Europeans grumbling over the lack of an old world version of the i730 rejoice: Jørgen Sundgot tags the oh-so-nice Samsung SGH-i750 at the CeBIT showfloor.
I have an admission to make: having seen the expected release dates of more than a few GSM versions of Samsung smartphones and communicators slip into oblivion, I don't really expect much in that department from the Korean handset maker and CDMA specialist. Still, I suffer from incurable technolust, and as such it's hard keeping from salivating openly as I strain to stroll through Samsung's stand here at CeBIT in a calm and controlled manner.
Temptations are everywhere, but every few meters there's one that stands out - such as the Samsung SGH-i750. Having heard nary a word of this device, you can imagine my surprise as I unexpectedly stumble across it, only to find myself freeze like your average rabbit caught in a pair of headlights. There is is, a GSM version of the i730 announced for the U.S. market complete with 900/1800/1900 MHz bands, GPRS and even EDGE.
 | | Samsung SGH-i750 |
Apart from its use of GSM as opposed to CDMA, the i750 is virtually identical to the i730, and as such is powered by Windows Mobile 2003 SE for Pocket PC, and comes equipped with 128 MB of Flash memory and 64 MB of RAM - the latter being a tad on the skimpy side, particularly if you're a power user. The screen is a 2.8", 65K colour affair with QVGA resolution, and, although bright, appeared a tad milky when compared with the screens of surrounding Samsung devices.
Unlike the i730, the i750 doesn't boast a camera, however instead comes with a full compliement of wireless technologies including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - the latter of which is is absent in the i730. There's also the opportunity to expand memory by means of the proprietary TransFlash expansion format, which I'll go on record saying is a crap choice given the proliferance of support for the SD based card formats popular in other Windows Mobile device.
 | | Samsung SGH-i750 |
Still, there are quite a few other positive traits that contribute to raising the overall impression of the SGH-i750. One of these is the integrated QWERTY thumbboard, which, although not comparable in usability to that devices such as palmOne's line of Treo communicators, is fully sufficient as a handwriting recognition or virtual keyoard replacement. Then there's the ability to switch to landscape mode rapidly, as well as support for streaming content in WMV, WMA, MP3, ASF and 3GP formats, as well as the ability to output video to a TV.
Good old Infrared is also in place, and although usability is limited the SGH-i750 is also equipped with a pair of SRS WOW-enabled stereo speakers. And, as if that wasn't enough, voice commands are also in place, as is support for T9 predictive text input - something of an odd inclusion, given the presence of thumbboard. What the heck; the more, the merrier, right? Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some drooling to attend to.
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