Samsung, the world’s 2nd largest cell phone company (after Nokia), is showcasing several new handsets at CTIA.
-
The Samsung Soul is a minimalistic, slim design, with a full metal body and 12.9mm-thin form factor. With Magical Touch , navigation indicators on the keypad of the phone change according to the user’s needs, for simple menu navigation. It is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera, image stabilizer and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR).
-
The miCoach phone, a sports music mobile phone, allows users to enjoy music while they work out. An on-the-go personal training system has a stride sensor and heart rate monitor, and provides training tips and time updates. The personal coach advises the user and provides instant updates during the workout, including time, heart rate, distance, speed and calories burned.
- The F480, designed to be an iPhone killer, is a slim, sleek handset featuring a full touch screen. It’s equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus, power LED image and video stabilization, multi-format audio and video, FM radio with RDS, video messaging, e-mail, mobile tracker and mobile blog.
- The Samsung F400 is a music-centric handset with an ICEpower amplifier developed by Bang & Olufsen, as well as a specially designed music navigation key. The F400 slider also features hi-fi loud speakers located beneath the dual slide design.
- The G810 is a Symbian v9.2 edition handset with WiFi connectivity, multi-format audio and video support, GPS navigation, geo-tagging support and 5-megapixel camera with auto focus, optical 3x inner zoom and Xenon flash.
Sprint is betting more than $100 million of marketing on Samsung’s Instinct (SPH-M800) to help the No. 3 mobile service provider regain cache among consumers. Sprint has yet to finalize pricing for the Instinct’s mid-June launch but said it would cost less than $300. In comparison, the cheapest iPhone costs $399 with eight gigabytes of storage and $499 for a model with twice as much memory.
The 2 megapixel shooter comes with EV-DO and will be sold to customers who sign up for Sprint’s Simply Everything plan, which starts at $69 a month for 450 minutes of phone calls and unlimited data services. For $99 a month, the plan’s subscribers receive unlimited voice and data.
