The first mobile phone with an integrated digital camera from Samsung, the SGH-V200, is now seeing widespread availability throughout Europe.
As Samsung's first camera phone, expectations are high as the SGH-V200 sees widespread availability through EUrope. Featuring a unique swivel lens and support for 40-bit polyphonic ringtones, the MMS-enabled, tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz Samsung SGH-V200 retails in the price range of £199 GBP (with contract). Thus far, it is the only phone to have a camera on the hinge of the handset, meaning that users can point the lens towards themselves and see the photograph that is being taken.
 | The SGH-V200 is Samsung's first mobile phone with an integrated digital camera - for the western market, that is
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The keypad of the SGH-V200 can control brightness and includes a 10-point zoom for close-up shots. The first camera phone from Samsung, it also boasts TFD LCD screen technology which enables the silver handset to display up to 65,536 colours (16-bit) on the display, which measures 128 x 160 pixels.
Measuring a minute 91 x 48 x 23 mm and weighing a mere 96 g, the dual-display clamshell design allows users to identify callers without opening the phone. And, to distinguish callers without even having to look at the handset, its comes with 45 pre-installed sounds and ringtones which, courtesy of 40-tone polyphonic support, can be assigned to contacts stored in the phone and used to identify these.
The Samsung V200 can store up to 100 pictures and users can send pictures with text to a group of up to ten people including e-mail addresses to PCs or compatible mobile phones. Also included is a phone book capable of storing 500 names with different phone numbers.
Additionally, the GPRS-enabled Samsung V200 is a tri-band handset, enabling travellers to use the phone in the States and Canada and send images across the Atlantic. Standard features of the phone also include ten animated wallpapers, alarm clock, three games, PIM (Personal Information Management) features, predictive text (T9) and vibration alert.
According to Samsung, the standard battery allows for up to 4 hours talk time and 120 hours standby with the extended battery allowing up to 5 hours talk time and 140 hours standby.
An additional hi-res picture of the Samsung SGH-V200 is available on the following page.
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