Samsung seems to be working a little in reverse with its upcoming SGH-i780 Windows Mobile 6 handset,
showing it first at GITEX, then providing shots to media a couple weeks later -- all without an official press release or announcement. Fortunately, we have pretty much all the information we want about it at this point, save for one key detail: will it come to AT&T as the rumored BlackJack 2? Unlike the original
BlackJack, the i780 runs the touchscreen-driven Professional variant of Windows Mobile, features an "optical mouse" on the d-pad that provides the user with an actual on-screen pointer, and features integrated WiFi and GPS. If we were the wagering sort, we'd guess that an AT&T variant of this sucker would lose the WiFi and trade Euro HSDPA radio hardware for its North American equivalent, but with integrated GPS, it still seems like it could be a worthwhile upgrade. Sweden apparently expects it in early 2008, though there's no official word on launches elsewhere just yet.
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posted Sep 27th 2007 11:31AM
wow, it looks big but sexy.
A touchscreen Blackjack? I could be down for that... but where ohh where is by i760?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpKQOP9LJRU
There's the video of the optical mouse in use. Looks like 128mb of RAM, thankfully.
Looks good, give or take a couple US bandwidths...
What a beautiful small square screen to stare at while I'm trying to use GPS... meh.
Thats phone is ugly ....sorry ....but Dont you all think "Treo Killer"...um i mean palm killed the treo......Same boring design not much more functionality........Oh boy the added windows mobile.... HTC and BLACKBERRY Killed The Treo
If ATT looses the WiFi, then that is a deal breaker for me. ATT stop being sooooooooo stupid...
Agreed, no wifi, no deal.
Damn, it's getting harder to choose now. 3G iphone, i780, or N95 8GB. hmmm...
I hope that AT&T doesn't remove WiFi if they add this phone to their lineup! And since the new Tilt features WiFi along with all its other connectivity options (GPS, BT, 3G, etc.) I'm going to remain optimistic. This Sammy seems like a worthy competitor to the Ubiquio 503G, though. The latter has the QWERTY keypad and touchscreen, but lacks GPS. I'd like to see how the two phones ultimately stack up, since the 503G has a great processor and lots of memory.
Thats sort of sad. People are still trying to kill the treo. Shouldnt they be aiming a bit higher than that?
And if this is the Blackjack 2 I might actually replace my current Blackjack with it, if it:
1. Has the number buttons next to each other, like every other keyboard phone, so I can dial without looking and
2. Lets me page down emails and web pages with a single button click... like the Samsung flip phone I had in 2000 could.