Samsung U300 (SGH-U300 / Ultra Edition
9.6)
Discontinued 25th February 2007
The Samsung SGH-U300 forms part of the
Ultra Edition II range, and it can be seen as a slimmer
and slightly tweaked version of the Samsung
D830 / Ultra Edition 9.9.
Slightly slimmer that the D830 - the
U300 is just 9.6mm thick compared to 9.9mm, the SGH-U300
also has a 3 megapixel digital camera. However, the
U300 does not appear to have expandable memory (although
70MB is built in), which puts it at a disadvantage over
the older handset.
Despite the limited memory, the overall
features on the U300 are still pretty decent. There's
a 2.2" 240x320 pixel main display with a smaller
secondary on the outside. The U300 has a multimedia
player that can play back MP3, AAC, WMA, WMDRM, H.263
and MPEG4 clips (although the limited memory will be
a factor here).
It's a tri-band GSM 800/900/1800 device
with GPPS and EDGE. The SGH-U300 also support Bluetooth
and USB 2.0 connections.
If your looking for a clamshell phone
and your primary consideration is how slim it is, then
the U300 is an attractive device. And in terms of looks,
the U300 is an elegant and quite understated handset
that should draw some admiring glances.
However, the slim design of the handset
has compromised its features somewhat, both in terms
of expandability but also the RAZR-style handset that
might become irritating to use after a while.
Samsung say that the U300 should be
available from Q1 2007, although not details on pricing
were available at the time of going to press.
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Samsung
U300 (SGH-U300) at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
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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240x320
pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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3
megapixels
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Size:
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Slim
clamshell 100 x 51 x
10mm / weight tbc
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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No
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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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