The steel is not forming a Farady Cage, there's a very large display and some of the construction is plastic. However, when you're speaking, I guess the display is against your ear so the radio signals will be going into you head... just as well cellphones are proven entirely safe (not).
I'm sure Samsung's engineers havent even thought of that. I reckon the phone will get to market before they realise "shit! This phone is incapable of getting a signal! Back to the drawing board, lads"
If enough customers want it I'm sure Samsung will bring out the Executive model. Can I patent the idea for a Titanium/Carbon fibre model branded to a major race team? It could make the iPhone look cheap
I'd be interested in knowing how long it has been since the nay-sayers here looked at a Samsung phone. 2 people who I know have bought recently and their phones seem a damn sight more solid than the last batch of Nokias I've seen :)
Are pretty good nowadays- my SGHx820 was hje envy of my workplae when I got it a couple of years ago, and (aside from the naff f490), all of the other handsets they've released are very nice. Much better than the VHS tape-sized Nokia 8GB N95's
If this is anything like the Soul I am just about to return to vodafone, its asthetically brilliant and the sound quality will be crap. The features on the Soul are great, but its unusable as a phone as quite often you cannot hear the person at the other end. Not brilliant for a phone. I am going back to my D900.
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CollyWolly
Hang on. #
Posted Monday 26th May 2008 11:52 GMT
Will the steel case not bugger up the signal somewhat?
Mark Milaszkiewicz
@colly #
Posted Monday 26th May 2008 12:52 GMT
but there is a plastic base bit, which means the signal gets in that way!
Anonymous Coward
@Hang on #
Posted Monday 26th May 2008 12:52 GMT
The steel is not forming a Farady Cage, there's a very large display and some of the construction is plastic. However, when you're speaking, I guess the display is against your ear so the radio signals will be going into you head... just as well cellphones are proven entirely safe (not).
Will
Hmm #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 02:17 GMT
Looks almost identical to the Nokia 6500. Except with Samsung's rather tacky take on things.
Anonymous Coward
@ Hang on #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 02:17 GMT
I'm sure Samsung's engineers havent even thought of that. I reckon the phone will get to market before they realise "shit! This phone is incapable of getting a signal! Back to the drawing board, lads"
/sarcasm
Kanhef
Weight? #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 02:17 GMT
With steel all over the place, how many pounds does this thing weigh?
kay
hope soon #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 02:17 GMT
I hope this new samsung steel phone will reach the rest of europe soon
http://www.buythismobile.com/MOBILE-PHONES/Samsung-New-Steel-and-Style-Mobile-Phone
Anonymous Coward
Steel, but how much #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 05:34 GMT
I just wonder if that strong "steel" word is so thin that is is weaker than plastic.
Have to have a look, but how do I test it.
Peter Clarke
Weight? #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 08:35 GMT
If enough customers want it I'm sure Samsung will bring out the Executive model. Can I patent the idea for a Titanium/Carbon fibre model branded to a major race team? It could make the iPhone look cheap
Seán
Phew, thankfully no one mentioned #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 11:50 GMT
Sapphire
Stone Fox
@Peter Clarke #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 12:32 GMT
Sorry mate, Acer already beat you to that with laptops.
Just as an aside, 3mpx? Isn't that a bit slack in this day and age?
Lloyd
Yeah #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 13:04 GMT
but at the end of the day it's still a Samsung and as such will only ever be used by people who don't care about their phones.
Tony
Last itme you looked at a Samsung phone...? #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 15:32 GMT
I'd be interested in knowing how long it has been since the nay-sayers here looked at a Samsung phone. 2 people who I know have bought recently and their phones seem a damn sight more solid than the last batch of Nokias I've seen :)
Anonymous Coward
Samsung phones.... #
Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 07:54 GMT
Are pretty good nowadays- my SGHx820 was hje envy of my workplae when I got it a couple of years ago, and (aside from the naff f490), all of the other handsets they've released are very nice. Much better than the VHS tape-sized Nokia 8GB N95's
Andy
Samsung Soul #
Posted Thursday 29th May 2008 07:56 GMT
If this is anything like the Soul I am just about to return to vodafone, its asthetically brilliant and the sound quality will be crap. The features on the Soul are great, but its unusable as a phone as quite often you cannot hear the person at the other end. Not brilliant for a phone. I am going back to my D900.