LAS VEGAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. added to its broad portfolio of devices for both consumer and enterprise markets with the introduction of a bevy of handsets that will bring its handset offerings to nearly three dozen.
The South Korean handset maker recently has produced so many new models that even its own representatives have had trouble deciding which to tout.
AT CTIA 2006, the vendor placed considerable emphasis on its t719 model for the U.S. enterprise market, which Samsung touts as the first to incorporate Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry Connect Email platform in a slim, folder design. Other enterprise offerings included the d407, a clamshell model with push to talk for EDGE networks.
Samsung also unveiled its t709, with Wi-Fi/UMA connectivity, and its quad-band zx20, which may be the first in HSDPA phones supporting download speeds up to 1.8 megabits per second in the United States. Other models for the U.S. market included the slider d807, multimedia-rich a930 (with music and video on demand) and the a960, also loaded with multimedia functions.
Fashion-driven phones released for the U.S. included the d807, a slim, slider design, quad-band GSM phone capable of running on EDGE networks, and the a900, a slim clamshell model with a built-in media player and MP3 player.
Models for international markets pack serious camera capabilities, with the B600 offering a 10-megapixel camera, video recording and messaging, and external memory capability. The V8200 provides an 8-megapixel camera, with digital zoom, auto focus and flash augmenting its music on demand functions.
