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Samsung announces first UMTS handset

17 March 2004 -- PMN -- Samsung is showing its first 3G UMTS handset at Cebit, a clamshell design which will be sold by Vodafone when it launches it commercial 3G service later in 2004. The Z105 supports video telephony, video downloads and dual-mode GPRS and W-CDMA.

It has a 260,000 colour main display, 65,000 colour sub-display and VGA video camera. It also support Java MIDP 2.0.

“Thanks to cooperation with major carriers and extensive technologies, Samsung Electronics is committed to providing everyone with the freedom to access all the services they want, when they want. This is the vision of 3G,” said Ki Tae Lee, President of the Telecommunication Business at Samsung.

Samsung, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NEC have all said they will have 3G handsets ready for the launch of commercial services in Western Europe during 2004.

Samsung's other handsets at Cebit include a mega-pixel 2.5G clamshell (P730) and two slider designs (E800 and E810) with VGA cameras.

The P730 can record up to 100 minutes of video in QVGA format or capture mega-pixel still resolution photographs. It also features Samsung's trademark rotating flip screen.

In CDMA markets, Samsung is planning to ship a 2 mega-pixel device with an embedded MP3 player and OLED external display.

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