GSM Watch Phone

Samsung has unveiled a GPRS mobile phone that can be worn on a wrist as a conventional watch. The GPRS Class 10 watch phone offers 90 minutes of continuous talk time and up to 80 hours of standby time. The handsets also supports voice dialing and polyphonic ring tones.

Sang Jin Park, Senior Vice President & General Manager for Mobile Communication Devices, Telecommunication Network Business of Samsung Electronics said "Consumer research tells us that people want lightweight phone solutions, as part of the need to stay in touch wherever they go and whatever they are doing."

The phone which weighs under 80 grams including battery and measures just 37.8 x 64 x 17.7 mm. The phone supports WAP1.2, Bluetooth and speakphone technology. The handset also includes a 256 OLED (Organic LED) colour screen with a 96x45 pixel resolution. The phone supports GSM900 & 1800 (sorry, nothing for the Americas).

The phone will go on sale in Q4 of this year (just in time for Christmas)."

Posted to the site on 14th March 2003