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KT Readies WiBro Samsung Phone SPH-M8400

Thrystan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:45:47 +0000

KT is a South Korean mobile carrier, as you might already know, but the really interesting information here is that the operator will be launching a WiBro handset, Samsung SPH-M8400. This is the second handset with WiBro support that KT launches, after the M830/M8300 model.

There’s even a term for the new phone, since Samsung SPH-M8400 sports WiBro, Wi-Fi and WCDMA, all of these gathered under the umbrella of the “3W” name. Such a type of connectivity insures full 3G and 4G support, but only in South Korea, since WiBro is available over there alone.

[via Engadget Mobile]

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KT Prepares LG Lilac and WiMAX Samsung Prism for Korean Launch

Thrystan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:23:48 +0000

KT seems to be ready for some WiMAX action, since it’s preparing a Samsung Prism version with support for this type of connectivity. Korea Herald claims that this device will come to Korea, together with LG Lilac, with 3G support.

The same paper claims that KT’s Samsung Prism will be a tri-mode Windows Mobile phone, operating on the local WiMAX network and also supporting WCDMA and Wi-Fi.

What’s more surprising is that the device might be available in 2009, so translating this to the US market, this means that we might be seeing a similar launch via a Sprint and Samsung cooperation in 2010, let’s say Q1?

[via BGR]

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KT Can Now Sell the iPhone in South Korea

Thrystan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:09:01 +0000

KT is one of the South Korean carriers that wants a piece of the iPhone pie, but they had problems till now with the strict regulations of the country. In case you didn’t know, in spite of being a very technologically evolved society, South Korea still applies policies that require the presence of a custom software layer in order for the user to connect to data services.

This layer gave local companies Samsung and LG a monopoly over the local market and very little room for competition from the foreign handset makers. However, restrictions have been loosened lately, so local carriers must be rubbing their hands impatiently waiting to have the iPhone in their grasp.

There’s still a “technical ban” keeping Apple’s handset at bay, but we guess that KT will manage to score the iPhone till the year end. What do you think?

[via Engadget Mobile]

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KT Korean Operator Announces Samsung W8400 and W8700 Honey Bubble

Thrystan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:31:35 +0000

KT, a Korean market operator, has just announced two mid-range Samsung sliders, W8400 and W8700 Honey Bubble. The first is pictured on the right side of the image below and comes with a 2.4 inch QVGA display, GPS, a microSD slot and much more.

Samsung W8400 also supports 3.6Mbps HSDPA, an SOS function and it uses a special battery cover for extra grip. No info on its price for now, so we move on to the Samsung W8700 Honey Bubble device, packing a T-DMB mobile TV receiver, a media player and a microSD memory card slot.

W8700 also uses a 2 megapixel camera, M-Commerce and comes with pre-installed subway maps, retailing for about $325.

[via IntoMobile]

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