infoSync World : Samsung SPH-i600 makes sneak appearance

Chalking up another win in the 'bloopers by carriers' section, Verizon Wireless has now made information concerning a new Samsung smartphone to be offered by the carrier available on its web site. The device in regard, the Smartphone 200-powered Samsung SPH-i600, will by all accounts and measures become the first CDMA2000 1xRTT-enabled smartphone based on a Microsoft platform to hit North American shelves.

The SPH-i600 is an all-digital handset, offering 800 MHz CDMA and 1900 MHz PCS modes of operation. A clamshell design, the smartphone comes with the usual selection of software bundled with the Smartphone 2002, including Pocket Outlook, Pocket Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger and more.

Uniquely, the handset not only features integrated GPS but also an SDIO capable SD/MMC Card expansion slot, theoretically enabling use of accessories such as Wi-Fi SDIO cards. A 200 MHz Intel PXA250 XScale processor powers the handset, which also offers 32 MB of onboard memory and a 16-bit TFT display capable of displaying up to 65,536 colours at a resolution of 176 x 220 (2.2" diagonal screen, 5 oz. ).

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