We still don’t know when the Samsung Corby II will become available, and neither for what price. Anyway, I assume it won’t be long until Samsung officially unveils the phone. We’ll report back as soon as this happens.

Touchscreen, Wi-Fi, multitasking, app store – those things used to be associated with smartphones, but the Corby II has them all on its list of features.

The latest TouchWiz, fresh from recent stints with both Bada and Android, blurs the line with smartphones. In fact, the major difference between the Corby II and a low-end Bada phone is that you install Java apps on it, instead of Bada apps.


Last year, the South Korean company released three Corby handsets in Canada, so that’s where the new S3850 may be headed, too (since the US isn’t a market where this little fellow would be well received).

The J2ME platform has been around longer and many useful apps have been developed for it, while Bada OS is relatively new.

Anyway, the Samsung S3850 Corby II can’t run away from its name. The bigger screen and better specs aside, the Corby II is for beginners. So, no high-end features, thank you very much.
Samsung S3850 at a glance:

* General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 12
* Form factor: Touchscreen bar phone
* Dimensions: 109.9 x 66.6 x 11.7 mm, 102g
* Display: 3.2" capacitive TFT touchscreen, QVGA resolution (240 x 320 pixels)
* Platform: Latest TouchWiz UI with multitasking
* Memory: 26MB user available storage, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
* Camera: 2 megapixel fixed focus camera with smile detection, QVGA@15fps video recording
* Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n; Bluetooth 3.0 (A2DP); standard microUSB port; 3.5mm audio jack
* Misc: FM radio with RDS; accelerometer sensor; Facebook and Twitter integration; DNSe sound enhancement; Find Music recognition service

Some might not be happy with the cutbacks – but the lack of 3G connectivity is offset by the Wi-Fi support, while the low camera resolution is not a showstopper. The social networking support is a key feature – some people just can’t do without Facebook and Twitter.

Samsung must be getting better at building cheap phones – the Corby II feels extraordinarily solid despite its all-plastic body. With DNSe and a good-sized microSD card you can skip the dedicated music player, the Corby II will handle your musical needs.

	Model		Tipe	Candybar
			Dimensi	109.9 x 60.6 x 11.7 mm
			Berat	102 g
			Layar	240 x 320 pixels, 3.2 inches
			Warna layar	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
			Warna Hp	Yellow/Black, White, Pink
			Lain-lain	- Accelerometer sensor - TouchWiz UI

	Ringtone		Tipe	MP3, WAV ringtones
			Getar	Yes
				Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack
				- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)

	Memory		Internal	26 MB
			Slot	microSD, up to 16GB

	Koneksi		GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
			EDGE	Yes
			Wifi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
			Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
			USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

	Fitur		O.S.	-
			Message	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
			Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
			Game	Yes + downloadable
			Kamera	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, Smile shutter, Video QVGA@15fps
			Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
			Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
			Fitur lain	- Social networking integration with live updates - MP4/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player - Find Music recognition service - Organizer - Document viewer - Voice memo - Predictive text input

	Baterai		Tipe	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
			Siaga	620 h
			Bicara	9 h 30 min