Samsung Phone with Built in Hard Drive

The hard drive manufacturer, Cornice says that Samsung Electronics has selected the 1.5-gigabyte Cornice Storage Element for its new SPH-V5400 mobile phone. As the first mobile phone with an embedded storage solution, Samsung's SPH-V5400 represents an entirely new class of mobile phone technology capable of storing hundreds of MP3 files and thousands of images, as well as downloading video content.

Samsung's SPH-V5400, which is currently available in the Korean market, combines the high-capacity and compact size of the one-inch Cornice Storage Element with the convenience of a "pocketable" mobile phone, enabling consumers to carry one converged device that acts as a mobile phone, digital audio player, camera and personal wallet. In addition, the phone features a 2.2-inch, high-resolution (QVGA) LCD screen, a built-in megapixel camera that can take photos or record videos, and two speakers for 3D sound. The phone also can connect to a PC and serve as a USB drive to upload and download images, videos and music.

"Incorporating the Cornice Storage Element into our newest mobile phone has allowed us to create a small phone with huge storage capabilities, greatly expanding the storage capacity -- and therefore functions and features -- of mobile phones from the conventional 100MB maximum capacity available with Flash," said Young Woo Lee, vice president of Samsung's Advanced Mobile Strategy Planning Group. "We believe that Cornice offers the ideal balance of high-capacity storage paired with compact size to support our mission to build market-leading, highly-innovative mobile phones. We are pleased to be the first company to bring this exciting mobile phone technology to market."

Posted to the site on 15th December 2004