Equipped with a 1.3 Megapixel camera, high-resolution screen and 3G with video calling, Samsung's anorectic SGH-Z510 clamshell finally hits European shelves - half a year late.
 At 15 mm thick, Samsung's SGH-Z510 does not quite measure up to siblings such as the SGH-P300 and SGH-X820 - yet the handset clocks in as the Korean maker's thinnest clamshell despite arriving 6 months behind schedule. Fitted with a 1.3 Megapixel camera, the tri-band GSM handset not only shoots stills but also records video in MPEG4 and H.263 formats, and is also capable of video telephony and streaming courtesy of its 3G support.
Further on the note of multimedia, the SGH-Z510 is also equipped with 138 MB of onboard memory which stores among other content MP3 and WMA files for playback, while USB and Bluetooth enable content transfers as well as printing courtesy of PictBridge and support for the BPP profile. To navigate these features and more, Samsung has thrown in dual displays; one external measuring in at 1.3 inches, and the other a high-resolution 2.2-inch QVGA display for internal use.
Price and availability
Available now in major European markets, the Samsung SGH-Z510 sells in the €450 range without subscription.
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