Samsung Hits Thrice with New Impact Phones

Together with the unveiling of W510, F268, L700, J800 and M150, Samsung has also announced the upcoming release of three mobile phones from what seems to be a new Impact series of handsets. All three new devices have "Impact" in their name and are entry-level phones, most probably targeted for emerging markets.

The first of the three new handsets presented by the South Korean company is called "Samsung Impact" and comes in a slider form factor. It has a metallic appearance and, when closed, it measures 95 x 47.1 x 17.5 millimeters. Its features are: a 1.8 inch CSTN display with 128 x 160 pixels and 65K colors, a 3.5mm headset jack, Music player, FM radio, dedicated music keys, speakerphone, mobile tracker, Java games, SOS message, USB 2.0 and 20MB of internal memory, expandable with a microSD card. Not too bad for a device that will probably have a very affordable price.

"Samsung Impact SF" is the second new entry-level phone. This is a clamshell that comes without an external display, featuring only an internal CSTN one of 1.8 inches, 65K colors and 128 x 160 pixels. The rest of its specs include FM radio, mobile tracker, speakerphone, USB 2.0 and 4MB of built-in memory. The Impact SF measures 89.9 x 46 x 18.7 millimeters (when not flipped) and comes with a changeable cover.

"Samsung Impact B" is the Impact with the fewest features on board. The handset is a candybar that measures 105 x 44.5 x 14 millimeters and offers the following: a display similar to the ones of the other new phones (1.8 inches, 65K colors and 128 x 160 pixels), FM radio, USB 2.0, speakerphone, Java games and 4MB of internal memory.

All three Impact phones feature dual-band GSM connectivity and will be released in the next few months.