Samsung 8GB Music Phone.

[just_laze]

here: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03...0_music_phone/

[Tomahawk]

Wow.. Looks good, has a nice spec.. Would love to see some reviews on this product.. Also looks quite stylish, but guess its downfall could possibly be its size. Am curious to know its dimensions..

[Swafe]

Downfall will be the battery life too... with a camera, phone, hard drive, smartphone, etc..

[MurphmanL]

Doomed to failure if they haven't done some serious homework since the i300...
with a smaller display, lesser hard disk space (the hard disk was far too slow anyway - apps used to momentarily lock up if they needed to collect data from the hdd while it span back into motion) smaller screen and 2003se build of windows mobile, and the expanded use battery of 1700mah - I was lucky to get a day!
Not to mention the uncomfortable bulk the extra battery held.

So it's appealing certainly, but in reality it is deeply flawed. When I take my phone about I want to know I can trust the battery to last me a day away from the charger, even with mp3 playback etc... i had to be conservative with the i300 and lower the brightness etc, reduce my usage patterns - still barely made a day. And the standard battery they expect average joes to use? dont get me started! A few hours tops maybe?

[just_laze]

I'm sure they've learnt a great deal from the i300 and it's associated flaws and with practically all major players releasing phones featuring a microdrive before the year ends you'd expect at least someone to get it 'right'.