Samsung i7110 is another smart phone on Symbian platform, which has a 5 megapixel camera and a wide range of multimedia capabilities.
This is not the first information about Samsung i7110, rumors about it appeared in August, but this time we have its picture and know a little more about its characteristics.
At the same time, Samsung announced a mid-range phone – Samsung S3600, which resembles design from Samsung G400, but performs only the simplest functions without external screen.
Working on the latest Symbian S60 UI with FP2, Samsung i7110 supports GSM, 3G with HSDPA, navigation with an optical joystick, 2.6-inch display that displays 16 million colors, an accelerometer to automatically rotate the image on the screen, 5 megapixel camera with two LEDs, Wi-Fi with DLNA, video support for DivX and XviD, GPS-receiver and FM-radio.
Now we should only wait for the official announcement of this smartphone.
And a few words about Samsung S3600. This model has an excellent design. In a metal shell the place for the external display was not found, but the main screen is quite large – 2.2-inch display 65 thousand colors with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels.
Samsung S3600 supports GSM / EDGE, has Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, and FM-radio with RDS support and the ability to record from the air. Internal memory is 30MB, but it can be expanded up to 2GB with memory expansion slot microSD.
Unfortunately, it is still unknown when Samsung S3600 will appear in stores, but its estimated cost is about $110.
Nokia has paid 264 million Euros to buy Symbian Limited. The transaction took place in connection with the advertisement of the new open Symbian platform and Symbian Foundation.”This is a crucial step in our strategy of software development,” said Olli-Pekka Kallasvo, executive director of Nokia. “Symbian has already become the leading open platform for mobile devices. Through this acquisition and the establishment of Symbian Foundation, it will undoubtedly become the most attractive platform for phones in the near future. “
Symbian Limited is a company that develops Symbian OS, the market leader in producing mobile operating systems. Mobile devices that operate on Symbian OS make up 60% of the market, which is about 200 million phones that is 250 different models from 8 manufacturers. In the development of Symbian OS are involved more than 4 million people.
By the end of 2011 all the documents will be ready after which, all Symbian employees will become employees of Nokia.
Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, and NTT DoCoMo announced their intention to merge S60, UIQ, Symbina OS, and MOAP in order to create a single open mobile platform. In addition to the above brands, AT & T, Samsung Electronics, Vodafone, LG Electronics, Texas Instruments, and STMicroelectronics will also join this project.
These large, powerful mobile giants plan to adopt the position of the Symbian Foundation, an open platform, which has grown on the basis of Symbian Limited.
To create the Foundation, Nokia acquired the remaining assets of Symbian Limited. Motorola and Sony Ericsson announced the transfer of the technology UQI, and DoCoMo – MOAP. The new platform will be available in the near future.
Nigel Clifford, Symbian CEO said: “Ten years ago, Symbian was established by visionary people who wanted to provide the entire mobile industry on advanced open operating system. We want to become the most used OS on the planet, and today the Symbian mobile phone market has no equal. ”
President of Sony Ericsson, Dick Komyama, added: “Gross operating platform, which wants to provide the Foundation, will allow producers to turn their attention to the technical characteristics of the phones. Sony Ericsson believes that the Symbian Foundation platform will ease manufacturers lives, giving them the opportunity to provide more innovation and quality applications.”
