James Delahunty
7 Mar 2006 15:49
South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung has unveiled a new Smartphone that is equipped with an 8GB HDD. The SGH-i310 is advertised as having the ability to store up to 2,000 MP3's (4MB each). Samsung is the first to adopt a hard disk drive into mobile phones and has launched three models equipped with a hard disk drive; the world's first 1.5GB HDD embedded phone (model: SPH-V5400), the world's first 3GB HDD embedded phone (model: SCH-V7900) and the world's first 3GB HDD Music Smartphone (model: SGH-i300).
The i310 comes with the latest version of Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone which allows users to view files and easily carry their music library with them. This Windows Mobile 5.0 enables users to sync the playlists, songs, and videos from their personal PCs so that the experience with the i310 is identical to the users' personal computer. It also offers USB 2.0 and Plug & Play feature which allows the phone to be utilized as a removable hard disk. Businessmen and students can easily store and transfer files to/from their computers in any format conveniently.
The i310 has all the latest features including a 2 megapixel camera with flash, microSD slot, document viewer and TV output. Users can record video with the 2 megapixel camera in high quality resolution. "With the combination of first-class technology and premium design, Samsung has led the industry by offering various features of mobile phones. With great improvements in mobile storage, Samsung will continue to introduce a variety of useful functions for mobile." said Kitae Lee, President of Telecommunication Network Business of Samsung Electronics.
The i310 will be shown to public at CeBIT from March 9th to March 16th. It will be introduced in Europe market during the second half of this year.
Source:
Samsung (Press Release)