Samsung S6700Of the leading four manufacturers, Nokia, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson, the two most active are currently Nokia and Samsung. Market leader Nokia are past masters at churning out strong mid range handsets with a variety of features that will appeal to a wide audience. It was stated a few years ago by members of Samsung management that their goal was to become the leading manufacturer of mobile handsets in the world. Whilst they may not yet be number one, Samsung have achieved part of their goal, by increasing their market share in all areas of the mobile industry.

The Samsung S6700 is another of the popular slide design phones from the Korean manufacturer, which will operate in the mid range area of the mobile market, the hardest and most competitive area of all. Nice and slim at just 12.7mm. The S6700 has a nice looking silver finish, with good sized soft option keys, send/end keys and a navigation key situated underneath the 2.4 inch QVGA display. Unlike recent Samsung handsets, the display is TFT rather than AMOLED, but supports up to 16 million colours, resulting in a nice, bright screen, which isn’t as hard to read under direct sunlight as previous Samsung models.

To work well and sell well in the mid range market, a handset needs to be a ‘Jack-of-all-trades’ type, strong in all areas whilst not really excelling in any. The S6700 seems to have all the major options covered. We find a 3.2 Megapixel camera, supporting autofocus and with and LED flash. Camera imaging options include support for face detection, image stabilisation, wide dynamic range and smile shot. All this should ensure the image you take will be the best possible. Thanks to the built in GPS receiver, it is also possible to add location information to your photos, called Geotagging. This information is stored in the digital file information of the image, and when uploaded to a website such as Flickr, can show the location the image was taken. So, if someone comes across some beautiful panoramic photos you may have taken, they will be able to find the location for themselves, and even view details on that location when using applications such as Google Earth.

Another benefit of the GPS receiver is also the option of using the handset as a mobile satellite navigation device. The free Google Maps will work perfectly on the Samsung S6700.

Multimedia options are well supported on the S6700, too. Full support for Java 2.0 is included, so you can add extra functionality via Java applications, such as the Opera Mini browser, or search directories from Yell.com, etc. You will also be able to install a wide selection of popular games that are available in Java format. A full media player is included, supporting most popular digital music and video files, ranging across MP3, AAC, WMA and MPEG4 and WMV.

The Samsung S6700 has a host of connection options available; quad band GSM, this Samsung device runs on 3G HSDPA data connectivity, for super fast downloads, supported by EDGE and GPRS. Unfortunately there is not support for WLAN, but overall I’d prefer to see a handset with HSDPA and no WLAN than the other way round. The S6700 does include support for Bluetooth 2.1 which is a bonus; Bluetooth 2.1 supports stereo wireless audio, and is also more power efficient, resulting in less of an impact on the battery. Bluetooth 2.1 also allows for easier pairing of Bluetooth devices, so there should be less hassle of trying to connect and send images and files to your friends.

Overall, the Samsung S6700 is a classy looking handset with a good range of features, and it should delight both existing Samsung fans and anyone looking to try a Samsung handset for the first time. Release date Q3 2009.

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Date: Jul 10th, 2009 · Comments RSS · Tags: Manufacturers · Mobile Phone News · Samsung