Giorgio Armani and Samsung copy the Nokia N97 Mini, throw on Windows Mobile 6.5
By Stefan Constantinescu on Friday, October 9th, 2009 at 7:50 AM PST In Samsung, Windows Mobile
I had to do a double take when I saw this photo up on Engadget. What you’re looking at is a device with no formal name, I’m serious, it doesn’t have a name, but with specs that are pretty impressive: 3.5 inch OLED display, Windows Mobile 6.5, 5 megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard, 8 GB storage built in, WiFi, GPS, all yours for only €700 ($1035). This … thing (how the hell could it not have a name?!) was announced today in Milan, Italy, with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer himself up on stage calling this device “a statement of style”. Anyway, now take a look at the Nokia N97 Mini:
Which do you think is more attractive?
And am I completely nuts for seeing the resemblance here?
Update: Phone Arena has a preview of the device, with lots and lots of live photos!
This is the copy cat moment of the day!!!
You are NOT nuts, the resemblance is obvious!
It does have a name: B7620. It’s the Armani branded version of the B7610 Omnia Pro.
I don’t know why they changed the type of keys used on the keyboard from the Omnia Pro.