The Samsung m8000 resembles the i730 model from the Korean maker except that the antenna is gone (minor) and that it might be the first cell phone to use Samsung’s WiBro (Wireless Broadband), another name for the WiMax technology. The m8000 is reportedly coming out this month (in Korea), while the WiBro service will start only in Q1 2006. It is fair to assume that this PDA/phone will also support EV-DO and Wifi.
[mobilekorea.tv via mobilewhack]
Samsung’s SCH-i730 EV-DO/WiFi Phone review.
Samsung i730 review - I would not buy it.
Samsung i730 review
“This is the year of the slider, and Pocket PC phones are no exception. The Samsung i730 features a slide-out thumb keyboard which marries the tactile feedback and excellent ergonomics of the Treo 650’s keyboard with the slider design first seen on the HTC Blue Angel and Harrier series of devices (sold as the Audiovox XV6600 by Verizon, Siemens SX66 by Cingular and the Audiovox PPC-6601 by Sprint).”
Samsung i730 - Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Reviews by Mobile Tech Review
Sanyo’s MM-9000 is the company’s 1st EV-DO handset for the US market, and also a member of Sprint’s Power Vision EV-DO high-speed data network launch handsets. It comes with a 262k color TFT LCD, a 1.3 megapixel camera, miniSD slot, Push-to-Talk and speakerphone functions. Its strange that Sanyo omitted Bluetooth. The MM-9000 will be available from November 2005 onwards and supports streaming radio from Sprint. (specs below)
[Via Mobile Burn]
