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Samsung Introduces Phone With Hard Drive

Posted by timothy on from the can-you-store-me-now dept.

swight1701 writes "It is being reported that Samsung has shown what it claims is the world's first mobile phone that incorporates a hard drive. The model, V5400, is integrated with a 1" hard drive with 1.5GB of capacity. Other features of the phone include - 2.2" LCD display, an MP3 player, electronic book reader, and Korean-English dictionary. Samsung has also included a built-in microphone to enhance the audio in the phone's camcorder feature. The included dual-speakers allow the user to listen to music with a 3D appeal." loid_void adds a link to this Reuters story, too.

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  1. Most important feature.. by Jason1729 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Can it survive being dropped?

    I've dropped my Nokia 5100 series about 5 feet from ear level to concrete several times. Except for a few scuffs (mostly on the battery, it must be the heaviest part), it's survived perfectly.

    I doubt a phone with a hard drive can survive that kind of abuse.

    Jason
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    1. Re:Most important feature.. by Darth+McBride · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Why would anyone use a 1.5GB hard drive when you can put an 1GB SD card in for $98? Surely the flash memory would do much better in drop tests and be more portable for use in REAL digital cameras and REAL MP3 players...

  2. Oh good by ArchieBunker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Music through speakers the size of a dime, thats gotta sound great. Whatever happened to doing one thing and doing it well?

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    Only the State obtains its revenue by coercion. - Murray Rothbard
  3. Why not Flash? by BlastM · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hard drives are fragile, especially for portable devices. A better solution would have been 1.5GB of solid state memory like an included Secure Digital card slot, or built in Compact Flash. Why was a hard drive chosen? I have a feeling this is all a gimmick to satisfy the new HDD craze that Apple has driven.

  4. yes, but the million dollar question is ... by Triumph+The+Insult+C · · Score: 5, Funny

    is it possible to make phone calls with this thing?

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  5. Just now with the mics? by akeyes · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Samsung has also included a built-in microphone..."

    That's odd, my cell phone has had a built in microphone for ages.

  6. User interface by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The trouble with a device that gets too rich in features is that the user interface tends to get ugly. It means that most people don't use three quarters of the features.

    Given Moore's law, we can predict that this kind of thing will cost $100 in a couple of years. I think that the company that prospers will be the one that can make it work the way people want it to work. Otherwise, all they're doing is kludging a bunch of stuff just because they can.