In the up coming months, Samsung will be launching a slider with a built in keyboard, the SGH-i620. It’s still a Windows Mobile device, but the OS has been upgraded to the latest version (Mobile 6) and it has 3G, HSDPA and Wi-Fi support.
The SGH-i620 is a wide and squat phone at around 59mm across by 94mm tall when closed, opening up to a 131mm device with a QWERTY keyboard using a sliding mechanism. When it is closed – there’s a sort of iPod-esque simplicity to it.
Open the Samsung i620 up and there’s a fairly ugly but practical looking QWERTY keyboard in a layout similar i607 (blackjack). The keys appear to be well spaced and ergonomically arranged, indicating that Samsung have concentrated more on function than style with the SGH-i620′s main keypad.
There are two cameras on the SGH-i620 to support picture taking (two megapixel camera with flash) and video calling. It will supports tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz). There’s a wide 320×240 pixel display too, which is a more practical arrangement for a smartphone than the typical “tall” display found on other phones. Stereo Bluetooth and microSD expandable memory are also to be expected.
Expect more news about this handset to appear sometime in the up coming weeks.
[Via Mobile Gazette]
