Samsung comes with an amazing Android handset this time with dual-display Samsung Continuum, another Galaxy S smartphone variant. It will be the world’s first smartphone that comes with a dedicated ticker display as secondary display. Continuum runs with Android 2.1 Eclair & 1 GHz processing power on the board.
Samsung Continuum sports 3.4-inch Super AMOLED primary display, 1.8-inch Super AMOLED secondary “ticker” display, 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash, auto focus and 720p video shooting capability, 8GB pre-installed microSD card(expansion up to 32GB), Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 and some more.
Continuum’s main display provides user-customizable homescreens and widgets and dedicated ticker display enables zero-click faster access to news, social networking, sports and other entertainment feeds using a unique grip sensor on the sides of the device without having to use as much battery.
Technical Specifications of Samsung Continuum
Network | |
3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO rev.A |
2G Network | CDMA 800 / 1900 MHz |
Form Factor | Candy Bar |
Dimensions | |
Size | 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm |
Weight | 125 g |
Display | |
Type | Super AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen |
Size | 3.4 inch |
Colors & Resolution | 16 Million Colors & (480 x 854) Pixels WVGA |
Secondary Display | Super AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen 1.80 inches 16M Colors & (480 x 96 pixels) |
Input/ User Interface | |
Input | Multi Touch Six-axis Gyro sensor Grip sensor TouchWiz 3.0 UI Swype Integration Pinch to Zoom capability ( Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Proximity Sensor for Auto turn-off |
System Properties | |
Operating System | Android 2.1 Eclair |
CPU | Hummingbird ARM Cortex A8 1 GHz processor 336 MB RAM & 512MB ROM |
Storage Capacity | |
Memory | 2GB internal storage 8GB card pre-installed microSD card slot support up to 32GB |
Browser & Messaging | Chrome Lite, HTML SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email |
Camera | |
Still | – 5 Megapixels -2560×1920 pixels – LED Flash, Geo tagging, Face & Smile detection, Auto focus, Panorama |
Secondary(front side) | — |
Video Recording Capability | 720p HD |
Connectivity | |
Bluetooth & USB | Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP & v2.0 micro USB |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA |
Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
Radio | No |
GPS | A-GPS |
3G | Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
Music & Video | |
Music Format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
Video Format | MPEG4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264, H.263 |
Battery | |
Type | Li-Ion Standard battery |
Standby Time | Up to 312 hours |
Talk Time | Up to 7 hours |
Other Features | Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google talk Google Calendar, Facebook and SNS YouTube, Picasa integration, Twitter Digital compass |
Color | Mirror Black |
This device is DLNA-compliant, so it can quickly connect with TVs and other devices with DLNA capabilities.
Price & Availability
Samsung Continuum is expected to be launching on Verizon Wireless November 18th for $199.99 on contract basis.