The Samsung F210 is an upgraded version of the Samsung X830 "Blush" phone announced last year, and it shares the X830's unusual format. It is also closely related to the somewhat more basic Samsung F200.


As you can probably tell, Samsung also make MP3 players - and the SGH-F210 draws on this experience. When closed you would be hard pushed to tell that it's a phone at all. The F210's slim form factor (just 88 x 31 x 20mm) and the unusual 128 x 220 pixel display make the handset look very much like a compact media player.

Although this is closely based on the X830, and shares a similar rotator mechanism, the F210 comes with a much more conventional (although very slim) number pad, plus a microSD slot in addition to the 1GB of internal memory in the phone. Most people won't need to upgrade the F210's memory, but if necessary it can support a 2GB microSD card which should be plenty.


The SGH-F210 supports various media formats including MP3, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA formats plus various types of DRM. The Samsung F210 doesn't have an FM radio, but on the other hand it has a 2 megapixel digital camera. Bluetooth is also supported, presumably with stereo audio connections.

The Samsung F200 is a mobile phone styled like an MP3 player. It follows on from the similar Samsung "Blush" X830 and is basically a slightly cut-down version of the SGH-F210 announced at the same time.


This is a very narrow handset that looks just like an MP3 player when folded up. However, rotate the display and you'll see that the SGH-F200 has a hidden numeric keypad. One key difference (if you'll forgive the pun) between this and the X830 is that the keypad follows a much more conventional layout. It's quite lightweight too.. the Samsung F200 weighs just 76 grams and measures 90 x 33 x 20mm.

The SGH-F200's display is an unusual 128 x 220 pixel panel in 262,000 colours. Internal memory is just 5MB, but the standard sales package includes a 512MB microSD card, and the Samsung F200 can take up to 2GB of memory expansion. The SGH-F200 also supports stereo Bluetooth, as well as a wired stereo connection.

Of course, this looks like an MP3 player because it is an MP3 player, or to be more precise the Samsung F200 is an MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / WMA player with an FM radio thrown in for good measure. It also supports various Digital Rights Management (DRM) formats. The F200 also supports a music library and music setup wizard application.


The small screen isn't ideal for web browsing, although the SGH-F200 does have a WAP browser. Remember that Samsung are one of the few mobile phone manufacturers who make MP3 players, so you can expect the F200 to be quite usable despite it's unusual format.