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Amidst all the high-end phones being launched by Samsung these days, the Korean mobile manufacturer will also bring couple of feature phones for its domestic market. The clamshell A160S and slider A180S are scheduled to come on SKT. A160S will come in two colors – Pearl White and Rose Pink and will feature an illuminated [...]

  While iPhone in South Korea has been enjoying decent sales (about 4,000 units everyday), KT, its official operator seems to be getting less attention from local players, particularly by Samsung. KT Chairman’s Lee Suk-chae is pretty unhappy about how Samsung is providing “lax technology support on handsets” on KT as well as announcing new [...]

  Samsung will soon be making SCH-W890 clamshell phone for SK Telecom official. The phone isn’t that exciting except for the fact that it has support for both satellite and terrestrial DMBs for South Korean mobile TV viewers. Apart from that, you’ll find a 2.8-inch 16M TFT screen (WQVGA), 2MP camera, front facing camera for [...]

  Samsung has launched its eco-friendly phone Blue Earth (SCH-W940) in South Korea. Its the first solar charging phone for Korea and boasts lots of other eco-friendly things that should make environmentalists proud. The phone’s packaging is made from eco-friendly materials, has 25 percent more efficient charger and is free from materials like Brominated Flame [...]

  Samsung has got its impending Application Store to its domestic market. But unlike the European launch, Samsung’s Store in South Korea will be a part of SK Telecom’s App Store. It’s scheduled to go live tomorrow and will operate as a ‘Shop inside a Shop’. There won’t be a vast collection of apps initially [...]

  UPDATE: Take it as pure speculation but the M510 could be Vodafone H1 in SKT’s garb since the claimed specs match exactly with H1. Samsung has confirmed to launch the first LiMo compliant handset in their home market by the end of this year. The SCH-M510 will be released by SK Telecom making it [...]

  In an attempt to thwart iPhone’s possible penetration in South Korea, SKT plans to release an Android phone. SKT is reportedly in talks with Samsung (and LG) to provide them with an Android device running the v2.0 Eclair update. SKT reckons Android-powered phones provide better data processing than iPhone. “We are gauging the timing [...]

  Samsung’s T*Omnia successor has gone official in the home market. The T*Omnia II (SCH-M710/SCH-M715) will be available via SK Telecom and expectedly, Samsung has modified the device to suit the Koreans. Few changes from the original Omnia II are the integration of DMB, T map, T Store services and reduction in internal memory (T*Omnia [...]

  SKT users seeking a simple phone can check out the newly announced Samsung SlimStyle (SCH-S540). The 11.4mm slider phone features a 2.1-inch display (176×220) display, CDMA2000 1x connectivity, 1.3MP camera, SOS function, SMS spam protection, e-dictionary, Subway maps, microSD card slot and 800mAh battery able to give about 3 hours of talk time and [...]

  UPDATE: New info has emerged – The phone is set for a release this month and will have out-of-the-box DivX functionality and Sapphire Glass to act as a scratch deterrent. Giorgio Armani till date has only two phones in the market and another one is under construction. However, word from Korea comes is that [...]