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Well what do we have here – a bada-powered smartphone that doesn’t come in an all-touchscreen form factor! Rather the Samsung SCH-W689 is a clamshell with two touchscreens, one measuring 3.2 inches and the other one – 3 inches; both of which support WQVGA resolution.
But that’s not all – this little fella’ also rocks two SIM card slots and can work across both GSM and CDMA-based networks. Kinda neat when you think about it, too bad it’s a China only device at the moment.
Rest of the specs include a 455MHz CPU (is that enough?), 3.2-megapixel camera, GPS, 3G EV-DO Rev. A and Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0, 1500mAh battery and a microSD memory card slot. Bada 1.1 (not 2.0) is running the show.
Now if Samsung can make Bada do this (handle multiple networks and screens) maybe there’s a future for their platform. This is not to say Android can’t do the same, it’s just that this could give the Korean company an edge when fighting for consumers’ hearts and minds in the emerging markets. In theory, they should be able to cut costs of their low-to-mid range phones by using bada instead of Android – bada doesn’t require gigahertz processors to run things smoothly. What do you think?
[Via: SammyHub]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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