Announced in CeBit 2005, Samsung has finally released the words that the Samsung SGH-i300 smartphone will be available somewhere next month in Europe. Bad news is it won't come with the latest Windows Mobile 5.0 but Windows Mobile 2003 se instead. The major difference is Windows Mobile 2003 se do not support persistence memory storage, which means you need to avoid to use up your i300's battery.

The bar-type SGH-i300 "super music" phone is equipped with an unprecedented 3 GB hard disk, double the biggest previous capacity and enough to store two to three movies and about 1,000 songs. It will hit the U.K., Germany, France and Russia first and China later. (When is North America?)

Specifications:

• GSM Triband
• 262k colors (240 x 320)
• Windows Mobile OS 2003se
• 1.3 Megapixel Camera
• 3GB Microdrive
• Scroll wheel navigation
• Video recording, media player
• Dual speaker
• 3D Sound
• Digital Power Amp
• TransFlash
• Bluetooth, IrDA, USB, GPRS

The handset supports various music formats such as WMA, MP3, AAC and WAV and has a 3-megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth wireless technology, digital power amplifier, plus a jog dial to scroll through the play lists.