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Samsung's Style Phones 2007

Intro Armani Serenata i550 Gleam G800 * Comments 13

Oct 16, 2007, 9:00 AM by Rich Brome @richbrome
updated Oct 22, 2007, 4:00 AM

Hands-on with Samsung's Gleam, Armani, Serenata, i550, plus a video tour of the 5-megapixel G800.

At a recent Samsung event, I had the opportunity to get some hands-on time with a few of Samsung's new flagship phones for Europe. The interesting ones are all tri-band GSM models we wouldn't really recommend for use in the US (though the adventurous could use them with T-Mobile). However, each is a very interesting flagship phone that may make its way to US shores in a different incarnation at some point. At the very least, they show the direction Samsung is heading with some of its designs and technology.

* G800 page added Monday, Oct. 22nd.

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Samsung Gleam SCH-U700 / Muse

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800 mAh battery
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bleekerbaby

Oct 16, 2007, 12:12 PM

Serenata

Wow, what a mess of a phone...it should be called the Serecaca...😳

Most luxury hotels these days (at least all the ones I've stayed in) include an ipod music dock (iHome) in their rooms...

I guess this phone is for low level executives who want to walk around with a phone that looks like a ladies shaver.

ilovedetails

I dont know almost all the phone makers are trying to grab up good name brands for the yuppie in all of us.............. 🤨

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V4Vengeance

Oct 16, 2007, 10:07 PM

Gleam

The Gleam is a beautiful phone; pictures don't do it justice. Those who like the Razr form-factor, especially the pink Razr V3C/M's shiny metal keypad, will likely also be delighted with the Gleam's slim shininess. Kudos to Samsung for this aesthetically pleasing handset.

verizon-wireless

Keypad is all plastic as the rest of the phone.

Inasad

shiny = fingerprints

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martellat

i just purchased the gleam from verizon wireless and it is a really great phone; call quality is amazing, keypad has a great feel and nice size for text messaging. the camera is really great and the themes are a nice change from the regular verizon me...
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beeferjay

Oct 16, 2007, 9:50 AM

samsung is cool

they come out with a new phone every hour on the hour.

vzwcripplesphones

Armani - 🤤

B&O - 🤣

Gleam - 🙄

The Gleam still looks like a Samsung phone. I understand the need for a distinct form and style for a phone, but I am not a fan of the Samsung style. Beyond that the Armani looks the sexiest an...
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yonah

Oct 16, 2007, 2:08 PM

i550

Didnt really care for reading about the phone but the design of it looks almost like it was completely copied from the sony ericsson k610i..

mikus187

I completely agree, se rip off for sure.

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