Samsung i700 belongs to the category where the device is a PDA first and then a cell phone. Samsung i700 runs Microsoft Pocket PC Phone Edition, and supports tri-band CDMA and 1xRTT.

Design

The overall size and weight is somewhat big if you think of a cell phone. But as a PDA its the most reasonable size i.e. 132 x 70 x 18 and 160g. On top right, you will see the external antenna and on top left you can see the 270 degree rotating camera. The overall look and feel is typical as Samsung which is very satisfying.

Samsung SP-i600 is CDMA based smartphone and is powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 software. Unlike Samsung i700, it is a cell phone first and then a PDA which in other words is defined by the term "smartphone". It features Intel 200Mhz processor, 32 MB RAM and typical 176 x 220 TFT 65k color screen.

Comparison with Motorola Mpx200

Motorola MPX200 and Samsung i600 both are based on microsoft smartphone platform. Former is provided by AT&T and the later is provided by Sprint in USA. It in interesting to note that Mpx200 supports GSM and i600 supports rich CDMA. But i600 is heavier (5 ounces) than mpx200 (4.2 ounces).