The European consumers will be able to experience at CeBIT 2003, the latest smart phones launched by SAMSUNG Electronics, the giant mobile manufacture, which includes the Palm OS based SGH-i500, and the Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 based SGH-i700.





The SGH-i500 is SAMSUNG ’s very first phone using the Palm OS 5.2. The GPRS tri-band phone features a PDA, MMS, WAP 2.0 browser and built-in 300,000 pixel CMOS camera making full use of the 65,000 colour, TFT-LCD screen. Measuring 87 x 54 x 26.9 mm the phone weighs just 150g. It also has a media pack supporting video, audio and still images.

SAMSUNG’s SGH-i700 Smart phone is based on Microsoft’s Pocket PC 2002 platform with Pocket Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as Pocket MSN Messenger and Internet Explorer, making it idea for business people who want to keep in contact with the office or customers whilst on the move.

The SGH-i700 is also a GPRS tri-band handset with a full range of features including Media Player, MMS, WAP 2.0 browser, voice recognition. It includes HTML and WML Internet access, a built-in 300,000 pixel digital camera, 65,000 colour TFT-LCD screen and USB/IrDA interface.

The SGH-D700 has a rotating LCD screen and a camcorder feature with a built-in VGA 300K pixel digital camera. The video messaging feature enables users to exchange clips of film through MMS and e-mail. It also is fully portable and can access existing wireless data services and voice call systems. It has a MP3 playback feature and includes full MMS, which allows users to create and send their own multimedia content. The interface for PC Sync is operated through USB and it gives higher speed data rates.

"This range of new mobile phones represents an enormous step toward a new era of wireless Web communications," said Sang Jin Park, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Mobile Communication Division at SAMSUNG Electronics.



The new phones will be launched in Europe in Q3 of 2003. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com/cebit


General Specifications SGH-i500

Band	GPRS Tri-band 900/1800/1900MHz
Dimensions	87 x 54 x 26.9 (mm), 150 (g)
Platform	Palm OS 5.2
Display	162 x 176 pixels (324 x 352 support), TFT 65k Colour
Camera	CMOS: 300K pixels
Battery	1100/1700 mAh
Memory	Memory 32MB DRAM
Launching	TBC

Key Features
 Orgarnic LED Sub LCD display (256 colour)
 MMS Client/ WAP 2.0 browser
 Integrated Camera
 J2ME (MIDP 2.0)

General Specifications SGH-i700

Band	GPRS Tri-band 900/1800/1900MHz
Dimensions	132 x 70 x 16.5 (mm), 170 (g)
Platform	Pocket PC 2002 phone edition
Display	240 x 320 pixels, TFT 65k Colour
Camera	CMOS: 300k pixels
Battery	1100/1700 mAh
Memory	Memory 32MB DRAM
Launching	Q3, 2003

Key Features
 Internet access (HTML, WML)
 Standard MIDI sound
 Voice recognition (V-PIMs)
 Enterprise DB Client
 Pocket Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
 Pocket MSN Messenger, Internet Explorer
 MMS Client/WAP 2.0 Browser
 USB/IrDA interface
 Bundle games