Samsung
E590 (SGH-E590)
Discontinued 6th June 2007
Our first glimpse of the Samsung
E590 was way back in February of this year, but there
wasn't much information to go on. Samsung have now given
full details of the SGH-E590
which is due to hit worldwide markets this month.
The Samsung
SGH-E590 is a very compact
device weighing just 66 grams, but it manages to squeeze
in a 3 megapixel digital camera with autofocus, a 1.8"
220x220 pixel display, expandable memory and Bluetooth.
Designed by the industrial designer
Jasper Morrison, the SGH-E590
doesn't look much like other Samsung devices. The understated
design is rather more reminiscent of Nokia or Sony Ericsson,
and it is certainly an elegant and unshowy looking phone.
There is one oddity with the Samsung
E590 - the "Bean Bag". This is an accessory
that acts as a camera tripod, made from a rubbery material
that allows the E590 to
be placed on a solid surface for steadier camera shots.
This is an interesting idea, although we suspect that
the Bean Bag might be a bit of a pain to carry around.
This
is a tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz phone with GPRS
and EDGE data support. It has Bluetooth 2.0 and a USB
2.0 port. Internal memory is 90MB, and this can be expanded
using (presumably) microSD cards. The E590's media player
can support MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+ and WMA formats.
Samsung don't tend to mention battery life with their
product announcements, so we have no idea about how
long the E590 will last
on a single charge.
Samsung say that the E590
will be available in Europe and Asia-Pacific countries
from June 2007 in "Noble Black" and "Snow
Silver Colours" although the pricing is not known
at the time of going to press.
This is an elegant device that packs
plenty of features into a very compact handset. The
clean looking design is particularly refreshing and
it would be nice to see more of the same from Samsung.
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Samsung
E590 (SGH-E590) at a glance
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Available:
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Q3
2007
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
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220x220
pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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3.0
megapixels
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Size:
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Compact
monoblock 94 x 42 x
14mm / 66 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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Not
specified
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