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19th August 2005 - Samsung Electronics announced the
launch of the company's first Symbian OS-based smartphones
(model: SGH-D720 / SGH-D730) for the European market.
This marks Samsung's full-fledged entry into the European
smartphone market. The D720 and D730 will be introduced
in succession, starting with Germany in August, followed
by France , Italy and Russia .
The D720 and the D730 are compact and small with the
same look and feel as the traditional mobile phone.
The D720 has a sleek slide-up design and weighs only
110g. The slim D730 is a clamshell-type phone and remarkably
light at 97g.
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From a technical as well as design perspective, both Symbian
OS-based smartphones are ideally aligned to meet the needs
of business customers. With the application of the Symbian
OS, the phones are better capable of performing multiple tasks
and offer a more user-friendly environment.
The D720 and D730 offer versatile synchronization possibilities
over Bluetooth and SynML and are equipped with a 1.3-megapixel
camera as well as MP3 player with lyrics support. In addition,
two-way e-mail function and instant messaging capabilities
enhance the convenience of this convergence device.
The phones have an internal storage capacity of 18MB and
support an external memory storage capacity up to 512MB. Data
is easily transferable as the phones support USB connection.
The business user can activate the flight mode, which prevents
voice communication during airplane flights, and the phones
enable a selective use of other business functions.
Entertainment functions were strengthened as well. The phones
allow the user to compose tunes easily with the Music Maker
feature and set them as a ring tone or an alarm. With the
D720, the user can enjoy favorite songs with the dual stereo
speaker system. Both models provide Bluetooth-based multiple
games function enabling two people to play each other via
Bluetooth.
Kitae Lee, President of Samsung's Telecommunication Network
Business, states, “Samsung's Symbian-based smartphones
are built to satisfy the sophisticated tastes yet demanding
lifestyle of the business user. The latest technology-leading
features are packaged in a compact and fashion-setting design
that distinguishes the Samsung phone.” He adds, “We
plan to continue to introduce a wide range of smartphones
for the worldwide market.”
SGH-D720 Specifications
GPRS(900 / 1800 / 1900MHz)
Symbian OS
Display: 1.9-inch 262,144-color TFT-LCD (176 x 208 pixels)
1.3-megapixel camera
External Memory: MMCmicro
MP3 Player with Lyrics Support
MPEG4/H.263/Real
MMS / E-mail / JAVA / WAP 2.0
64 Poly Ringtones
Music Maker
Bluetooth / USB support
Document Viewer, BT Multi-game
File Manager, Flight Mode
Dual Stereo Speaker
99x47x22.3mm, 110g
SGH-D730 Specifications
GPRS(900 / 1800 / 1900MHz)
Symbian OS
Display: 1.9-inch 262,144-color TFT-LCD (176 x 208 pixels)
1.3-megapixel camera
External Memory: MMCmicro
MP3 Player with Lyrics Support
MPEG4/H.263/Real
MMS / E-mail / JAVA / WAP 2.0
64 Poly Ringtones
Music Maker
Bluetooth / USB support
Document Viewer, BT Multi-game
File Manager, Flight Mode
95x47x21.5mm , 97g
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