Skyworks Enables Two New Samsung Touch Screen Mobile Phones
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Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

June 1, 2009... Skyworks Solutions EDGE front-end is powering yet another handset. It is now in Samsung's S5230 touch-screen mobile phone handset. The device is reportedly one several new touchscreen models being offered in European markets. Skyworks reports that its front-end also supports the Samsung 3310, a thin quad band GSM/EDGE candy bar mobile phone capable of global roaming.

Measuring a mere 11.9 millimeters (mm) thick, the S5230 has a three inch auto-rotating touch screen containing Samsung’s patented TouchWiz user interface, that reportedly simplifies data and text entry with finger-swipe navigation. The handset also contains a QWERTY keyboard, and comes with a built-in 3.0 megapixel (MP) camera that can record quarter video graphics array (QVGA) resolution video at 15 frames per second. The S3310 has a 2.1 inch thin film transistor (TFT) QVGA resolution display with 16 million colors. It also has a 2.0 MP camera that provides up to 30 frames per second of video recording capabilities.

“Skyworks is delighted to support Samsung as it enhances its position as a leading player in the hugely popular touch screen mobile market,” said Liam K. Griffin, Skyworks’ senior vice president of sales and marketing. “We look forward to further strengthening our partnership with Samsung as they add to their portfolio of innovative platforms that combine all essential multimedia functionality into a single device.” Skyworks News Release

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