삼성 800만 화소 폰카 Tocco Ultra Edition

Despite our reservations, the ~~ Samsung Tocco ~~ (아래 참조) has proved to be one of the biggest selling handsets in the UK since its May 2008 launch, so time for an update...

The 'Tocco Ultra Edition' has today been unveiled just ahead of the MWC(Mobile World Congress) next week and it makes a number of major improvements to its forebear.

Primarily - and most noticeably - is Samsung's decision to strap a 3x4 keypad to the Ultra Edition to make dialling numbers easier while also appeasing those still most comfortable messaging with T9. Despite the return to physicality however the handset also ups its touchscreen game by using an AMOLED 2.8in enhanced Haptic feedback display with WQVGA resolution. The exterior too has a more rugged brushed aluminium finish.

Inside you'll also find a top notch feature set including 7.2Mbit HSDPA, GPS, an 8MP camera with dual power LED flash, auto focus, face detection and geotagging. Other highlights include DivX/Xvid/H.264 video playback, an FM tuner, Bluetooth with A2DP, 30fps VGA recording and a microSDHC expansion slot support cards up to 16GB. At just 110 x 51.5 x 12.7mm the Tocco Ultra Edition is compact too though Samsung doesn't say how much it will weigh or how long we can expect the 880mAh battery to last.

Omissions? Well, the lack of WiFi stands out and could be a deal breaker for some while 75MB of native memory is nothing to write home about even if the microSDHC slot makes this something of a moot point. Lastly is something more theoretical: whether Samsung has managed to improve its UI shortcomings - something which has hamstrung the impressive specs of the original Tocco.

Riyad should be getting his paws on a review sample very soon, so you won't have to wait too long for the full lowdown.

==> 영국에서 2008년 5월부터 판매하던 기존 Tocco의 Ultra Edition 이 내주 발셀로나에서 개최되는 2009 MWC에서 소개된다고 합니다.
      햅틱 UI에 스라이드 방식 3x4 고전적인 키패드를 장착하고 WVGA가 아닌 WQVGA, H.264 고해상도까지 지원하나, 내장 메모리가
      겨우 76MB (MP3 넣는다면 파일 좀 큰 넘은 8곡도 채 못 들어가는...) 제가 현재 쓰고 있는 4년된 SCH-V770 도 내장 메모리가
      98MB이었는데... 배터리가 880mAh이라함은 ...애게~~~~~ SCH-V770 도 1300mAh로 장착되어 나왔었습니다.
      이러니, 기뷰 기사가 빠딱할 수 밖에 없군요... 왜 이런 모델을 출품한다고 할까요? 혹시 엄청나게 싸게 팔 전략 아닐까요?

      전, 개인적으로 슬라이드 / 800만 화소 이상 / GPS 폰카 (지금까지는 i8510)을 기다리고 있는 중인데...거기다가 풀터치스크린이면
      더 좋고요...  아직 그런 폰은 없네요. 1200만화소폰 이라는게 한국에서도 발매가 될까요?

      작년에 중국에 출시했다던 아래 S8300 폰과 거의 모양과 사양이 유사합니다. 가운데 있는 버튼에 문양이 있고 없고 정도 차이...

~~ Samsung Tocco ~~

Samsung's Tocco is yet another handset with a full frontal touchscreen. I am immediately reminded of the F490, the F700, LG's KF600, and of course the iPhone in both its original and 3G flavours.

Well, here we go again with the Samsung Tocco, which is available from all the major network operators from free depending on your contract choice. My review sample came from Orange.

This time around, just to help differentiate the Tocco from the crowd, Samsung has come up with what it calls a unique user interface that lets you personalise how you use the phone. I'll get to that in a moment. But first let's talk design.

This is a mobile phone that shouldn't trouble most pockets. At 98.4mm tall, 55mm wide and 11.6mm thick it is on the small side. It is a pity that Samsung couldn't break 100g, but its 106g weight is really no hardship to carry around. It is extremely comfortable to hold the phone in one hand and tap at the screen with the thumb.

Just to add a little something extra to proceedings, the phone comes with a second battery cover that has a screen protector attached to it. Once fitted, the screen protector flips up from the bottom of the handset, shielding the screen from scratches without adding the significant extra bulk of a case.

The front fascia of the phone is shiny black apart from the screen, and there's a flash of silver surrounding the speaker, and another that forms a strip beneath the screen. That strip offers three buttons: Call and End, with End doubling as the on/off switch, and a longer lozenge which drops you into the shortcut menu. There is a selection of five applications on the shortcut menu: Music Player, Messages, Internet, Call and main menu.

Around the edges are a rocker for volume control; a hold button that disables the touchscreen; a camera key; and a jack for Samsung's extremely annoying proprietary multifunction socket that charges the phone, accommodates the provided stereo headset and connects the Tocco to a PC via USB.

The front screen measures 2.8 inches diagonally, putting it on a par with the screens of the more portable Windows Mobile devices. It delivers 320 x 240 pixels and 262 thousand colours. I found it clear and sharp to read and easy to use.

==> 영국에서 2008년 5월부터 판매하던 기존 Tocco의 모습입니다. 이건 별로 안땡깁니다.

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