SEOUL, May 18 (UPI) -- South Korea's Samsung earlier this week launched a high-speed downlink packet access phone.
This is the first HSDPA mobile commercially available to the public in cooperation with SK Telecom.
According to Samsung, the slide-up SCH-W200 can transmit audio and video data at speeds of 1.8Mbps, allowing users to use high-quality, large-scale multimedia downloads, video phone calls, music and movies.
But the phone is also equipped with a "Dual Band Dual Mode" chip that supports 2G, 3G and 3.5G mobile communication services as well as a high-resolution 2 megapixel camera with auto focus, an MP3 player, text-to-speech conversion, file viewer, and also supports an external memory slot.
Moreover, users can watch mobile TV via Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting.
"Samsung is proud to launch the first HSDPA phone for Korean market," said Kitae Lee, president of Samsung's Electronics' Telecommunication Network. "With the successful launch of future mobile broadband in our domestic market, we look forward to lead and expand HSDPA technology worldwide. Our unique designs and cutting edge technology have made Samsung a top player in the premium phone segment. Now we shall demonstrate our full potential in the HSDPA area as well."
