Samsung S5600 And S5230 Full-Touch Screen Mobile Phones With Gesture Lock Feature

**Flux** · 13-03-2009

One of the leading company in mobiles, Samsung Electronics has today launched two new S5600 And S5230 Mobiles, adding on the ever expanding market of full touch screen phones.Both the handsets boast of chic design with slim and compact body. With these latest products, Samsung is able to enhance its position as a leading player in the hugely popular touch screen mobile market.

Samsung have confirmed that their new S5230 and S5600 phones, which come with 3″ WQVGA and 2″ QVGA haptic feedback touchscreens respectively, are due to commence shipping across Europe from April (S5600) and May (S5230).In addition to branded widgets from the manufacturer and TouchWiz-interface, these phones have a new feature called Gesture Lock. These both models include Samsung’s TouchWiz UI with Mobile Widgets, full Internet browsing with accelerometer sensor and unique Gesture Lock feature that enables the users to unlock the mobile device as they draw a letter of alphabet (A to Z), featuring music recognition using Shazam’s ‘Find Music’ service.

'Gestures lock ' is the function in the phone that lets the user to unlock the phone and directly execute menu by drawing an alphabet in the screen.It also has the 3 Megapixel camera with advanced features like the smile shot and QVGA video recording at 15 fps.It also supports MPEG4 , WMV and H.263, with FM Radio.

JK Shin, executive vice president and head of Mobile Communications division at Samsung Electronics who introduced these models said," Samsung S5600 and S5230 are significant products to our full-touch screen mobile portfolio, bringing stylish designs and intuitive user interfaces.We are committed to strengthening our portfolio of full-touch phones by introducing a variety of handsets to suit every lifestyle. These two new products will bring the exciting experience of touch to mobile phone users and will further enhance Samsung’s leadership in the full-touch market."

**Flux** · 13-03-2009

Samsung S5230 comes with the latest multimedia features in a slim and compact body that measures a mere 11.9mm. S5230 is more a advanced model of S5600 but unfortunatly without 3G , which puts it directly beside newly announced LG Cooky.Adopting a 3.0-inch WQVGA full-touch screen and Samsung’s TouchWiz User Interface with Mobile Widgets, the phone enables its users to enjoy their mobile easily and intuitively. Using “Photo Contact,” users can call a contact by simply touching an appointed image.

Samsung S5230 has a 3 inch touch screen, interface TouchWiz and 3 MP camera. S5230 has an accelerometer for automatic screen rotations, virtual QWERTY-keyboard, Gesture Lock feature and handwriting recognition.

Samsung S5230 specifications:

Networks: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Display: 3 inch touchscreen, with a resolution of 240×400 pixels, displaying up to 262 thousand colors, interface TouchWiz UI
Camera: 3 MP, Smile Shot
Memory: 50 MB, slot for microSD memory cards (up to 8 GB)
Communications: Bluetooth 2.1
FM-radio with RDS
Support for multimedia formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, MP3, AAC, AAC +, WMA, eAAC +, WMA, AMR, MIDI, SP-MIDI, i-melody, WAV
Battery: 1000 mAh
Dimensions: 104×53x11, 9 mm

Samsung S5600 is a bar phone with a 2.8 inch touch screen, TouchWiz interface, 3 MP camera and the new Gesture Lock feature.S5600 attracts style-conscious users with its slim and compact design. Boasting sophisticated design, the phone is packed with multimedia features that enable its users to enjoy unique mobile experiences.Mobile widgets can be dragged and placed on the screen for one-click access to your favorite applications. Full Internet browsing support with an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation also gives users exciting mobile Internet experiences via 7.2 Mbps connectivity.Samsung S5600 supports a 3 mega-pixel camera with the latest digital camera features such as Smile Shot.

Samsung S5600 specifications:-