Samsung refreshes its slim phone lineup

Reuben Lee | Oct 04, 2006

The Korean electronics giant recently showcased its upcoming lineup of mobile phones to our CNET UK counterparts, among them upgrade models to some of its existing handsets as well as new Ultra Edition 3G mobiles. It's also nice to see Samsung introducing new color editions (other than the usual black-and-silver combinations) for some of the latest handsets, such as the E900.

Of the new phones, several models caught our attention. There's the Z720 (also known as the Ultra Edition 13.8), which is the HSDPA-enabled version of the Ultra Edition 12.9, and the Z620 (also known as the Ultra Edition 11.8) which adds 3G to the Ultra Edition 9.9. Samsung will also be launching the Z370 (also known as the Ultra Edition 8.4), a slightly thicker version of the Ultra Edition 6.9 and which comes with expandable memory. There's also a stylish Zippo lighter-esque clamshell called the X520. But the most eye-catching of the lot has to be the tiny X830, a music-phone with 1GB of onboard memory and a scroll wheel.

Unfortunately, Samsung could not confirm if the phones will be launched in Asia. At press time, only the three new Ultra Edition models--Z720, Z620 and Z370--are slated for our region before end 2006. Stay tuned for more updates. (Click here for the images of the new phones.)

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