(1888PressRelease)
November 22, 2008 - 21st Nov 2008 With all the applications you would need from a Smartphone and more – including Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, Direct Microsoft Push Email, full over the air mobile synchronisation of PIMS (contacts, calendar, tasks and files) and Microsoft Live Messenger, the jog wheel and full QWERTY keyboard ensures that any document can be edited quickly and efficiently on the move.
Last year Smartphones featuring the Microsoft Operating System represented 12.5% of Smartphone sales globally, and their popularity is growing. By 2009, sales of Microsoft Smartphones are projected to increase by 207%*.
“Samsung views the Microsoft operating system as a key differentiator and a benefit for Business users in particular. We already offer the widest range of Windows Mobile devices and intend to significantly accelerate our share of Business Smartphone sales over the next 12 months.” said Jenny Goodridge, Head of Marketing, Samsung Mobile.
The Samsung i617T offers 3.6 Mbps HSDPA plus Triband UMTS (3G) making international roaming a breeze for the business person travelling overseas.
Impressively, the Samsung i617T also offers you a range of multimedia capabilities including:
• Built in A-GPS support
• 2 Megapixel camera
• Video recorder and player
• Stereo MP3 player
All of these features can easily be seen and on the Samsung i617T’s 2.4” QVGA TFT display and stored on the 4GB expandable memory.
Plan price: $O on $30 plan on Telstra
RRP: $589
Distribution: Exclusive to Telstra channels.
* Gartner DataQuest, December 2007
Samsung i617T product specifications
Network GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UTMS 850/1900/2100 MHz
Operating system Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
Design Jog wheel
Full QWERTY Keyboard
Email Push Email
E-mail ( POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, SSL, TLS)
Business applications Windows Live
Windows Mobile Office
GPS In built GPS receiver
Display 2.4” QVGA TFT (320 x 240)
Multimedia 2 Megapixel Camera
VGA Camera
Stereo MP3 Player
Multi-Format Music Support (MP3,AAC,AAC+, WMA)
Video Recording and Messaging (MPEG4,H.263. WMV)
Bluetooth v2.0 / USB 2.0
Voice Memo, Voice Mail, Voice Recording in Call
RSS Reader
Flight (Offline) Mode
Speaker Phone
Memory Internal: 100MB
Expandable: up to 4GB
Connectivity USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP)
Dimensions 114.0 x 60.9 x 12.8mm
Weight 116g
Talk time Up to 4.5 hours
Standby time Up to 350 hours
The Samsung i617T is available now for review.
If you’d like to organise a product review, please contact Victoria Sennitt (02) 9994 4452 or Nicole Campbell (02) 9994 4396 or email visennitt ( @ ) webershandwick dot com
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