Category: Samsung

Samsung, NXP Semiconductors and T3G Technologies just announced the world’s first TD-SCDMA HSDPA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE multi-mode mobile phone.

Samsung SGH-T578H uses a software-defined modem, which is capable to achieve data transfer rates of 2.8Mbps. That’s about 20 times faster transfers than GPRS, which should prove great when transferring personal files, music or even videos. The performance makes it possible to download a song or video in just a few seconds, bringing the performance close to that of 3G technology.

The TD-SCDMA network is now expanding in China and will be upgraded for HSDPA support next year. This should make it possible to receive all the benefits of Samsung’s new SGH-T578H mobile phone and progress towards current W-CDMA capabilities.

“The China 3G subscription is expected to grow rapidly. By realizing 3.5G capabilities on Samsung’s SGH-T578H, NXP is driving the commercialization and adoption of next-generation wireless technologies – not only for China’s TD-SCDMA standard, but also proving successful our EVP-based software-defined radio approach”, said Marc Cetto, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Mobile & Personal Business Unit at NXP Semiconductors.

The T3G7210 system solution uses the world’s first 2.8Mbps HSDPA modem and also brings quad-band EDGE and dual-band TD-SCDMA.

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Verizon today officially unveiled the Samsung i760. The handset is based around a unique diagonal keypad layout that allows quick access to numbers even when the slide-out QWERTY keyboard is in use. Windows Mobile 6 Professional drives the phone and is controlled by a stylus-based touchscreen that helps edit and view documents in Office Mobile.

A 1.3-megapixel camera, EVDO, and Wi-Fi are also standard and give the pick of Internet access whether indoors or out. Online orders for the i760 begin Friday the 19th with retail shops picking up the phone on November 2nd. Verizon lists the phone for $350 with a new two-year contract and a $50 rebate.

The carrier also validated leaked roadmaps today by providing early details of three other smartphone devices. First is the XV6800, an adaptation of the HTC TyTN similar to the Sprint Mogul with EVDO and Wi-Fi access as well as Windows Mobile 6 Professional; Verizon also hopes to release its take on the Treo 755p, which brings a completely internalized antenna design, Windows Mobile 6, and miniSD storage up to 8GB to the Treo 700 design. The SMT5800 is given few details other than its 2-megapixel camera and slide-out keyboard but is known to be a CDMA version of the HTC Vox.

The three remaining phones did not receive pricing or specific launch dates but should be available by the end of the fall.

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