More Info On The Samsung i640

[Mike Temporale]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/samsung_2004/index.php?p=i645' target='_blank'>http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/samsung_2004/index.php?p=i645</a><br /><br /></div><i>"the i640 / i645 runs Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphone 2nd Edition. This is the most recent version of the platform at the moment - one version newer than the Windows Mobile 2003 that ships in new i600s. The i640 / i645 also features dual color displays. What wasn't known until now is that the i640 / i645 will include EV-DO high-speed data."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20041111-Samsungi640Keyboard-PhoneScoop.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20041111-Smasungi640Closed-PhoneScoop.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />PhoneScoop has a bunch of photos on the i640/i645 that we told you about just a couple days ago. Here's some more of the specs: 32 MB, SDIO, speaker-independent voice dialing (??), no Bluetooth, but it Will have infrared. The i640 will be the camera-less model, while the i645 gets a 1MegaPixel camera with LED flash. There is no word on when this phone will launch, but my guess is that we will see it before the end of the year. :)

[Kris Kumar]

Looks much better than the FCC photos.

Looks like the thumbpad will block the joypad? But cool. The attachment that I want for my Smartphone. (I liked the Sony Ericsson T68i thumbpad a lot.)

[Mike Temporale]

Looks like the thumbpad will block the joypad?

That's the same way HP did the keyboard for the iPAQ 4100's. :?

[CaptainJTK]

"speaker-independent voice dialing" just means you don't have to train it according to your own voice. My i600 has this too.

[Mike Temporale]

"speaker-independent voice dialing" just means you don't have to train it according to your own voice. My i600 has this too.

Ah... Thansk Captain. For some reason, I was thinking too hard on that one. That makes sense.

[Jerry Raia]

Looks much better than the FCC photos.

Looks like the thumbpad will block the joypad? But cool. The attachment that I want for my Smartphone. (I liked the Sony Ericsson T68i thumbpad a lot.)

Yeah I have to admit, it looks much better here. I don't think I will ever buy another phone without Bluetooth though.

[aristoBrat]

EV-DO? Nifty. $600 for the phone, ... $80/mo for data. 8O

[Jerry Raia]

The $80/mo for data is kinda steep. I use T-mobile Hotspot for $20/mo and I can get to a spot so easily now, Starbucks, Airports etc. I haven't clocked the data rates but it is quite adequate.

[aristoBrat]

$80 is steep, but imagine getting WiFi speeds everywhere!

(I'm still stuck on the $80, personally)

[Jerry Raia]

$80 is steep, but imagine getting WiFi speeds everywhere!

I'm trying not to think about it. :|

[ARW]

$80 is steep, but imagine getting WiFi speeds everywhere!

(I'm still stuck on the $80, personally)

Any speculation as to whether or not we'll be able to deduct from voice minutes for EV-DO data usage, just as we can now with 1X?

[aristoBrat]

No clue. I guess EVDO will have to roll out more before we start hearing back from the field...

[Macguy59]

It looks significantly bigger then the i600 :?

[ARW]

It looks significantly bigger then the i600 :?

It's a bit taller according to the fcc pics, but maybe a bit slimmer. It doesn't strike me as being a big difference.

[Macguy59]

It looks significantly bigger then the i600 :?

It's a bit taller according to the fcc pics, but maybe a bit slimmer. It doesn't strike me as being a big difference.

Hmmm maybe the person holding it has small hands then.

[ChrisWalker]

EV-DO? Nifty. $600 for the phone, ... $80/mo for data. 8O

$80/mo? Don't you think that Verizon will offer BroadbandAccess as part of their Unlimited wireless plan for the standard $49/mo.?

Chris