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Samsung P300 Credit Card-Sized Phone

Samsung P300 Credit Card-Sized Phone

Postby rippinchikkin » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:22 pm

<img src="http://parcom.pro-networks.org/images/samsung.jpg" align="right">Samsung P300 credit card-sized phone
By Stuart Miles
26th June 2006 14:19 GMT

At what point does small become too small? Samsung's latest mobile phone is the size of a credit card and only slightly thicker, but has Samsung pushed the boundaries too far? The P300 first launched in Asia nine months ago but has finally made its way over to the UK.

The unit, which measures 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.9cm and weighs 81g, looks like a calculator at first glance and certainly isn't as stylish as other models Samsung has produced in the past. The front is split into two distinctive areas: the screen and the keypad. The 1.8in, 220 x 176, 262,144-colour screen is bright and crisp with a widescreen feel to it. The display certainly makes reading text messages and phone numbers easy.

Below that is the keypad changed slightly to get everything in. Rather than be long, Samsung has opted for a keypad five keys wide by three keys deep. This means the zero has been placed on the side rather than below the 8 key and the OK/Select button normally found in the centre of the navigation pad has been moved to the side.

While it only took us a day to get accustomed to this layout, it is something that you'll have to get used to. You've got to get past the retro appearance too. For a device that looks like it should belong in your old school pencil case, the SGH-P300 offers a surprisingly large list of features for something so diminutive.
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