Samsung L870 to debut in August

Damian Koh | May 28, 2008

That's right. The Samsung SGH-L870 will come with the Safari browser developed by Apple with full Web-browsing capabilities. Unlike the iPhone, the L870 doesn't have a touchscreen panel, so things may work a little differently on this Samsung. Whatever the case, we'll find out when the phone launches in Europe sometime in August, with other regions on the GSM network to follow soon after. The rest of the features are pretty much standard with the Symbian S60 handset sporting a thematic UI, FM radio, Bluetooth, microSD expansion card slot and HSDPA connectivity.

Update: Apparently it was a mistake. The L870 will come with the S60 OSS browser which Samsung says is "also known as S60 Safari browser". From our understanding, the Web browser on the Nokia S60 3rd Edition phones is based on the WebCore and JavaScriptCore components of Apple's Safari Web kit, which is the rendering engine for mobile devices that Apple uses in its Safari Internet browser. Still, that's no excuse for calling it the Safari browser. Headline has been changed to reflect accuracy.

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