Samsung GPRS Watch phone: SAMSUNG Electronics, introduces the first “Dick Tracy” style GPRS wristwatch phone.

The GPRS Class 10 watch phone, offers one and a half hours of continuous talk time and 80 hours of stand-by time at the flick of a wrist. The handset also supports voice activated dialling and includes a built-in phone book and 40 different polyphonic ring tones.

Sang Jin Park, Senior Vice President & General Manager for Mobile Communication Division, Telecommunication Network Business of SAMSUNG Electronics said: “Consumer research tells us that people want lightweight phone solutions, as part of the need to stay in touch wherever they go and whatever they are doing.”

The phone, which weighs under 80 grams including battery and measures just 37.8 x 64 x 17.7 mm. The phone supports WAP 1.2, Bluetooth and Speakerphone technologies.

To maximize users’ experience, the watch phone comes with a bright, easy to read 256 OLED (Organic Light Emitting Display) colour screen that features generous 96 x 64 pixel resolution.

The phone will go on sale across Europe in Q4 2003 as the world’s smallest GPRS phone. Samsung announced at the CeBit 2003 a new version of its long announced Wrist Watch Mobile Phone. This time it really seem to hit the market this year.

The GPRS Watch phone, 90 min. continous talk and 80 hours of stand-by.Features include Voice-Activated Dailing, 40 ring tones, built-in phone book.

The phone weighs under 80g and supports WAP 1.2, Bluetooth. It features a 256 color display with a resolution of 96x64 pixel.

The wrist watch phone is supposed to go on sale Q4 2003.

Key features:

Wap 1.2
Bluetooth
Speaker Phone support
GSM 900 / 1800 MHz GPRS Class 10, PBCCH support
94 x 64 pixels, OLED colour
40 Polyphonic Ring Tone
37.8 x 64 x 17.7 mm
Under 80g (including battery)
Li-ion: 400mAh (Slim)
1h30m talk time; 80h standby

More on Samsung CeBit 2003 Page