Sunday, February 21, 2010

Samsung (Beam) Halo--- New Super-Smart Phone

Ok so is it just me or is technology getting more advanced, faster and faster by the day. I just caught wind of a new Samsung phone the other day and it's packed with features. I thought my M900 was nice but this is ridiculous.



*Queue the awe-factor* A projector built-into your cell-phone...some might say "why the hell would you need a DLP projector on your phone?" I say why the hell not? This beast, nicknamed the Halo, sports a 3.7" Super AMOLED display at WVGA resolution, 8 MP camera with flash, HD video capture, DivX/Xvid support, 3.5mm audio jack, 802.11 n WiFi, 16GB of internal storage and microSD slot. As well as a VGA camera on the front for video conferencing. Software-wise its supposedly running TouchWiz© on top of Android 2.1.


Specs from phonedog:
Network HSDPA 7.2Mbps/HSUPA 5.76Mbps UMTS (900/1900/2100),
EDGE / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)
Display 3.7” WVGA Super AMOLED
Camera 8MP AF w/ Flash (Front : VGA)
Video H.264, H.263, MPEG4, Divx/Xvid, VC-1, 720p@30fps(de/encoding)
Audio MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3
FM Radio with RDS, 3.5mm Ear jack, 3D Sound Effect(Dual Speaker)
Value-added Features A-GPS, Wi-Fi(b/g/n), Specialized Projector UI, Hybrid Widgets, IM, Email,
DLNA, Samsung Kies, Push Service(SNS, IM, Email)
Connectivity Bluetooth v2.1 / USB 2.0 High Speed
Memory Internal memory: at least 2GB (4Gb ROM / 3Gb RAM + 16GB MoviNAND)
External memory: MicroSD (up to 32GB)
Size 123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm / TBD g
Battery Life 1800 mAh
(Talk time: up to 470 mins (On 3G mode)/ up to 850 mins (On 2G mode))
(Stand-by time: up to 530 hrs (On 3G mode) / up to 630 hrs (On 2G mode))

There's no telling when it will be available in the U.S. but sometime Q3 in Asia/Europe.