How to select the right Samsung phone
The company's first analog mobile phone--the SH-100--was launched during the 1988 Korean Olympics. Earlier this year in February at the Mobile World Congress, the company revised the product portfolio for its mobile communications division. Based on the new user-profile model, a total of 15 customer segments were identified and these were subsequently classified into six macro categories: Style, Infotainment, Multimedia, Connected, Essential and Business. In order to make it easier for users to identify these categories, subsequent handsets will have matching prefixes to identify the categories they are in. For example, a device under Style will be indexed with the letter S. 
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rigelstuff says...
What's the logic behind Samsung's letter designations, if there is any at all?
I mean, is there an inherent difference between the B-series versus the i-series, versus the Z-series, etc?
Oct 25, 2008 11:30
What's the logic behind Samsung's letter designations, if there is any at all?
I mean, is there an inherent difference between the B-series versus the i-series, versus the Z-series, etc?
Oct 25, 2008 11:30
jake2011 says...
Surely, this article is promotional in nature. In terms of maturity in the mobile phone business, Samsung is almost 'there.'
It has mobile phones to cater almost all demographics and does not miss out on the design (most of the time). It's safe to say that 9 out of 10 Samsung mobiles are beautifully crafted.
With separate R&Ds, the result is a mixed bag of phones ready to be consumed by the mass market.
I agree with rigelstuff that Samsing has to improve its indexing. Nokia, is probably the best when it comes to this category.
"You know what it does when you hear the model number..." This is perhaps Nokia's maxim in labeling its products. The N-Series are geared for Multimedia, the E-Series are geared towards professionals on the go, 5XXX phones are either ruggedized and sporty or geared towards music. 6XXX are mid-level business phones, etc.
At the rate Samsung is going, they are still on the right track.
Oct 26, 2008 16:37
Surely, this article is promotional in nature. In terms of maturity in the mobile phone business, Samsung is almost 'there.'
It has mobile phones to cater almost all demographics and does not miss out on the design (most of the time). It's safe to say that 9 out of 10 Samsung mobiles are beautifully crafted.
With separate R&Ds, the result is a mixed bag of phones ready to be consumed by the mass market.
I agree with rigelstuff that Samsing has to improve its indexing. Nokia, is probably the best when it comes to this category.
"You know what it does when you hear the model number..." This is perhaps Nokia's maxim in labeling its products. The N-Series are geared for Multimedia, the E-Series are geared towards professionals on the go, 5XXX phones are either ruggedized and sporty or geared towards music. 6XXX are mid-level business phones, etc.
At the rate Samsung is going, they are still on the right track.
Oct 26, 2008 16:37
iolo003 says...
Im clearly done with Samsung Phones
I bought one before and found out how vurnerable their device are. It broke with the least reason you can think of, a short fall of an inched.
I believe Samsung cheat its consumers by putting low grade materials and parts.
What a shame, a wicked business strategy that consumer carries after buying their product.
Oct 26, 2008 19:52
Im clearly done with Samsung Phones
I bought one before and found out how vurnerable their device are. It broke with the least reason you can think of, a short fall of an inched.
I believe Samsung cheat its consumers by putting low grade materials and parts.
What a shame, a wicked business strategy that consumer carries after buying their product.
Oct 26, 2008 19:52
rigelstuff says...
It seems unfair of you to write off a brand after having a bad experience with just one unit (am I right?).
Most (if not all) products will have their share of bad production runs (or bad product line in general or a model in particular).
I had an i600, and its build quality blows away that of the Nokia N95 which a friend has. The N95 is so plasticky and feels cheap (like a toy) compared to the i600.
And I recently got my wife a D900i, and its build quality is pretty good, too (not as good as the i600's though).
That said, don't diss a company because of just one bad experience.
Oct 27, 2008 17:57
It seems unfair of you to write off a brand after having a bad experience with just one unit (am I right?).
Most (if not all) products will have their share of bad production runs (or bad product line in general or a model in particular).
I had an i600, and its build quality blows away that of the Nokia N95 which a friend has. The N95 is so plasticky and feels cheap (like a toy) compared to the i600.
And I recently got my wife a D900i, and its build quality is pretty good, too (not as good as the i600's though).
That said, don't diss a company because of just one bad experience.
Oct 27, 2008 17:57
sbfalex says...
didn't this article just answered your question before you even asked?
Oct 27, 2008 02:03
didn't this article just answered your question before you even asked?
Oct 27, 2008 02:03
rigelstuff says...
So you're saying the SGH-i600 is an "Infotainment" device and not a business device? (this article says otherwise)
According to the article the new designations would (supposedly) apply to devices relased after the Mobile World Congress in Feb this year. I am pertaining to Samsung handsets prior to this announcement.
For example, the article doesn't say what category the Z-series falls under. Unless there will be no new phones with a "Z" designation (or "D" or "F" or "W"...). You get the point. I hope.
Oct 27, 2008 17:53
So you're saying the SGH-i600 is an "Infotainment" device and not a business device? (this article says otherwise)
According to the article the new designations would (supposedly) apply to devices relased after the Mobile World Congress in Feb this year. I am pertaining to Samsung handsets prior to this announcement.
For example, the article doesn't say what category the Z-series falls under. Unless there will be no new phones with a "Z" designation (or "D" or "F" or "W"...). You get the point. I hope.
Oct 27, 2008 17:53
skyflakes says...
what an ugly table in the introduction.
Oct 28, 2008 15:47
what an ugly table in the introduction.
Oct 28, 2008 15:47
gadgetgeek says...
i don't like samsung either. features-wise, my samsung omnia (and others' omnias too, of course) got plenty of it. functionality-wise, the unit sucks. big time. i wanna go back to nokia soon.
May 23, 2009 14:17
i don't like samsung either. features-wise, my samsung omnia (and others' omnias too, of course) got plenty of it. functionality-wise, the unit sucks. big time. i wanna go back to nokia soon.
May 23, 2009 14:17
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