08-27-2005, 04:15 PM
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Samsung i300 Featuring 3 GB Hard Drive was Approved by FCC
"Samsung SGH-i300 was just approved by FCC. Earlier this year Samsung announced that the i300 would be available in Europe in Q3 2005. Since it now already has the FCC approval, it can also be sold in the US, too. Still, there is no official information about this. The SGH-i300 is a 3GB HDD embedded music smartphone running on Windows Mobile operating system. It is Plug-and-Play device which can act as a removable hard drive. Its storage can be extended by adding a T-Flash (microSD) card to it. The built-in hard drive can to store up to 1,000 music files which can be played through the stereo speakers, featuring 3D sound."  I am sure there a lot of music lovers who have their eyes set on this Smartphone.  And will be happy to know that the Samsung i300 has cleared the bureaucratic hurdle. The FCC test documents can be accessed over here or by using the FCC search page with the grantee and product code as "A3L" and "SGHI300" respectively. I could not find the user manual and it seems like Samsung has requested a short term confindentiality.
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08-27-2005, 05:28 PM
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Woo Hoo!! I hope this makes its way to North America. Although, I am torn at the missing WiFi... I almost feel like I'm getting ripped off by it not having WiFi. :?
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08-27-2005, 05:41 PM
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I think WiFi for a music player device makes sense - fast sync and download from the music sites.
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08-27-2005, 05:48 PM
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Just in case any one is curious to see what the 3GB HDD looks like. :-)
The HDD is also visible in the internal shots of the Smartphone. Check out the left side of the lower picture.
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08-27-2005, 07:48 PM
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Has it been confirmed anywhere that the i300 will be using the Windows 2005 or 2003SE operating system?
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08-27-2005, 08:39 PM
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Other than it being announced at the Windows Mobile 5.0 announcement - no. Of course, there was that review that showed it running WM2k3se which was after the WM 5.0 announcement. So.... Your guess is as good as mine. I wonder if it mentions it anywhere in the FCC documents. :?:
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08-28-2005, 01:08 AM
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Guys I hate to be a wet blanket here but do we really need a musical phone? Thats why I have an iPOD.
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08-28-2005, 01:13 AM
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Well, I would rather have the one device for this. I don't really care about multiple devices when it comes to Cameras and phones. However, I really enjoy using my Smartphone to listen to music. The more drive space it has the better. I like the way it will automatically pause the playback to answer an incoming call. :mrgreen:
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08-28-2005, 01:17 AM
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I understand, I just wonder what you have to give up for that.
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08-28-2005, 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jerry Raia
I understand, I just wonder what you have to give up for that.
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