Samsung and Symbian have announced the Samsung i450, a music dedicated Symbian smartphone.
The Samsung i450 is a High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) mobile phone that will be on display at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London on October 16th and 17th 2007.
The mobile phone applies HSDPA connectivity at 3.6 Mbps so that users can enjoy multimedia features with higher data download speeds. The phone runs on the Symbian operating system (OS) version 9.2 and the Symbian 60 (S60) 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 and provides access to the S60 applications library and multitasking features in faster data speeds.
The Samsung i450 is a dual slider phone which slides upwards to the alphanumeric keypad and downwards to the speakers. The phone also includes a touch navigation half-wheel that enables users to navigate the device when the phone is held sideways.
The Samsung i450 has an ICEpower amplifier developed by Bang & Olufsen. The phone claims to feature a dedicated music interface to make navigation and listening easier and to store more music. The phone has a 35 MB internal memory and the memory card slot is expandable up to 4GB. The LCD screen is 2.4 inches and offers an MP3 player, a 2 megapixel camera with flash and another VGA camera for video calling.
| Network | HSDPA / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 |
| Generals | 101 x 52 x 17.8 mm; Weight: 114 g |
| Display | TFT, 256K colors; Size: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches |
| Memory | microSD (TransFlash); 40 MB internal memory |
| Data | - GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps) - Bluetooth v 2.0 stereo (A2DP), USB v 2.0 |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email |
| Camera | - 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video - secondary videocall VGA camera |
| Features | - Java MIDP 2.0 - Flash player - WMV/3GP/H.263/MPEG4 playerr - WMA/MP3/AAC/AAC+/OGG/ASF player - Integrated handsfree - FM Radio with RDS - - 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Battery | - Standard battery: Li-Ion - Stand-by: Up to 500 h - Talk time: Up to 5 h |
Tech-talks
The Samsung i450 is a smart and slim slider phone so its has huge and powerful speaker which pops out of its top is a surprise. There opinions are different regarding the way the powerful speaker influences the overall design of the phone, for the users who love to hear the music on this will definitely be a point of attraction. The handset runs on the S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 operating system. 450i features a mid-range 2 megapixel primary camera (flash included and a secondary camera for video calling). The Samsung i450 it has a 2.4 Inch 240×320 pixel display panel with 262k colors. It also has 1GB of built-in user memory plus microSD expandable memory. The USB 2.0 and stereo Bluetooth 2.0 place it right up there with top rated phones.
The multimedia experience is improved by the 3.5 mm audio jack, a player of most media formats: WMV/3GP/H.263/MPEG4WMA/MP3/AAC/AAC+/OGG/ASF + a flash player. We salute the document viewer feature, which should be a standard nowadays.
Key features:
- Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI
- Dual slide design with unique Touch wheel key
- 2.4" 256K color TFT LCD display with QVGA resolution
- 3G with HSDPA
- 3.5mm standard stereo audio jack
- microSD memory card slot reportedly accepting high-capacity cards
- FM radio with RDS
- Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
Main Disadvantages:
- No WLAN
- Average display quality
- Mediocre camera
- No camera lens cover
- 3.5mm jack cannot be used for plugging a hands-free set
A music-oriented smartphone is not the most frequent sight around, so it's no wonder the few of those get quite a lot of attention. As we see it, with Samsung i450 it is quite well deserved. The dual slider packs a good number of features, which - combined with the unique music control solution and the Series 60 user interface - seem a good stepping stone to market success.
Phone Model: Samsung i450Phone type: Triband
Brand: Samsung
Camera: 2 MP
Samsung i450 is the new Samsung 3G-enabled phone which is a dual slider running on Symbian OS.
This handset presents a two way slider design which is almost same as Nokia N95. However, Samsung i450 is much more slimmer than N95 (21mm, 120gram), coming with only 11.8 mm thick and only light 95 gram weight. The lightweight 3G capable handset and the compact dimensions of the handset make it easy for the user to carry in their pocket and on the palm.
This new slider features a 2.3 inch colour TFT display, displaying up to 262000 colours on the high 320 x 240 pixels resolution screen.
Samsung’s Samsung i450 addresses the needs of the growing consumer segment, which demonstrates mobile and music to come hand in hand. The Samsung i450 combines extensive music player capabilities with super sound quality highlighted by ICEpower® amplifier developed by Bang & Olufsen®. It features a dedicated music interface to make navigation and listening easier, and to store more music, the phone offers 35MB internal memory and microSD™ slot which is expandable up to 4GB. Moreover, 2.4″ large LCD screen offers convenient multimedia mobile experiences including MP3 player, a 2 megapixel primary camera with flash and a VGA camera for video calling.