Samsung i400 (SGH-i400) Preview
Discontinued 28th April 2007
In Samsung's naming convention "i"
stands for smartphone - and the Samsung SGH-i400 is
just that. In this case, the i400 is a Symbian S60 slider,
roughly similar to the Motorola
RIZR Z8 in terms of specification.
Samsung are promoting the SGH-i400 as
both a smartphone with expandable software capabilities
and a multimedia device with stereo speakers and an
inbuilt music player. There's a 2.3" 240x320 pixel
display, a 2 megapixel camera and the SGH-i400 also
supports microSD cards up to a maximum of 4GB.
Unlike the Z8, the SGH-i400 isn't a
3G device, only supporting tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900
MHz.. but on the plus side, the Samsung i400 weighs
just 92 grams which is very light for a Symbian smartphone.
In Samsung's press release for the i400
they tout the phone as being a "Web 2.0" device.
That sounds impressive, although in reality it probably
just means that the browser supports things like Java
and Flash. Despite the clever tricks that manufacturers
use in their mobile phones, any kind of web browsing
on a 240x320 pixel display is always going to be a bit
limited.
We don't have a full set of specifications
for the Samsung SGH-i400 yet, and only a single publicity
shot that shows it to be an elegant looking device.
Samsung say that the i400 will be available in Russia
from July 2007 with other countries coming after that.
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Samsung
i400 (SGH-i400) Provisional Specifications
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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
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Screen:
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240x320
pixels
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
slider 101x50x16mm /
92 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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Not
specified
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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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