Samsung has revealed its newest addition to its SGH line of cell phones with the SGH-i780 on the final day of CES. This Windows Mobile-powered device is packed with features with a full QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen. It supports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz and single-band UMTS/HSDPA at 2100MHz. The connectivity side passes the test with WiFi of 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The long-rumored GPS is indeed included, which is fast becoming a standard on high-end smartphones. Another interesting feature is an optical mouse, although no details are available on its utility. The 2.55-inch touchscreen display boasts a resolution of 320×320 pixels.
Full specs for Samsung i780 include:
- Mobile Windows 6 Pro OS
- 2.6″ TFT touch screen
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- integrated A-GPS
- Triband GSM (900, 1800 and 1900 MHz), GPRS/ EDGE, 2100 MHz UMTS/ HSDPA
2mpx digital camera, front VGA camera for video calls - 256 MB ROM
- 128 MB RAM
- Bluetooth 2.0 + A2DP
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- MiniUSB 2.0
- microSD port
- Dimensions : 11.6×6.1×1.3 cm
Review By Mobiletechaddicts
The Samsung SGH i780 is a Windows Mobile Professional touch screen device with a front facing Qwerty keyboard and a square screen. The major difference with this and other square screen devices is the screen resolution. All previous square screen devices we have seen followed the 240 x 240 resolution but this phone has a 320 x 320 display which makes for a much better viewing experience.
Review By cellphone-reviews
The Samsung i780 is a solid device, though larger, wider, and heavier than the Samsung i600. The Samsung i780’s larger form factor is understandable since it houses a larger screen. The screen on this device is touch sensitive, has 65k colors and is one of the first devices I’ve seen that has a 320 x 320 screen resolution. The Samsung i780 is not made from cheap plastic materials, the back cover alone has a somewhat leathery look and feel to it.
Review By asia.cnet
Many of the buttons on the i780 perform two functions. For example, long-pressing the spacebar toggles the silent mode, while the hang-up button keylocks the device. While common in mobile phones, other PDA-phone manufacturers should take a page out of Samsung’s book to include more such features. This can only make their devices more user-friendly. One quirk–the keylock does not affect the volume control, so it’s possible for you to accidentally bring the phone out of silent mode, which could be embarrassing in a meeting. Let’s hope Samsung fixes this bug in an update.
Review By itreviews
The SGH-i780 is a 3G handset with HSDPA support and it also has both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi built in. There is a front-facing camera for video calling and a 2-megapixel camera on the back for shooting stills and video. There is a microSD card on the right-hand edge of the casing and you can use this to add to the built-in memory.
Review By knowyourmobile
The screen is a bit dinky too. With all those data viewing possibilities on offer – the Web being perhaps the most significant of all - it is a pity that the screen measures just 2.5 inches across diagonal corners and offers 320 x 320 pixels. If you are used to a screen taller than it is wide, then this square format may take a while to get used to and require more vertical scrolling than you are accustomed to as well.
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