Samsung Ultra Smart F700, A rival for the iPhone: The iPhone Killer?

Samsung is one of many tech companies that are not going to let Apple’s iPhone take the lead in the new generation of mobile phones. The new touchscreen based phone from Samsung is probably more business oriented than the iPhone but his HSDPA capability and 5 mega-pixel camera wil make the phone a real wireless multimedia device.

Samsung announced the introduction of Ultra Smart F700. This mobile phone will be showcased at 3GSM World Congress.

The Ultra Smart is a part of Samsung’s Ultra portfolio which boasts a full touch screen as well as QWERTY key pad. It reflects the recent trend in telecommunications industry of touch screen user interface and, for users who are not yet familiar with a touch-screen-only user interface, it also implements a QWERTY key pad and VibeTonz technology which allows them to feel the buttons accompanied by responsive vibrations.

Other features include 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 5-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, 2.78-inch touchscreen display, pretty Samsung interface (designed by Adobe) and the usual slew of media features like a video and music player.

Like the iPhone, the F700 sports a touchscreen interface. But, here are two things that the F700 does better: Slide-out QWERTY keyboard and VibeTonz technology which responds to touches with vibrations.

Touchscreen might have its advantages, but sometimes real keys with tactile feedback just work better. And with the F700, you’ve the choice. Even if you select to use the touchscreen, the phone provides vibration feedback so it will likely work better than iPhone ” unless Apple decides to add this, which should be simple “.

At 16.4 millimeters thick, the phone will only be about a fifth of an inch thicker than Apple’s iPhone, and about a fifth of an inch thinner than AT&T’s 8525. Pricing and availability have yet to be determined, but without an 850 band, and considering the phone is being launched at 3GSM in Barcelona instead of at CES, which was here in the U.S.

Other technical aspects are also better based on the company’s specifications. A 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus bests the iPhone’s 2-megapixel unit. The new Ultra is also touted as one of the fastest Internet-capable phones anywhere: support isn’t only provided for HSDPA, but also for the new, 7.2Mbps download rates of the 3G wireless standard. The speed combined with the big screen lets it receive a 4MB MP3 in 4.4 seconds and makes full HTML browsing easy, the company says. Media playback is also provided for multiple AAC audio formats, Real, and variants of MPEG-4 including H.264.

However, it doesn’t measure up to the iPhone in terms of connectivity. The iPhone has WIFI support, which gives users more connectivity options.

The iPhone also comes with touch controls, and functions as an World wide web communications device with e-mail and Web-browsing functionality, as well as maps and search services. The iPhone also introduces a new user interface based on a massive multi-touch display and new software, according to Apple.

“The introduction of our Ultra Smart F700 reflects the needs of today’s consumers by including features such as touch screen, enhanced connectivity to mobile world wide web, and access to an array of multimedia content, which some are already calling an iPhone killer. ” stated Geesung Choi, President of Samsung’s Telecommunications Network Business. “The Ultra Smart F700 is a good example of how mobile phone will evolve in the future. Samsung will focus on bringing products that reflect and pursue our position as a premium leader” ..

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