IDG News service is reporting that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to begin selling a cellular telephone that includes a hard-disk drive, later this month. The handset was unveiled at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom Asia 2004 event and is the first cell phone of its kind in the world, according to the company.
According to the report the new SPH-V5400 is a clam-shell type cell phone with a hard-disk drive that has a capacity of 1.5G bytes. The storage space can be used for images photographed with the built-in, megapixel-class digital still camera or music files. The handset can play music files stored in MP3 format and has a built-in FM transmitter so that music can be played through a nearby radio.
The SPH-V5400 has other functions including TV output, dual speakers, 64-tone polyphonic ringer and dual LCD panels.
Samsung Electronics is planning to put the cell phone n South Korea before the end of September. The phone is compatible with the CDMA2000 1x EvDO standard and will cost around $800 US.
According to the report the new SPH-V5400 is a clam-shell type cell phone with a hard-disk drive that has a capacity of 1.5G bytes. The storage space can be used for images photographed with the built-in, megapixel-class digital still camera or music files. The handset can play music files stored in MP3 format and has a built-in FM transmitter so that music can be played through a nearby radio.
The SPH-V5400 has other functions including TV output, dual speakers, 64-tone polyphonic ringer and dual LCD panels.
Samsung Electronics is planning to put the cell phone n South Korea before the end of September. The phone is compatible with the CDMA2000 1x EvDO standard and will cost around $800 US.