It looks like one of those pixelated pocket diaries that you got when you were 10, and I’m not sure if anyone above that age bracket will be unembarrassed enough to pull this out of their pocket to send a text. 
The Samsung B3310 has hit the streets of France and will go on sale in the UK in September.
It is primarily a social networking phone, but these days, what handset isn’t used for that? To emphasise the point though, Samsung have included a one-click button to popular social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Flickr.
First things first, the number pad has been artistically positioned along the length of the screen instead of in a cluster at the bottom of the screen like we’re used to. This is funky, but doesn’t necessarily make it more usable.
The QWERTY keypad is a great addition, and will make updating Twitter much more accurate than if you had to aim your thumb on a touchscreen.
Feature-wise, we’re hoping that Samsung pitches this phone at a bargain basement price as you only get a 2.1 inch screen, 2 megapixel camera, and just has GPRS connectivity for uploading your piccies onto Facebook.
Internal memory is also on the meager side at just 40MB, but there is the option to expand this with a microSD card. There is a music player on this handset and FM radio so you’ll never be caught short of a tune.
The battery of the B3310 does boast a solid 5 hours of talk time or 380 hours of standby which is necessary to mane sure you can keep up with what your friends are doing all day, and still be able to take a call from mum asking when you’ll be home for dinner.
Samsung have definitely pushed the boat out with this handset, but have they gone too far? Drop us a comment and let us know.
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Phone seems pretty charming.But feature wise it will be way behind other company handsets(nokia,sony ericsson etc). Camera should have been 5mp at least,because you got to upload some quality photos to your friends.
Thanks for the information.