3GSM 2005
Feb 15, 2005, 5:00 AM by Rich Brome
Live reports from the 3GSM World Congress 2005 trade show in Cannes, France. Hands-on with the latest phones from Nokia, Motorola, and more.
Samsung was showing off a number of new phones at 3GSM this year. As usual for the Korean company, it's never quite clear which phones are officially announced, and which are being "previewed". But we can certainly show you what we saw in the booth...
The SGH-E880 is a sleek new high-end, slide-style GSM phone.
The E880 is tri-band (900/1800/1900), and sports a rotating 1 megapixel camera with flash and PictBridge printing. A music player (MP3 and AAC) and streaming video player are included, as well as Bluetooth and Outlook-compatible SyncML.
As rumored, the SGH-E720 basically combines the features of the D500 with the clamshell design of the E710 and E715.
Key features include a megapixel camera with flash, music player (MP3 and AAC), a generous 88 MB of memory, and Bluetooth. Just like the E880, video capture, SyncML, and a 260,000-color hi-res (176 x 220) TFT display are also part of the package.
The SGH-E730 is very similar to the E720. The only major differences are the styling and the addition of an FM radio.
Comments
DANGER HIPTOP
So what is it with Panasonic...
Inquisitor_Hoth said:...
I just need some opinions. I was planning on saving up for the Panasonic X700 and have heard many excellent things about that phone but now I'm wondering if I should wait for the X800 to be released. It soun
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Slow Carriers
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ghettoknight92 said:...
What is with these SLOW carriers? The USA really needs to speed up with the GSM techno vibe. T-Mobile is really lacking on nice phones packed with tons of features. Verizon, in my opinion, is doing the best. T-
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jnoel said:That's one fix with UMA...people who don't have coverage in their houses. Step through the door to seamless coverage through WiFi. Beautiful.
I have no coverage at home, this would fix that.
Samsung - Same phone, different shell...
Same flips, different trade show.
Bleh!
PS - Shame on Samsung for making such big news of the P705 TV Phone back in the 4Q of 2003 - where is it?!?
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SGH-E730, E880, E720
They look great and have all the "essentials", but none of that matters if the phones never come out.
It would be great if one of the phones could come out for T-Mobile.
Just my opinion.
Thanks Rich Brome for the inside scoop.
MISTER04 said:...
Will these phones be released in the US?
They look great and have all the "essentials", but none of that matters if the phones never come out.
It would be great if one of the phones could come out for T-Mobil
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rich, question for you!!
But there are usually not "generic" unlocked versions of 3G phones, unlike regular GSM phones. The 3G phones are usually heavily customized for specific car...
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where are the pics of the new SE's?
Samsung 720
Is the exterior display on the 720 still just the multicolor, or are they switching to full color on it?
I know Haier with their P7 was in 3GSM....
Disappointed
I take it back...
samsung :-X
Hey Rich... what about that D720?
What are the chances of seeing this in the US?
I wouldn't expect an official US release, but it is tri-band.