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Future Samsung Phone Plans Leaked
djgil writes "Looks like Samsung needs to be more careful what they do with their powerpoints. A number of prototype Samsung phones have appeared online including three that used Windows Mobile. One phone uses a 500Mhz processor and other had a 3Gbyte Hard Drive for music."
What does this do for battery life. I like that my current Samsung phone is small and runs for most of a week without any recharging.
OTOH i have to recharge my ipod every day that i want to use it (although it is a pretty old one).
Do "consumers" really want this kind of convergence? I know i dont.
To all thoes "I just want a phone phone" or thoes "Will i be able to get reception in my apt in metropolitan area #5?" to you i say.. STFU! this phone isnt for you.
i hate taking my mp3 player, cellphone, pda, and ocasionaly camera with me. The first 3 i cant leave the house with. taking public trasport is a hassel every time i enter or leave a subay i have to pay 4 pockets just to make sure i didnt forget anything. its a hassel.
i for one welcome our combo-cellphone-do-everything overlords
The More Knowledge you have the Luckier you Get- J.R. Ewing
It's like those old Vidal Sassoon adverts. "Take two bottles into the shower? Not me. Now I have a crappy shampoo and a crappy conditioner in one! Just watch me flick my shiny hair from side to side, and imagine I haven't spent the last two hours in a stylist's chair!"
If you really want to cart around a phone, an MP3 player and a camera at all times, go ahead. Right now your phone might not be able to do a job as good as all three, but it's good enough for some, and by the looks of what Samsung are up to, it won't be long before they're good enough for a lot of people. I mean, Casio have a phone out in Japan with autofocus.
It wasn't so long ago that you'd have needed a room full of all sorts of equipment to play music, watch videos, play games, etc. Now all you need is a decent PC. That's progress.