14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung is one busy bee these days, with a series of its handsets heading for the market in different countries around the world, and with new photos of others that have just seen the light of day emerging. The newest device spotted in the wild is the Samsung Glyde 2, which seems to be heading to Verizon Wireless in the US, yet there is also the Samsung Link going to Bell Canada, as well as the Samsung S3030 Eco launched in the Netherlands, the newly unveiled SCH-W760 slider, or the B2100 Marine, which has just been announced for India.
The Verizon-branded Samsung Glyde 2 has surfaced in a leaked photo, yet it seems that there are not too many details available on the handset at the moment. Even so, one can easily see the phone's large and bright touchscreen display, which should be AMOLED, and we can also say that it should come with a side-sliding four-row QWERTY keyboard. In addition, the new Samsung phone will also sport the already familiar to many TouchWiz UI, and it is believed to include an on-screen QWERTY keyboard and accelerometer.
The Samsung Link is a QWERTY smartphone that should be soon added to Bell Canada's Windows Mobile lineup. According to the news, the device might be a modified CDMA version of the Samsung C6625, a device that can already be purchased in Europe. If so, the Canadian model should come to the market with a QVGA display, a 2-megapixel photo snapper, GPS receiver, or Bluetooth connectivity. The handset should come to the carrier's users on July 15, though no exact details on the price tag it should feature are known at the moment.
The Samsung S3030 Eco has just been released on T-Mobile's airwaves in the Netherlands. It is made out of bio-plastic, and the South Korean company says that it does not include BFR (brominated flame retardants) or PVC. At the same time, the handset also comes with an eco-friendly charger, and sports 100 percent recyclable materials packaging. When it comes to its capabilities, we can count FM radio, MP3 player, a photo snapper, and microSD memory card slot with support for up to 8GB of additional storage space.
Another Samsung mobile phone that has been recently introduced officially on the market is the SCH-W760, which comes in a sliding form factor. The most interesting capability of the handset is its Infrared Video Telephony (IRVT) feature, offering users the possibility to make video calls even when in the dark. Other features of the device include a 2.8-inch WQVGA AMOLED screen, support for 7.2Mbps HSDPA, a 3-megapixel photo snapper, S-DMB, and support for up to 8GB of additional storage space via a microSD memory card slot.
The last of the Samsung phones to make the headlines these days is the B2100 Marine, which has just been announced by Samsung India. The rugged device (also known as Xplorer) can withstand dust, shock and water (up to 30mins in 1m depth) and is compliant with IP57 and 810F military standards. The features of the handset include quad-band GSM connectivity, a 1.8-inch screen, noise cancellation technology, FM Radio with RDS, music player, Bluetooth connectivity, a 1.3-megapixel photo snapper and microSD memory card slot. The price tag of the B2100 Marine has been set at Rs. 7,030.
