Samsung Fin
Helio Fin is Thinnest Flip Yet
Helio today is launching the Fin, Helio's first flip phone. It is based on Samsung's Ultra series clamshell, like Sprint's M610 and AT&T's A717, but even thinner at 11.4 mm and with an upgraded 3 megapixel camera. The Fin shares the rest of the Ultra's features including stereo Bluetooth, microSD slot, large QVGA display, OLED caller ID display, and 100 MB of internal storage. The Fin shares the Ocean's new unified messaging app. Helio is also launching two new services for both the Fin and Ocean: turn-by-turn GPS-enabled driving directions by Garmin, and an update to the HOT (Helio On Top) home screen feature that can integrate any RSS feeds the user wants.
Samsung Announces Thinnest Flip Yet
Samsung this week announced the thinnest clamshell to date, a 9.9 mm thick D830. In addition to the slim form, the D830 2 Megapixel camera, 80 MB of memory, Micro SD slot, Bluetooth and a media player. The phone is 900/1800/1900 GSM / EDGE with a QVGA display inside and a 1 line greyscale display outside. Since the phone was unveiled at Communicasia, it has only been announced for Southeast Asia so far. Samsung also announced other thin phones including a 6.9 mm thick candybar and a 12.9 mm thick slider.
