Which brings up an interesting question: How many 10 year olds really need their own cell phone that badly, aside from emergency concerns?
After announcing a couple of serious, big-feature phones like the recently featured Eternity, the South Korean handset manufacturer has now unveiled a phone that won’t attract too many adult users: the Samsung Tobi S3030. It’s direct marketing taken to a new level.
The company says that Tobi is made for pre-teens, as well as young adults, thus it’s no wonder the phone will come in six colors that not too many 40 year olds will find attractive: Sweet Pink, Bright Orange, Loyal Blue, Oasis Blue, Apple Green and Snow Silver. The new slider is made from “eco-friendly and non-toxic materials”, maybe to keep a pre-teen from making a meal out of the phone? Who knows.
Also, Samsung Tobi has a changeable backside cover and it allows users to insert any photo of their choice under the backside see-through protective sleeve. Specs include: Tri band GSM/GPRS connectivity (900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz), 1.9 ” display, 3 colorful animated themes, 1.3MP camera (pretty puny), 15MB memory, and Bluetooth/USB 2.0.
Samsung Tobi will be on sale starting this month in Italy and the UK, and list price was not announced. In December, other European countries, the CIS and China will launch the phone, and the US may follow depending on sales, presumably.
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Jeane 04.28.09 at 4:31 pm
nice phone
wholesale 05.18.09 at 7:34 am
look great~