14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung Mobile announced on Tuesday the release of its Samsung Mondi mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device aimed at the US market, which has been spotted in the wild not long ago. According to the company, the new handset, which has been named after the Latin word for “world,” will come with support for the Clear mobile WiMAX service from Clearwire. According to the mobile phone maker, this would be “the most advanced mobile WiMAX enabled handheld device in the US,” yet there is no info on when the handset would actually become available for purchase.
Samsung Mondi presents itself as a rather versatile device, which includes some of the features that would be available with a laptop computer or a netbook, only that it packs them in a compact slider form factor that fits in the user's hand. The handset can be extended horizontally to reveal a full-QWERTY keyboard and optical mouse, and it comes with a solid black finish, as well as with GPS Navigation support and E-mail, Internet, video playback and business application capabilities.
“The Samsung Mondi is an important step toward our goal of bringing 4G network speeds and connectivity to people across the U.S.,” said Bill Ogle, chief marketing officer for Samsung Mobile. “The Mondi is a great match for people who want immediate access to the Web without having to sacrifice download speed and portability.”
The specification list of the Samsung Mondi shows it includes WiMAX and Wi-Fi connectivity, Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, support for Direct Push / Mobile Email, Bluetooth 2.0 capabilities, multimedia player with support for multiple Video and Audio file formats, HDMI TV Out, Instant Messaging and MMS capabilities, Opera 9.5 web browser, a 3.0-megapixel photo snapper with video recording capabilities, as well as 4GB of internal memory, support for Outlook Email / Calendars, Microsoft Office and other business applications.
“The mobile broadband experience that the Mondi offers to Clear customers places the power of the open Internet in the palm of the hand,” said Atish Gude, chief marketing officer for Clearwire. “As our network grows across the US, we will continue to work with innovative device manufacturers to expand the mobile WiMAX device ecosystem and leverage the value that a 4G wireless Internet connection delivers.”
