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Samsung intros J800 Luxe and L700 cellphones

Files under Samsung | Written by admin on Jun 30th, 2008

Samsung is keeping itself busy and has announced new handsets at the Singapore Telecommunications Exhibition. The 3G, J800 Luxe slider is the first one on the block. It is a mid-range phone with a 2.2-inch 176 x 200 display, two-megapixel camera, FM tuner, A2DP support, and a slot for microSD cards. Next is the L700, a decent candybar with a 2.1-inch screen, HSDPA, a choice of colors (pink, silver, and gold), and similar features as the previous phone. The Symbian-based L870 is different from the rest, that the company claims is still on target for its August release. No word on pricing or release dates for the two new models, however.

Samsung L700

The Samsung L700 is the second new midrange handset presented in Singapore. The L700 comes in the monoblock form factor and is relatively thin, measuring only 12.8mm at the waistlne. The quad-band L700 also offers UMTS support.

Sadly, this phone has an average 2.1-inch 256K TFT display with the mere resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. The 2 megapixel camera without autofocus is the other downside of the phone.As in J800 Luxe, the Samsung L700 also has a POP3/IMAP4 email client, HTML browser and an office document viewer.

Samsung L870

The Samsung L870 was initially announced on May 28th. Despite its rather Soul-like looks, the L870 does not belong to the Soul lineup.

Samsung L870 is powered by the same Symbian OS and user interface as all Nokia N-series smartphones. This pup is only 13.5mm in thickness and has a 3 megapixel autofocus camera and a 2.4-inch 16M color TFT display with QVGA resolution.
The Samsung L700 will be released in silver, pink, and gold variations but there is no word on the pricing and the availability of the phone.