Today at ITU Telecom World 2006, Samsung Electronics and Microsoft launched the Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, a 3G smartphone with HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) support. Measuring only 11.8mm and weighing a mere 99g, the Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 is the world's thinnest 3G smartphone with a full QWERTY key board.

The Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 is the first smartphone in Asia Pacific and Europe that supports the HSDPA network for faster data transfer speeds, as well as seamless communications through high-speed connectivity via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR. It is also support the web applications such as podcasting and RSS Feeder.

A key feature of the Ultra Messaging i600 is its QWERTY keyboard with wheel key, perfectly designed for composing messages or e-mails. Running on Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology, the Ultra Messaging i600 instantly updates Microsoft Office Outlook's Email, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks when synchronised with Exchange Server 2003, to ensure that users are always up-to- date while on-the-move. In addition to its push email capability, users can view Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and image formats including BMP, JPEG and GIF with Picsel Viewer.

With two integrated digital cameras (1.3 megapixels in the back and VGA in the front), users can also conduct 3G video calls from the phone. Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 users can listen to stereo-quality music and view video clips with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile and a Bluetooth stereo headset. The Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 also includes a speakerphone, built-in voice recognition and support for a 1.3 megapixel digital camera that can record video.

Built-in Pocket MSN offers consumers the consistent and familiar user experience that they currently enjoy with MSN Messenger on their desktops. users will automatically have a separate Inbox for Hotmail messages on their device. The Samsung's Ultra Messaging i600 will be available in Asia Pacific and Europe in first quarter, 2007.

Ultra Messaging i600 Specifications 

• GSM Triband 
• HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS
• Size: 113 x 59 x 11.8 mm 
• Weight: 99 grams
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• Sub video camera 
• 2.3" 65k colros TFT LCD (320 x 240)
• Windows Mobile 5.0 for smart phone
• Bluetooth 2.0(A2DP, AVRCP), USB 1.1
• Wireless LAN 802.11b/g
• Push email
• RSS reader and podcasting
• Bluetooth
• 64MB RAM / 128MB ROM 
• microSD Memory Slot