Samsung Bang&Olufsen Serenata F310 music phone now official; Quite expensive as expected

Uber-rich Bang&Olufsen fans must be rejoicing as Samsung and the luxury tech brand have finally announced the eagerly expected Serenata F310 music phone. As you can see from the image above — and more images after the break — this is one quite strange device. Not that I’m saying anything bad about it, except that with the retail price of 1400 Euro ($2000), it’s way out my reach.

In terms of specs, expect the built-in HSDPA connectivity support, 4GB of on-board memory (we were hoping for more), big speaker, 2.4″ 240×240 px 262K color touchscreen, and click wheel navigation for browsing through your music collection. In addition, it’s also worth mentioning the Serenata comes with very cool lookin’ dock and that B&O argues this device could actually function as a decent home entertainment system. Now, that’s one thing we’d like to test.

The detailed specs along with two more press shots follow after the break.

Technical specifications:
Designer: David Lewis
System: 3G/GSM R/F band, GSM 900,1800,1900 and
HSDPA 2100
Dimensions: 63 x 109.5 x 19.7mm
Weight: 136 g
Battery capacity: 1000 mAh
Talk time: Up to 3 h
Standby time: Up to 280 h
Display technology: TFT-LCD
Pixel: 240×240
Colour: 256k
Size in inches: 2.26″
Bluetooth: Yes
USB Version: 2.0 (High Speed)
Browser WAP: 2.0, Access NetFront v3.2
Message: SMS, MMS, E-Mail (POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, SSL, TLS, OTA E-Mail Settings Configuration)
Memory: 4GB + 25MB (1,000 tracks MP3)
Phone book: 1,000 contacts
Speaker phone: Yes
PureMusic: Yes (flight mode)
Offline playback: Up to 5 h (speaker)Up to 13 h (headset)
Audio codec: MP3, AMR (Voice Tag), AAC, WMA, WMA Lossless 9.1
DRM: OMA DRM, Windows Media DRM
Artificial Bass: True bass
Accessories: Travel Adapter, Cigarette Lighter Adapter, Car Holder, Stereo Wired Headset
PC tools: PC studio (OS: W2k, XP, Vista), BeoPlayer (OS: XP)

[Via: Unwired View]