Samsung launched today the SGH-i320, a new Slim QWERTY Smartphone, signaling the company's drive to the smartphone market.

The stylish Samsung i320 is a super-slim bar type handset, measuring just 11.5mm in depth and 95g in weight with a QWERTY keyboard. The QWERTY keyboard has the same keyboard layout used in personal computers, enabling users to conveniently send emails and text messages.

The i320 operates with ?Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Operating System' to provide users with a familiar interface that is easy to navigate and use. It allows users to write and store texts, exchange emails in real-time, type memos, and more.

Functions supported by this mobile are useful for users who want to chat, read, and send emails from their mobiles. The i320 features an imbedded instant mess aging program and ?mobile mail' functions to enable users to send and receive photos, music and a variety of multi-media messages .

The phone has a 2.2 inches LCD screen with 1 .3 mega-pixel resolution camera, along with some multi-media entertainment functions such as Bluetooth and high-quality dual speakers.

The SGH-i320 will be launched in Europe this month. The following launches will take place throughout the rest of Europe and South East Asia shortly.

Basic specifications:

Standard EDGE, GPRS Class 10 (900/1800/1900 MHz)
Camera: 1.3 Megapixel Camera
Display: 2.2? 240x320 65K Color TFT
OS: Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphone

Features:
Push Email (Messaging & Security Feature Pack)
QWERTY Keyboard
Video Recording & Messaging (MPEG4 / H.263)
MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / WMA/ WAV / OGG
Dual Speaker / Speakerphone
Bluetooth / USB / Voice Recognition
Document Viewer
Memory 120MB embedded , External Memory (microSD)

Size: 111 x 59 x 11.5mm
Weight: 95g