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Samsung Launches First HSPDA Phone
With it will come broadband speeds for audio and video services
Samsung launched the first High-Speed Packet Downlink Access (HSPDA) based phone in Korea today modeled the SCH-W200.
The SCH-W200 is the first retail phone to support HSPDA which is a new mobile broadband standard capable of transmitting data at up to 1.8Mbpsec. The high-speed transfers will pave the way for high-quality audio and video streaming services aside from internet access from anywhere as long as cellular reception is available.
The SCH-W200 is a CDMA 2000 1X EVDO/HSPDA handset with a 2.12-inch 262K color TFT LCD screen at 240x320 resolution. It has a built-in 2-megapixel camera which is able to take pictures as well as record video in the MPEG4/H.263/H.264 formats and also support video conferencing and streaming as well as the ability to play MP3/AAC/AAC+ files.
Interfaces will include a USB port for connectivity with PCs for data transfers as well as an output to TV for viewing documents and possibly video. The SCH-W200 will also accept microSD flash media for storage which is currently available in capacities from 256MB to 1GB.
Some of the capabilities Samsung's press release talks about is the ability to watch digital TV broadcasts through Korea's Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting services. The phone also has the ability for text-speech conversion as well as the power and bandwidth capabilities to view DVD-quality streaming video over the HSPDA protocol.
The SCH-W200 is making its way into the Korean market in June for SK Telecom, which is its largest cellular service provider, as well as KTF, which is the second largest provider in Korea. Pricing information is unavailable at the moment from Samsung, however, the cost of handsets are usually set by the service provider.
With it will come broadband speeds for audio and video services
Samsung launched the first High-Speed Packet Downlink Access (HSPDA) based phone in Korea today modeled the SCH-W200.
The SCH-W200 is the first retail phone to support HSPDA which is a new mobile broadband standard capable of transmitting data at up to 1.8Mbpsec. The high-speed transfers will pave the way for high-quality audio and video streaming services aside from internet access from anywhere as long as cellular reception is available.
The SCH-W200 is a CDMA 2000 1X EVDO/HSPDA handset with a 2.12-inch 262K color TFT LCD screen at 240x320 resolution. It has a built-in 2-megapixel camera which is able to take pictures as well as record video in the MPEG4/H.263/H.264 formats and also support video conferencing and streaming as well as the ability to play MP3/AAC/AAC+ files.
Interfaces will include a USB port for connectivity with PCs for data transfers as well as an output to TV for viewing documents and possibly video. The SCH-W200 will also accept microSD flash media for storage which is currently available in capacities from 256MB to 1GB.
Some of the capabilities Samsung's press release talks about is the ability to watch digital TV broadcasts through Korea's Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting services. The phone also has the ability for text-speech conversion as well as the power and bandwidth capabilities to view DVD-quality streaming video over the HSPDA protocol.
The SCH-W200 is making its way into the Korean market in June for SK Telecom, which is its largest cellular service provider, as well as KTF, which is the second largest provider in Korea. Pricing information is unavailable at the moment from Samsung, however, the cost of handsets are usually set by the service provider.