Samsung unveils new S60 smart phones

Samsung Electronics has unveiled yet another pair of Symbian Series60 smart phones--the SGH-i550 and SGH-i560--at the Symbian Smartphone Show held in London, UK recently. This announcement comes a week after the SGH-i450 was released. All three smart phones will run version 9.2 of the Symbian operating system.

The main highlights of the new handsets include built-in GPS, 3.2-megapixel camera, HSDPA connectivity and Bluetooth stereo support with the SGH-i550 sporting additional FM radio and a 3.5mm audio jack. According to Samsung Asia, the SGH-i550 is expected to be available in Asia later this year. The SGH-i560, however, will not make its way to our region.

Also on the same platform, but announced earlier last week is the SGH-i450 targeted at the music crowd. The dual-slider phone which resembles the Nokia N95 with its two-way sliding mechanism, appears to veer away from the typical Samsung handset designs in Asia. The SGH-i450 is also powered by ICEpower amplifier developed by Bang & Olufsen, the company which has also worked with Samsung to bring us the Serenata recently.

Scroll down for a breakdown of the new smart phones.

New Samsung S60 smart phones

Model name	In a nutshell
Samsung SGH-i550 Click for more details	Notable features: Symbian OS v9.2 S60 Triband GSM with HSDPA 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus 2.6-inch 240 x 320-pixel LCD GPS with navigation client Trackball navigation key Bluetooth stereo 150MB built-in memory with microSD expansion card slot 115 x 53 x 13.8mm Expected: Q4 in Asia
Samsung SGH-i560 Click for more details	Notable features: Symbian OS v9.2 S60 Triband GSM with HSDPA 3.2-megapixel camera 2.4-inch 240 x 320-pixel LCD GPS with navigation client FM radio and 3.5mm audio jack Bluetooth stereo 150MB built-in memory with microSD expansion card slot 130 x 51 x 16mm Expected: Not available in Asia
Samsung SGH-i450 Click for more details	Notable features: Symbian OS v9.2 S60 Triband GSM with HSDPA 2-megapixel camera 2.4-inch 240 x 320-pixel LCD Dual-slider mechanism Half-touch wheel key Bang & Olufsen ICEpower AMP 3.5mm audio jack microSD expansion card slot 101 x 52 x 17.8mm Expected: Q1 2008 in Asia