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Samsung Unveils Dual-Screen Clamshell Phone

And we wonder why!

 

Manufacturers always tend to sideline the clamshell design when it comes to smartphones. This time around though, Samsung has released the W999, which is a clamshell device running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Interestingly, the Korean giant has slapped two 3.5" screens on this mobile, claiming that users can either use it as a full touch screen phone, or flip it open to access the physical keypad.

This dual-screen phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU. It has a primary 5 MP rear camera and a front 1.3 MP camera for video calling. Other bells and whistles include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 16 GB internal memory, microSD card slot, and a 1500 mAh battery. The device is 0.7" thick and weighs 206 g.

The W999 is expected to hit the Chinese markets in January, 2012 at a price of around 10,000 yuan (approx Rs 80,000)! Although these kind of phones do look impressive on paper, we wonder if having two displays is really a practically feasible idea.
 


Here's the W999's promo video for you viewing pleasure.

 


TAGS: Mobile Phones, Android, Samsung, ck

 
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