Samsung M5650 takes Corby a little upmarket

In case you hadn't realized that the full-touch invasion was in full swing, consider this your final warning: Samsung has just announced its M5650, essentially a minor upmarket revision from the colorful Corby launches a few months back. On top of a 3 megapixel cam, the M5650 features WiFi, 3G, some trick social network integration (expect any phone worth a damn to do this in 2010), an FM radio, something Samsung ominously calls the "Cartoon UI," and a one-touch music key. It's not going to blow anyone away on paper, but this is the kind of sweet little number that could get subsidized down to free on virtually any postpaid carrier in the world -- and zero out-of-pocket is always an intriguing proposition, is it not? The M5650's available now in Portugal and will be coming to other parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia before too long.

[Thanks, Momchil]

[4dabest Posted Dec 23rd 2009 3:04AM]

I think this device is absoloutly gawjuss. I mean it supports everything you need in terms of functionality or portability. Furthermore, as someone who's really doing a lot of sports, a device as light as the Corby seems to be irreplacable. I also bought myself the bluetooth headset, and I need to admit that Samsung has done a great job. Both products are top-notch.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2010 2:04AM]

My boyfriend is a taxi driver. Trying to answer the phone while driving, he came this close to fatal accidents on a few times. And on a few occasions I became suspicious because he didn’t get my call. I’m planning to give him a Bluetooth Headset as a Christmas present. However, most of the products are difficult to recharge in the car and you use a cellular tape to attach it to the car, which also comes off very easily… so I was searching for a product with vehicle charging adaptor and Samsung’s WEP570 looks nice. The vehicle charger looks sturdy. Has anyone used this? It’s the first time I’m purchasing a bluetooth headset so it’s really difficult for me to tell…

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2010 2:04AM]

My boyfriend is a taxi driver. Trying to answer the phone while driving, he came this close to fatal accidents on a few times. And on a few occasions I became suspicious because he didn’t get my call. I’m planning to give him a Bluetooth Headset as a Christmas present. However, most of the products are difficult to recharge in the car and you use a cellular tape to attach it to the car, which also comes off very easily… so I was searching for a product with vehicle charging adaptor and Samsung’s WEP570 looks nice. The vehicle charger looks sturdy. Has anyone used this? It’s the first time I’m purchasing a bluetooth headset so it’s really difficult for me to tell…

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2010 2:04AM]

My boyfriend is a taxi driver. Trying to answer the phone while driving, he came this close to fatal accidents on a few times. And on a few occasions I became suspicious because he didn’t get my call. I’m planning to give him a Bluetooth Headset as a Christmas present. However, most of the products are difficult to recharge in the car and you use a cellular tape to attach it to the car, which also comes off very easily… so I was searching for a product with vehicle charging adaptor and Samsung’s WEP570 looks nice. The vehicle charger looks sturdy. Has anyone used this? It’s the first time I’m purchasing a bluetooth headset so it’s really difficult for me to tell…

[Palomino Posted Jan 11th 2010 9:20AM]

I'm gonna have to disagree with you Engadget- $0 out of pocket is never intriguing (for me) when it means being locked in for 2 years without a smartphone! It was a nice prospect back in two-double-ought-three, but times have changed, and the market has matured.