Samsung S5550 Shark 2 preview: First look

Gsmarena have posted a preview of the new Samsung S5550 Shark 2. Here are the phone's key feaures and their final impression.

Samsung S5550 Shark 2 at a glance:
* General: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
* Form factor: Slider
* Dimensions: 101.8 x 48.7 x 14.8mm, 99g
* Display: 2.2-inch 262K color AMOLED display with QVGA resolution (240 x 320)
* Memory: 106MB integrated memory, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 8GB)
* UI: Proprietary Samsung UI with direct uploads to social networking sites and basic multi-tasking
* Camera: 5 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, face detection, smile shot,wide dynamic range; QVGA video recording @ 30fps
* Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, proprietary Samsung connectivity port
* Misc: FM radio with radio recording, DNSe 2.0 (Digital Natural Sound Engine), document viewer, Palringo Instant Messenger (Gtalk, AIM, ICQ support), Fake call, Find music recognition service
* Battery: Li-Ion 960 mAh battery

The new Samsung Shark line is the non-touch analog of the already highly successful Corby family. It offers distinguishable design, varied form factors and low to mid-range functionality.

The top dog among the Sharks - the S5550 Shark 2 has an AMOLED display, a 5 megapixel camera plus tons of extras and 3G connectivity with HSDPA support. The specs list packs everything you may want for a mid-range phone targeting again the social networks fans.

We admit the design is certainly not our cup of tea, but taste is a personal thing, Only time will tell whether the Sharks will bite off some new market territories, but given the right price and proper marketing campaign, the new product line just might turn up as successful as the Corby one.