Steel yourself for this mid-ranger from Samsung called…the Steel. With its brushed metal finish and the black plastic base, the Steel certainly lives up to its name, though at the cost of being similar to the Samsung Soul. The navpad certainly is alike, but lacks the interactivity that the Soul’s pad has. The slider has a 2.2-inch display, small but enough to watch videos or pictures shot on its 3-megapixel camera. Though the details are scarce, we do know that the Steel has a microSD slot, support for tri-band GSM with EDGE and HSDPA data transfer, and while can only guess that it will have some media capabilities, Samsung has let it slip that the phone will boast a DAB radio among other things.

The Samsung Steel is expected to land in the UK exclusively through Vodafone this June. So we don’t have to wait too long to know more…

In addition to the slew of phone announced today (the Nokia 3600 slide Phone and Nokia 6600 Slide Cell Phone), Nokia is also pushing its new Bluetooth headset. The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-803 features stainless steel details along with a sleek design and the usual ear loop for a comfortable fit.

The Nokia BH-803 featues a touch-sensitive volume control as well as voice dial activation. It was previously slated for pricing between €140-160 excluding taxes and subsidies.

via press

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