Giorgio Armani, Samsung Unveil New $1,000 Smartphone
Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:06 pm
Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani today unveiled a $1,000 Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone aimed at complementing the designer's suits.
Made by Samsung, the Giorgio Armani phone has both a touch screen and a slide-out keyboard.
It runs on Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6.5 platform for an improved Internet Explore Mobile browser with Flash support, "MyPhone" backup service and access to applications and games through Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
The smartphone also includes a large 3.5-inch AMOLED screen, 5.0-megapixel camera, music and video player, high-speed HSDPA Internet, GPS navigation, 8GB of internal memory, as well as bronze detailing "which coordinates perfectly with Giorgio Armani suits."
Luxury retailers often collaborate with phone makers to add new revenue streams to their company. Rivals Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada have all released handsets.