Samsung F510 (SGH-F510)
Discontinued 24th February 2007
Back in December, we had a first glimpse
of the Samsung
SGH-F500. At that point it appeared that the F500
had DVB-H capabilities (according to Samsung) - well,
in fact the F500 can't receive DVB-H, but the F510 can.
If you're not familiar with DVB-H, it's
a variant of the DVB-T broadcast standard used in terrestrial
digital TV (e.g. Freeview in the UK). A few handsets
already support this, such as the
Samsung P910 and Nokia
N92. See
our writeup on the Nokia
N92 for a brief explanation of DVB-H. Of course,
you'll need to live in an area with DVB-H reception..
so most of the UK (for example) is currently out of
luck.
Because the F510 is basically just an
F500 with added DVB-H, the other specifications are
pretty much the same, but because the SGH-F510 is such
an unusual device, it's worth running through them quickly
again.
The
Samsung SGH-F510 has a novel dual-front design. On one
side is a somewhat conventional handset with a numeric
keypad and a 176x220 pixel display.. on the other side
is a multimedia device with a large 2.4" 240x320
pixel display. The F510 has a hinged mechanism so that
it can be stood upright to watch TV or video clips.
There is also a 2 megapixel camera, a comprehensive
media player, 410Mb of internal memory (expandable with
microSD), Bluetooth and all of the other stuff you'd
expect.
Usefully, the Samsung F510 is a 3G device
with UMTS and HSDPA high-speed data, in addition to
GPRS and EDGE. This means that the SGH-F510 will also
be a practical device for watching streaming video from
a 3G provider.
The design is a clever way of getting
around the problem of having a large screen while still
maintaining usability. In fact, it's a little surprising
that no other manufacturer has gone down this route.
And the clever dual face design is certain to give the
SGH-F510 a great big "wow" factor.
Certainly the Samsung F510 is an attractive
alternative to the competition, especially the Nokia
N95. At present we do not have an anticipated launch
date for the F510 nor any guide pricing.. but this is
a premium handset in terms of features, so don't expect
to it to be cheap!
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Samsung
F510 (SGH_F510) at a glance
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Available:
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2007
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EGDE + UMTS + HSDPA
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Screen:
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240x320
pixels, 262k colours (main) 176x220
pixels, 65k colours (sub)
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Large
monoblock 117 x 50 x
11mm / weight tbc
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Not
specified
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Battery
life:
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24 hours talk / 30 days standby
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