Giorgio Armani Samsung Smartphone Gets Official Armani Samsung WinMo 6.5 AMOLED QWERTY Smartphone Gets Detailed, Still No Release Date

Just three days ago Chris offered an initial tantalising insight into
the up and coming Windows Mobile 6.5 powered Giorgio Armani Samsung
smartphone and now we can follow up with Samsung s official announcement
concerning their Armani designed QWERTY phone though, at this juncture,
Samsung are remaining tight lipped concerning a specific release date.
Prior to offering up Samsung s press release here s a quick run down
concerning what the WinMo 6.5 Giorgio Armani Samsung Smartphone has to
offer. The triband HSPA handset, which comes with a slider style QWERTY
keyboard, comes with a 3.5 � WVGA (480 x 800) AMOLED display, a 5
megapixel camera, integrated WiFi and Bluetooth (v2.0 +EDR) connectivity
as well as USB and TV-out ports and, as well as supporting a broad array
of video and audio file formats also comes with inbuilt FM radio. The
device is also known to come with 8GB of onboard memory capacity whilst
its support of microSD cards will allow you to �bolt-on up to 32GB of
additional storage space.
GIORGIO ARMANI, SAMSUNG AND MICROSOFT PRESENT THE NEW GIORGIO ARMANI "
SAMSUNG SMARTPHONE

Giorgio Armani, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and Microsoft are proud to
present the new Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone, the most elegant and
functional mobile on the market. Giorgio Armani himself personally
designed this stylish smartphone, as he did with the first Giorgio
Armani Samsung mobile in 2007 and the Emporio Armani Samsung �Night
Effect � mobile in 2008. In 2009, the new smartphone makes its debut
with more powerful functions and superior usability. The next rendition
of this style and technology partnership includes a Microsoft Windows
Mobile 6.5 operating system, a unique two step tilt hinge form factor
with both full touch screen and QWERTY keyboard hybrid, and a stunning
3.5 inch Ultra Brilliant AMOLED display.

The Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone is part of an innovative brand
alliance of portable electronics and household products by Giorgio
Armani and Samsung Electronics. This phone stands out due to the
innovative blend of Giorgio Armani s refined style and Samsung
Electronics cutting-edge technology.

Giorgio Armani, President and CEO of Giorgio Armani S.p.A., commented:
�Today more than ever, elegant dressing is part of daily business life.
When Samsung asked me to design the new business and lifestyle
smartphone I decided to use my fashion aesthetic to create it. I simply
aim to create a smartphone which is not only an elegant tool but also
functional and useful, perfect for today s managers. The result is a
unique smartphone perfectly suited to every moment of one s business and
private day. This is the Armani aesthetic " to combine beauty with
function in a simple and timeless way. �

JK Shin, Executive Vice President and head of the Mobile Communications
Division at Samsung Electronics, said: �We are delighted to have
reached another milestone in the collaboration between Giorgio Armani
and Samsung Electronics. This latest-generation mobile masterfully
combines our experience in technology with a design from one of the
world s best known designers, and the functions offered by Windows
Mobile 6.5 operating system. What s more, the Giorgio Armani-Samsung
smartphone is a demonstration of our commitment to offering customers
cutting-edge technology in our products, along with exclusive design and
fashion. �

�Mobile phones armed with Windows Mobile bring together the best of
the Web, the PC, and mobile phones so that people can connect instantly
to the experiences they care about, � said Steve Ballmer, CEO of
Microsoft Corp. �But people want more than just a useful device " they
want a phone that offers design qualities that match their personality
and lifestyle. The Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone we re announcing
today with Giorgio Armani and Samsung combines technology innovation and
fashion to deliver a great mobile phone that also fulfills the desire
for style and elegance. �

Designed to standout in the crowd

Like previous Giorgio Armani Samsung Mobile, the new device is designed
by Giorgio Armani, reflecting his simple and graceful design philosophy.
The unique two-step 30-degree tilt hinge form factor combines
sophisticated design with exceptional usability. The phone also comes in
a distinctive and elegant bronze gold color, which coordinates perfectly
with Giorgio Armani s suits.

Your mobile business partner

The new Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone offers always-on connectivity
tools including 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 5.76Mbps HSUPA and WiFi access. With its
unique form factor supporting full touch and QWERTY at same time, the
phone provides a dynamic mobile internet experience through Push e-mail
with Microsoft Exchange and full internet browsing.

The Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone comes with the new Windows Mobile
6.5 operating system. It s one of the first phones available with the
innovative Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, which will lead the way
to a new generation of mobile services and applications. Windows Mobile
6.5 includes a new start page and dashboard that simply and intuitively
displays key productivity features such as e-mails, text messages,
missed calls, and calendar appointments.

It also includes a touch interface that provides quick access to the
main functions of the smartphone. The free My Phone service, which is a
newly added Windows Mobile 6.5 application, lets users access, manage,
and easily run backups of the personal information contained in the
device using a password-protected Web-based service. Synchronization and
automatic backups guarantee users that their contacts, appointments,
text messages, and other information is kept up-to-date and is always
easy to retrieve if the phone is lost or when changing phones.

Work hard but play harder

To satisfy business professionals, who want to easily and efficiently
manage their work and personal lives, the Giorgio Armani-Samsung
smartphone offers the latest multi-media features such as a 5-megapixel
camera, a music player and a video player supporting various types of
multimedia formats. The phone comes with 3.5 � ultra brilliant AMOLED
screen for viewing videos and slide shows in high-resolution and with
reduced power consumption. Furthermore, it offers 8 Gigabytes of
internal memory and an extendable microSD slot up to 32GB to store
multimedia content.

The Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone also offers GPS navigation, so
users can get their bearings wherever work or life takes them.

The Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone will be available in Italy, the
UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Russia, China, and the UAE (Dubai).