| A new Samsung mobile PDA phone has been picked | | | | feature, called VibeTonz Technology, whereby the |
| up by the UK network operator Vodafone as a time | | | | user can feel the buttons of the touchscreen by way |
| limited exclusive handset, this means that for a set | | | | of delicate vibrations which are produced when |
| amount of time the phone will only be available on | | | | pressed. |
| Vodafone tariffs until it is released to the other | | | | Another interesting feature that the Samsung F700 |
| networks. | | | | offers, is a drag and drop interface which almost |
| This is usually no longer than around three months at | | | | completely removes the need for a stylus in order to |
| which stage the handset will be rolled out to the | | | | control the users desired operations, such as volume, |
| retailers and dealers as well, the downside to this is | | | | play lists and screen brightness, thus hence increasing |
| that for now the customer can only purchase the new | | | | the overall user friendly aspect of this phone. |
| Samsung F700 with a Vodafone contract either tying | | | | Then there is the Multimedia player supporting video |
| them into a 12 or 18 months contract period, those who | | | | record & playback plus MP3 and ACC audio file |
| are willing to wait will be rewarded with the tariffs | | | | formats. |
| offered by the other networks later down the line. | | | | Other advantages of the Samsung F700's 2.8 inch of |
| As we mentioned, this is Samsungs first step into the | | | | course lie with surfing the net, accessing and |
| PDA (personal digital assistant) arena, the company | | | | responding to email's and editing documents. So |
| has been involved with the manufacture of smart | | | | thankfully one can not only assume but note that the |
| phones before but not with the highly competitive and | | | | Samsung F700 comes with MicroSD expansion, which |
| high specification business orientated PDA market. | | | | we would think is a must have considering the vast |
| Ultra Smart may just be an understatement for this | | | | capability that this handset has to offer. |
| new offering. The new Samsung Ultra Smart F700 is | | | | Overall this is an impressive attempt by Samsung to |
| an HSDPA supported, 3.5G Smartphone capable of | | | | enter the PDA market, signing the exclusive deal with |
| reaching speeds of up to 7.2 mbps on downloading. | | | | Vodafone will only help to raise the awareness of this |
| A Tri Band GSM handset, also supporting UMTS, the | | | | new handset with the networks huge advertising |
| F700 Ultra Smart comes with GPRS support, bluetooth | | | | budget and brand name. |
| and EDGE technology. On the back of the | | | | If user opinions fall in favour of the Samsung F700 |
| smartphone, there is a very impressive 5.0 mega pixel | | | | then it is likely that this will not be the last PDA that the |
| camera, which includes autofocus, with a secondary | | | | company embarks on manufacturing, one thing we all |
| front mounted camera for video calling. | | | | know about Samsung is that their build quality is |
| Similar in design to the Apple iPhone, this new handset | | | | regarded as one of the best in the industry, so if the |
| unveils a slide out Qwerty keyboard and a 2.8 inch | | | | features of the F700 live up to the business users |
| 440 x 240 pixel TFT touchscreen display. | | | | requirements they are surely onto a winning formula. |
| The phone also hides a very unique touchscreen | | | | |