Samsung i300 Pricing Revealed

[Jerry Raia]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000023058411/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000023058411/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Well, we already more or less knew that o2 was going to be first to get their hands on Samsung’s new Windows Mobile-powered i300 Smartphone (you know, the one with the 3GB hard drive), but what we hadn’t known before was how much it was going to cost. CoolSmartphone is reporting that it should be available in the UK starting next month for the feel-good price of £79.99 (about $145). No lame 100 song cap like with the ROKR, either."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/i300.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br />This looks like a nice price for this phone. The question is when and where this model will hit the states. I particularly like the little dig at the ROKR. :)

[jfreiman]

I've been wanting this phone ever since the pictures started appearing last Fall.

However, now that Apple has the 4GB Nano with ALL FLASH memory - I really don't want a HDD based anything.

If Apple can make an iPod with 4GB of Flash memory, then Samsung - one of the largest memory manufactures on the planet should be able to come out with one too.

I want the smaller size of a memory player; I want the better power efficency; and above all I want the reliability of solid state memory over a mechanical drive.

-John

[Mike Temporale]

If Apple can make an iPod with 4GB of Flash memory, then Samsung - one of the largest memory manufactures on the planet should be able to come out with one too.

I think Samsung is making the memory for the iPod line - including the Nano. I think that's the case.

I like the phone and it's concept. However, I would prefer a large flash based system like you mentioned, or something that's supports easily removable flash memory so that I can expand it as need be. Either one of those would be ideal in my books. Of course, it would need WiFi too, but that's for another post. ;)

[Omega2008]

I like this device but the screen is so ridiculously small! Its smaller than the MPx 220 screen and thats barly tollerable for me lol. I think the HTC Tornado class devices are much better but the 4GB hardrive is nice, to bad it isn't flash memory.