Samsung E720 (SGH-E720)
Discontinued 25th January 2005
Samsung's E700
series phones first hit the market in late 2003
and at the time were one of the smartest looking clamshells
on the market, breaking away from the traditional Samsung
silver with a neat, slightly squared off handset with
an internal antenna.
Although the E700 and later E710 and
E715 were pretty well specified phones for their time,
technology moves on apace and there are strong indications
that Samsung has another E700 series phone, the E720, although
we are still waiting for an official announcement.
Although on the surface the phone looks
very similar to previous ones, we understand that almost
every aspect of the handset has been improved. Firstly,
the camera has been upgraded to a 1 megapixel unit with
a flash, the internal screen is now a 176x220 pixel
TFT display in 262,000 colours. An obvious addition
is three keys on the outside of the case to control
MP3 playback (we understand that the E720 has around
90Mb of internal memory). And, unlike almost every other
Samsung before it, the E720 now includes Bluetooth.
Also, we understand that the Samsung
E720 comes with a WAP 2.0 browser, email client, video
capture and playback and now it's a tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900
handset.
If you compare features with the Samsung
D500, it's clear that a lot of the same technology
has been used in both phones. What's remarkable is that
Samsung have resisted the temptation to redesign the
E720 from a cosmetic point of view, but instead have
decided to build on the E700's distinctive looks, rather
than come out with something radically different. In
size and weight terms it's perhaps a little heavier
than the E710/E715 but it's still likely to be less
than 100 grams.
Exact release date isn't known, but
the SGH-E720 looks to be strongly competitive with the
Motorola
V635 and it is quite possible that it will beat
the Motorola to market. This is an understated but highly
impressive phone that should produce strong sales and
certainly be something for the competition to worry
about.
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Samsung
E720 (SGH-E720) Provisional Specifications
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Available:
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Q2/3
2005
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Network:
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Tri-band
GSM 900/1800/1900
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Data:
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Not
specified
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Screen:
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176
x 220
pixels, 262,000 colours
(main)
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Camera:
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1
megapixels
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Size:
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Compact
clamshell 90 x 45 x 23mm
/ 91 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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No
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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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