The Samsung SGH-F310 Serenata was the successor to the Serene mobile telephone. [1] The device, a collaboration between Samsung and Bang & Olufsen, [2] featured the logotypes of both companies. Designed by David Lewis, it was introduced in October 2007. [3]
The phone was a GSM-class mobile that operated in the 900, 1800, 1900, and 2100 MHz cellular radio bands. [4] It featured no keypad; [5] instead it used Bang and Olufsen's clickwheel and a touchscreen. [6] There were 4GB of onboard storage [7] for its distinctive music player, which featured a loudspeaker accessible through a slider. [8]
The Serenata was ranked as a runner up in Wallpaper's 2008 Design Awards, losing to the original iPhone. [2] TechCrunch deemed the Serenata to be an improvement over the Serene, [9] but Australia's GadgetGuy found it "unusable as a day-to-day mobile when it comes to simple tasks like text messaging" while praising its "impressive sound quality." [10] However, CNET found that while sound quality was good, it was "definitely form over function." [11]
The first collaboration between Danish hi-fi gurus Bang & Olufsen and Samsung resulted in the Serene. It was a uniquely designed handset, but lacked features and was an ergonomic disaster. Far from being perturbed, the self-styled 'dream team' has returned with the Serenata
It is possible, however, as the phones shortlisted for our readers' award prove. There's the Serenata, Samsung's Bang & Olufsen collaboration;
ingenious and artful music mobile phone Samsung Serenata, designed by David Lewis, whose name is related to many of the products by Bang & Olufsen
It has no keypad, nor does it sport clear-cut Call/End buttons
The touch screen is secondary
The handset has a built-in speaker and bass system, and can play amplified music for up to five hours through the speaker or for around 13 hours through a headset
It definitely improves on the Serene
Basically, it is unusable as a day-to-day mobile when it comes to simple tasks like text messaging
popped it open and blasted some tunes and the quality really was good for such a small set, though it is definitely form over function here
The Samsung SGH-F310 Serenata was the successor to the Serene mobile telephone. [1] The device, a collaboration between Samsung and Bang & Olufsen, [2] featured the logotypes of both companies. Designed by David Lewis, it was introduced in October 2007. [3]
The phone was a GSM-class mobile that operated in the 900, 1800, 1900, and 2100 MHz cellular radio bands. [4] It featured no keypad; [5] instead it used Bang and Olufsen's clickwheel and a touchscreen. [6] There were 4GB of onboard storage [7] for its distinctive music player, which featured a loudspeaker accessible through a slider. [8]
The Serenata was ranked as a runner up in Wallpaper's 2008 Design Awards, losing to the original iPhone. [2] TechCrunch deemed the Serenata to be an improvement over the Serene, [9] but Australia's GadgetGuy found it "unusable as a day-to-day mobile when it comes to simple tasks like text messaging" while praising its "impressive sound quality." [10] However, CNET found that while sound quality was good, it was "definitely form over function." [11]
The first collaboration between Danish hi-fi gurus Bang & Olufsen and Samsung resulted in the Serene. It was a uniquely designed handset, but lacked features and was an ergonomic disaster. Far from being perturbed, the self-styled 'dream team' has returned with the Serenata
It is possible, however, as the phones shortlisted for our readers' award prove. There's the Serenata, Samsung's Bang & Olufsen collaboration;
ingenious and artful music mobile phone Samsung Serenata, designed by David Lewis, whose name is related to many of the products by Bang & Olufsen
It has no keypad, nor does it sport clear-cut Call/End buttons
The touch screen is secondary
The handset has a built-in speaker and bass system, and can play amplified music for up to five hours through the speaker or for around 13 hours through a headset
It definitely improves on the Serene
Basically, it is unusable as a day-to-day mobile when it comes to simple tasks like text messaging
popped it open and blasted some tunes and the quality really was good for such a small set, though it is definitely form over function here