New Delhi April 27, 2007: Samsung Telecommunications India (STI) a dominant player   in   Indian  mobile  industry  having  leadership  in  design  and technology,  today  announced  the  launch of its Metallic Series phones in India.  The  1st model that is launched within the series is premium slider D840. Priced at Rs. 13499/-, Samsung’s D840 is super-slim with beveled cuts, seductive lines and an elegant metallic silver exterior,  making it arguably one of the most stylish and artfully designed mobile phones in the Indian market. Despite  measuring an amazingly 11.9 mm slim and weighing only 100 gm, this beautifully  finished  mobile  phone is fully equipped to meet the business and entertainment demands of today’s youth. Cloaked  in  the  slim  slide-up  package  are  cutting  edge entertainment features  like  2  Megapixel  (4x  digital  zoom)  Camera,  MP3 player with integrated  dual speaker offering perfect audio quality, multi-format music player  for  listening  music on your Bluetooth stereo headsets wirelessly, fast  forward  /  rewind  option  and  Direct  TV  Out function for sharing entertainment  while  on  move.  With 80 MB of internal memory and external microSD memory, data storage will never be an issue.

D840  even fits perfectly into your business attire with features like 262k TFT  QVGA  Colour  Screen,  Triband,  Bluetooth wireless support, Email and mobile  printing.  Supporting  all  popular  office  formats  like MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, HTML, and Standard Image formats, the D840 displays downloads  exactly as they appear on the desktop PC to view, manipulate and
send.  Once  again,  through  the Direct TV Out function, you can make your business  presentations  with  ease.  On flight you can read your emails or rework  your documents through Offline mode and no matter which country you are  visiting  Auto  Time Update will automatically reset the time zone and show you the correct local time.

 “Indian  youth  are  very  fashion and style conscious. The launch of D840 reinforces  our commitment to deliver cutting-edge technologies, superiorly designed  mobile  to  the  modern youth,” said H.C. Ryu, Managing Director, Samsung Telecommunications India. “It is designed for consumers who wish to stand  out  from  the  crowd,  showcasing  unrivaled  performance, advanced
functionality and world-class design.”

This  enticing  slide-up  is  secured through revolutionary mobile tracker, emergency  SMS  alert  and privacy lock. In fact, the D840 underwent strict internal proprietary tests to certify the mobile phone’s durability.

SGH-D840 Specifications:

Camera	2.0 Megapixel Camera with flash
Display	262k Color TFT Screen(QVGA, 5.3 cm) (240 x 320 pixel)
Music Player	Player(MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA) Background music playback
TV Out	Direct TV Out function
Security	Mobile Tracker, Emergency SMS Alert, Privacy lock
Features	Video Recording(H.263/MPEG4) & Messaging Speakerphone, Mobile Printing (Bluetooth)  USB / Bluetooth(BPP/A2DP/AVRCP) Bluetooth messaging  Document Viewer/Offline Mode  E-mail / MMS/ WAP 2.0 / JAVA 2.0(MIDP)
Dimension	99x51x11.9 mm
Weight	100gm
Memory	Internal 80MB/ External: MicroSD T Flash
Standard	EDGE, GPRS Class 10 (900 / 1800/ 1900MHz)
Battery Time	Standard Battery(700mA)  Talk time-3 hours, Standby time-202 hours

Being Samsung’s fourth overseas handset manufacturing facility in the world after  China and Brazil, this unit is catering the demands of local markets and  acting  as  the  manufacturing  hub  for  other  Asian and Middle East countries.