 "Samsung Launches Mobile Tracker Phones")
Samsung has just launched 3 new entry-level phone models, the E250, X520 and C140, with Mobile Tracker and other security features built-in.
Mobile Tracker is a feature that aids in retrieval of stolen mobile phones. When a phone gets stolen and its SIM card is replaced with a new one, the Mobile Tracker feature automatically sends an SMS to two pre-defined numbers that include the number of the new SIM card and the IMEI number of the handset, with which the phone can be tracked with the help of a service provider.
The phones also include an Emergency SOS Alert feature, which would come in handy in situations of distress. In an emergency, simple four clicks of one pre-defined key (for eg. ‘C’) launches the feature which sends out a predefined help SMS to up to 10 numbers. Thereafter, the phone goes into emergency mode and accepts calls only from those 10 numbers. The phone can also receive the call automatically without alert, allowing the caller to listen and find out what’s happening.
The third feature is Privacy Lock, which locks all the sensitive data on the phone, such as messages and pictures, to prevent misuse in case the phone falls into the wrong hands.
The three phones with these features launched by Samsung are the E250, the X520 and the C140.
Proceed to the next page for details on those phones along with hi-res pictures.
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The E250 is a slim slider that looks exactly like the Ultra Edition 12.9 D900. The E250 is a budget version of the D900, coming with a simple VGA camera with video recording, a modest 2-inch 128x160 65k color display, MP3/AAC playback support, an FM radio, 12MB of internal memory with a microSD memory card for expansion up to 2 GB, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo A2DP support and USB 1.1. The tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone offers up to 5 hours of talk time or up to 10 days of stand by time. The E250 will be available for an introductory price of Rs. 8,299.
The X520 is stylish clamshell that also comes with a VGA camera, a 1.9-inch internal display of 128x160 resolution and 65k colors, an FM radio tuner, a low 2.8mb internal memory with no memory card slot and IrDA. The tri-band GSM phone also does GPRS and MMS with support for WAP 1.2 and Java. The expected battery life is up to 6.3 hours of talk time or up to 13 days of stand by. The X150 is being priced at Rs. 6,149.
The final phone is the entry level C140, a simple candybar phone with basic features such as a 128x128, 65k color display, speaker phone, polyphonic ringtones, 600kb of internal memory, 5 hours of talk time and almost 21 days of stand by time. The phone is dual-band GSM and GPRS enabled with support for WAP 1.2. It should cost Rs. 2,579.
In addition to these phones, Samsung will also be including Mobile Tracker and other security features in their other GSM phone models, including the Ultra Edition series. However, this feature is not stand-alone and cannot be installed in older Samsung phones or any other brand phones.
All these phones are expected to be available by the end of this month, i.e. by March 2007.