MP3 support
- Stream music to and from your computer via bluetooth
- 2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, 30 fps video capture
- SMS, MMS, full email support
- Latest version of Samsung's user-interface (vastly improved)
All the tech is there and still more yet to be announced. Based on the old P300 model which only had a 1.3 megapixel camera, but still managed to take some very clear shots, this new 2 megapixel version should be a joy to use, especially since it now has auto-focus. The other exciting feature is the screen. OLED screens are vastly superior to current screens on mobile handsets, with the exception of Sharps VGA Aquos screens. There's nothing in Sony's, Nokia's, or Motorola's arsenal that comes close.
The P310 packs in all the features while remaining INCREDIBLY SMALL. Expect it this October. No price set yet but the P300 retailed for $400 when it first launched so I assume this to carry the same price tag.
more pictures after the jump
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Comments
Not quite sure what I think of the design - but those keys look lovely!
By the way, did you see the roundup of sexy phones over at Fosfor Gadgets? Most of the phones, you've already covered at electro^plankton, but some I didn't even know about as well...
I do like the Apple-ness of the KDDI Neon - If only it'd slim down a bit, and boost up a bit on the prefs - and get those sexy "Jon Hicks-leaf"-buttons off the O2.. =P Then get the Typography off the Motorola E1000 (Why doesn't Moto use that lickable type on all their phones?!), and then get Apple on board to do the software, and finishing design-touches...
Ah, what a wonderful dream.. =P
Posted by: Arnor at September 3, 2006 10:08 AM
do you know where I can buy cellphone samsung p310
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Posted by: Antique at July 12, 2007 11:25 PM
Sony-ericsson is still the best though, mainly because sony is smart enough to capitalize on the phones' success by adding they're own brands to the phones to the phones such as Walkman, Cybershot, and most recently, the Bravia TV line in the japanese market.
Posted by: Glaciel at September 7, 2007 1:18 PM