Samsung SPH-i500

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Samsung SPH-i500
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Carrier Sprint
Available Summer of 2003 - August 2005
Screen 160 X 240 px
Operating system Palm OS 4.1
Input Graffiti, telephone keypad
CPU Dragonball 66 MHz
Memory 16 MB
Networks CDMA
Weight 130 g
Form factor clamshell

The Samsung SPH-i500 was a Palm OS-based smartphone manufactured by Samsung. It was released in the Summer of 2003 and later discontinued in August 2005. It was marketed in the United States for use on Sprint's mobile phone network.

The CDMA phone has a clamshell-style design, with the 160×240 pixel color display on the top half, and the Graffiti area and telephone keypad on the bottom half. It operates like a standard color Palm OS device, but several hard (external) and software-imbedded buttons launch the 'phone' application, which manages calls. Once a call is connected, it is possible to switch back to another application.

[edit] Specifications

  • Processor: Dragonball 66 MHz
  • Weight: 130 g
  • Operating System: Palm OS 4.1
  • RAM: 16 MB

Applications include the Handspring Blazer microbrowser and Voice Memo, but exclude Palm OS Note Pad.