Samsung 3GB Phone

Meet Samsung’s new handset, featuring a 3GB hard-drive, which is now the largest cell phone storage capacity on the market. The little beast is going to be released this week in Korea:

The internal storage device of the up-to-date model, SPH-V7900, enables purchasers to carry a couple of high definition video clips or as many as 700 music files. The high-end gizmo will also be equipped with a 2-megapixel built-in camera and 2X optical zoom, which does not compromise picture quality when zooming in on subjects.

Samsung president Lee Ki-tae, who is in charge of the firm’s cell phone unit, said the SPH-V7900 will dictate the future trend of larger-sized embedded memory in handsets. Up until now, the highest-storage handset available in the global market has been the 1.5GB phone, SPH-V5400 of Samsung, which hit the shelves last September.

“The expansion of the internal memory would consolidate the mobile phone’s status as the mainstream gadget in the multimedia era. We are determined to lead the world’s premium market with cutting-edge technologies and innovative designs,” Lee said.

Samsung will retail the SPH-V7900 at around 750,000 won ($718) through KTF, the country’s second-largest wireless operator.

However, it seems that this model won’t be shipped to other countries, or at least this is not rumored to be in the plans.

(Read the whole article here on The Korea Times)