Samsung i7410 Projector Phone Preview
Cancelled
9th March 2009, Updated Feb 2010
The Samsung i7410 is a smartphone
with a built-in projector, capable of beaming out an
image of up to 50 inches diagonally in size.
Samsung's details are a bit sketchy
- the i7410 comes with a 3.2" 240 x 400 pixel touchscreen
and a 5 megapixel camera, it measures 112 x 57
x 17mm, but we don't know what operating system
it runs, although as an "i" series phone the
i7410 should definitely be a smartphone. This is a 3G
device with video calling, but there is no mention of
WiFi support.
We
just have a single photograph of the i7410 to go on
at the moment. Manipulating the press photo shows the
front facing camera, a call and end button and a circular
control pad. It looks a little bit light the Omnia,
but there are no real clues as to what might be underneath.
A video clip from golem.de
reveals more about the i7410 and indicates that this
is a 3G device with a comprehensive media player, FM
radio, a large 1440 mAh battery and microSD expandable
memory. The i7410 runs the TouchWiz interface, but as
that runs on either Windows or Symbian then we still
don't know exactly what kind of smartphone this is.
This is definitely a very clever bit
of kit, and it will no doubt be very impressive when
you do an entire presentation directly from your phone,
or show off some video clips to your friends. But ultimately,
is the i7410 actually of any practical use? We don't
know, but Samsung can let the market decide on this
one whenever it comes out.
Update 15/2/10: it's been a year
since this was announced, we assume that it has been
cancelled and replaced with the I8510.
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Samsung
i7410 at a glance
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Available:
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Cancelled
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900 + UMTS
2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ UMTS (3G)
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Screen:
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240
x 400 pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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5
megapixels
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Size:
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PDA-style
device 112 x 57 x 17mm
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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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Not
specifed
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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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Not
specifed
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