Samsung has confirmed to CNET Asia that they won’t be participating in CommunicAsia 2011 that has been a platform to unveil new handsets in the past few years. The reason to not participate in the annual mobile tradeshow is the Samsung Forum, which they conducted in many countries.

Samsung says their Mobile Communications business along with other divisions showed their “complete suite of Samsung innovations” at the Samsung Forum and reckons that their own forum is “equally optimal in gathering trade partners and media across the regional markets to showcase its new and flagship products.”

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A new video has surfaced on the web showing an unknown Samsung device. The device described as “Convergence Multimedia Phone” (SMT-i9000) was on display at CommunicAsia and it seems like a PMP-Phone combo.

The device has a 7-inch touchscreen display, video telephony, a browser, Wi-Fi, Allshare (DLNA), Bluetooth, SD card slot, USB, speakerphone, video/music/photo player and even support for YouTube, Flickr and RSS reader.

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UPDATE 2: Updated the post with specs and features of all the devices along with the prices for the Nordic region. Check below.

UPDATE: We’ve got specs of Wave 2, Wave 2 Pro and pictures of Omnia Pro 4 and Omnia Pro 5, courtesy of Engadget and Fonearena. Both phones support quad-band GSM with EDGE connectivity, 3.2-inch TFT LCD, TouchWiz UI, Social Hub, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, 3MP camera, A-GPS, 80MB internal memory and microSD card slot.

As expected, Samsung has introduced new phones on bada, Windows Mobile and Android platforms at CommunicAsia. Though we don’t have the full specs yet, the Wave 2 (S5250) and Wave 2 Pro (S5330) will be bada-powered and will mostly be priced lower than the original Wave. Both the phones will feature Wi-Fi, Social Hub and support for Samsung Apps application store.

Wave 2 (S5250) and Wave 2 Pro (S5330) will be available from August in Russia and Southeast Asia in black, white and pink colors.

Samsung has also introduced Omnia Pro 4 (B7350) and Omnia Pro 5 (B6520) devices based on Windows Mobile 6.5 OS. Omnia Pro 4 will be available from July in Europe, CIS and Southeast Asia whereas Omnia Pro 5 will go on sale from August in Southeast Asia, Middle East & Africa, India and Latin America.

Rounding up the Android offerings, Samsung also unveiled Galaxy 5 I5500 – which has already got official –, Galaxy Beam (I8520) and Galaxy 3 (I5800). The phone we thought was Beam turns out it is Galaxy 3 (I5800). The details here are slim again except the availability status.

Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 will start selling in European and Asian markets from July while Galaxy Beam will launch in July for Singapore customers.

Beam that was introduced at the MWC 2010 sports a 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, 8MP camera, HD video recording and an integrated pico projector.

Wave 2 (S5250) and Wave 2 Pro (S5330) features & specs:
Dimensions: 109.5x55x11.7mm (or 15.15mm for Wave 2 Pro)
Network: Quad-band GSM with EDGE
Display: 3.2-inch touchscreen WQVGA LCD with TouchWiz 3.0 UI and Social Hub
Camera: 3 megapixel
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS
Memory: 80MB internal memory and microSD card slot
Accelerator: Yes
Price and Availability: Not yet planned for the Nordic region

Galaxy 5 (I5500) features & specs:
Dimension: 108x56x12.6mm
CPU speed: 600MHz
OS: Android 2.1
Display: 2.8-inch touchscreen display with TouchWiz UI 3.0 and Social Hub
Camera: 2 megapixel
Connectivity: 7.2Mbps HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, GPS
Multimedia: Music and Video Player, FM Radio
Memory: 170MB internal, expandable up to 16GB via microSD
Battery: 1200mAh
Talk time: 6 hours (3G)
Standby time: 370 hours (3G)
Price and Availability: Around 250 euros, will arrive in July

Galaxy 3 (I5800) features & specs:
Dimensions: 113.5x55x12.85mm
Network: Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G
CPU speed: 667MHz
OS: Android 2.1
Display: 3.2-inch touchscreen display with TouchWiz UI 3.0 and Social Hub
Camera: 3 megapixel with autofocus, face / smile recognition and video recording support
Connectivity: 3G, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, GPS
Accelerometer: Yes
Multimedia: Music with DNSe support, Video Player supporting DivX/Xvid, WMV playback, FM Radio
Memory: 170MB internal, expandable up to 32GB via microSD
Battery: 1500mAh
Talk time: 8.5 hours (3G)
Standby time: 600 hours (3G)
Price and Availability: Around 300 euros, will arrive in July

Galaxy Beam (I8520) features & specs:
Dimensions: 123.7×59.8×14.9mm
Network: Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G
OS: Android 2.1
Display: 3.7-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display
Integrated Pico-projector capable of displaying content in VGA resolution (640×480)
Camera: 8 megapixel with HD video recording support
Connectivity: Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, TV-out
Multimedia: Music and Video Player supporting DivX/Xvid, WMV playback, FM Radio
Memory: 4Gb + 2Gb + 1Gb + 16Gb MoviNAND, expandable via microSD
Battery: 1800mAh
Talk time: 7 hours (3G)
Standby time: 530 hours (3G)
Price and Availability: Not yet planned for the Nordic region

Omnia Pro 4 (B7350) features & specs:
Dimensions: 117.7×59.8×11.9mm
Network: Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G
OS: Windows Mobile 6.5.3
Display: 2.62-inch Super touchscreen display
Camera: 3.2 megapixel with video recording support (320×240)
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, GPS
Multimedia: Windows Media Player 10, FM Radio
Memory: 200MB internal, expandable up to 32GB via microSD
Battery: 1500mAh
Price and Availability: Around 325 euros, arriving in July

Omnia Pro 5 (B6520) features & specs:
Dimensions: 116.5×61.8×11.5mm
Network: Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G
OS: Windows Mobile 6.5.3
Display: 2.4-inch Super touchscreen display
Camera: 2 megapixel
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, GPS
Multimedia: Windows Media Player 10, FM Radio
Memory: 220MB internal, expandable up to 16GB via microSD
Battery: 1500mAh
Price and Availability: Not planned for Nordic release

UPDATE 2: It’s official. Click here.

UPDATE: We’ve got a new image that shows couple of Android devices. The second one on the right is I5500 but the first one is the final version of Beam or some other phone? The navigation key looks a bit small than what we’ve seen in earlier versions of Beam. Check out the image below.

CommunicAsia 2010 kicks off from tomorrow and Samsung has confirmed what to expect from them at the show. They’ll announce two new bada phones dubbed as Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro. The Pro version is expected to be similar as Wave 2 but with a physical keyboard. Samsung will also unveil Windows Mobile-based Omnia Pro 4.

The specs of all these phones are unknown at the moment.

Other than that, Samsung will showcase Galaxy S, mobile WiMAX-equipped products, WiMAX 2 and more.

Samsung was showing off Pixon12 at the CommunicAsia where one Chinese site managed to get a brief hands-on showing some its very Samsung-ish features and of course the monstrous 12 megapixel camera.

There were trio of pics too taken by Pixon12’s camera that clicks pictures at a whopping 4000×3000 resolution. Each photo at full res will block around 2.5MB of space, so make sure to buy a high-capacity microSD card when you buy this phone.

More pictures and sample shots over here.

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CNET Asia was lucky enough to get their hands on a working prototype of the Blue Earth phone that was announced in February this year at the MWC. However, since the hands-on seems to be in a room, we weren’t able to know how its solar charging works but it promises to give up to 10 mins of talktime on a 1 hour charging, similar to Crest aka Solar Guru.

According to CNET, the phone is expected to be announced later this year.

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From the Omnia range, it’s the previously leaked Omnia II (I8000) that gets the official treatment. It has a vivid 3.7-inch AMOLED WVGA display that is equipped with Advanced R(esistive) Touch to initiate a faster and an accurate touch response. It runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro OS with TouchWiz 2.0 UI overlay and Media Gate, a six sided Cubic UI, pretty much like the Jet. Other features include DVD-like playback and recording, Wi-Fi, HSDPA/HSUPA (7.2/5.76Mbps), 32GB internal memory and microSD slot supporting up to 16GB.

Next up is OmniaLITE (B7300) that goes a bit light in features and presumably, the price tag. It has a TouchWiz 2.0 UI, push-email support, pre-installed MS Office Suite, Wi-Fi, Opera browser, HSDPA, multi-codec support, A-GPS and 3MP camera.

We already know about the OmniaPRO range but this time it is supported with few more specs. The OmniaPRO B7610 includes 3.5-inch AMOLED screen, MS Office Suite, Opera 9.5 browser, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, 5MP camera and A-GPS.

Finally it’s the OmniaPRO B7320 that comes with push-email support, quick access to IM services and social networking sites, FM Radio with RDS, Wi-Fi and 3MP camera.

All the phones will receive an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5, when it is available.

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UPDATE: Specs have come in for the B7610. It has a 3.5-inch AMOLED screen with 800×480 resolution, 5.1MP camera, 1gig of internal memory, Wi-Fi, GPS, TV-Out and FM Tuner. [Via]

Samsung has revealed its showcase lineup for the CommunicAsia which also includes the much rumored Louvre from the Omnia Pro Series. The Omnia Pro Series has two phones – B7610 and B7320, first is the sliding QWERTY while the other one also has a QWERTY keyboard with a candybar design. Both the phones run on Windows Mobile overlaid with TouchWiz UI.

Samsung will also be showcasing Pixon12 as well as Galaxy (I7500) Android phone.

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