Samsung has unveiled Continuum at the New York launch event last night. A sort of disappointment, The Continuum, the Galaxy S branded smartphone, comes with Android2.1, although an update to Froyo or Android 2.2 is expected in the near future.
The stand out feature of Samsung Continuum is its ‘Ticker’, a 1.8 inch secondary AMOLED display.—a sort of USP that is used for displaying notifications, such as incoming calls, Facebook updates, weather and real-time updates from RSS feeds. To make it active, a Continuum user has to simple grip the bottom of the phone, without having to activate the primary display. A useful feature that saves a user from checking his/her phone every now and then—just to get updates. It’ll extend battery life too.
The Samsung Continuum also features:
- A 1GHz Hummingbird processor
- A 3.4 inch AMOLED display
- A 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
- 720p HD video capture
- Built-in GPS powered by Bing Maps
- 3G and WiFi connectivity
- 2GB internal storage, expandable to 32GB with an 8GB microSD card included
Samsung Continuum is being launched exclusively on Verizon in the US and will cost $199 (around £125) on a 2 year contract once $100 cashback has been claimed, and will be landing on November 18th.
