Before we proceed to the actual announcement, I wish to state my total and utter disdain towards the rampant usage of ^superscript in Samsung’s latest batch of mobile phones. It kinda reminds me of all those mIRC kids who fail to understand how to pRoPeRlY uSe ThE sHiFt KeY HihIHIHIhihihiHIHIHh1111!!!!

Ugh.

But names aside, I have to admit that this new phone from Samsung called the ULTRA^TOUCH is quite a looker. I am particularly fond of the red ascents, but I can’t seem to get past the (what looks like) brush metal finish. Launched in Barcelona during the recent Mobile World Congress, the quad band ULTRA ^TOUCH sports a 2.8” AMOLED anti-scratch full touch screen, an additional 3×4 keypad slider, an 8MP camera with dual LED flash, 30fps video shooting, GPS navigation (with the option to geotag all pictures/videos), and 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivity.

No official word on the price or date of availability have been released just yet though.

Full press release is available after the jump.

Samsung Sets the Style Crowd Alive With Ultra^TOUCH

Discover the beauty of Samsung’s latest full-touch mobile experience

Kuala Lumpur, March 12 2009 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the launch of the elegant “Ultra^TOUCH”, the perfectly beautiful and fully equipped full-touch slider phone. The Ultra^TOUCH was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where Samsung delivered its new vision for full-touch mobiles at the forefront of style and design. As with previous Ultra editions, the Ultra^TOUCH re-defines perfectionism in style, design and technology – now with full touch.

“With its refined contoured design, Samsung Ultra^TOUCH is our elegant full-touch hero at this year’s Mobile World Congress, proving again that Samsung’s mobile phones are at the forefront of style,” said Mr. Andrew Cheong, Director, Mobile Phone, Samsung Malaysia Electronics. He added, “We are committed to strengthening our portfolio of full-touch phones by introducing a variety of handsets to suit every lifestyle. Ultra^TOUCH leads this portfolio as our most iconic, high-end phone and will further enhance Samsung’s leadership in the premium full-touch market.”

Ultimate Style

Samsung has long been regarded as the most stylish mobile phone manufacturer. As the newest flagship edition to the Ultra range (Samsung’s leading style brand), Ultra^TOUCH is a truly beautiful full-touch mobile, boasting revolutionary touch screen technology, sophisticated design and packed with multimedia features. Centre stage is the 2.8” AMOLED anti-scratch full touch screen, which offers astonishingly bright and vivid colours.

The ultra-slim 12.7mm body of Ultra^TOUCH unites perfect form and function with full-touch screen and additional 3×4 keypad slider. The subtle arcs and slender contoured silhouette in the design ensure a timeless beauty and the polished ‘silky back’ design means that the phone looks fantastic from every angle. With a brushed metal frame for durability and an anti-scratch, anti-smudge screen, users can keep their phone in great condition.

Ultimate Multimedia

As you would expect from Samsung, the Ultra^TOUCH is alive with technology. Its embedded 8 megapixel camera with dual power LED flash and smile shot mode means you can capture incredible photographs on your phone. In addition to the industry-leading mobile phone camera, Ultra^TOUCH offers GPS navigation, providing detailed maps to take users from door to door. Geo-tagging via the GPS chip allows you to tag photos with geographic information, making them easier to use on social networking and photo sites. The high quality 30fps@VGA video recording captures action smoothly, while the groovy music player means that you can listen to sounds as slick as your phone. Samsung Ultra^TOUCH is also powered with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, offering speedy internet access.

Ultimate User Interface

Samsung Ultra^TOUCH provides the best ever full-touch user experience and universal 3×4 keypads together. Users will enjoy being able to control the mobile easily and intuitively – flicking through photos, navigating through maps and surfing the web have never been easier and more interactive thanks to the upgraded TouchWiz user interface. Mobile widgets can be dragged and placed on the screen for one-click access to favourite applications, or the slide-out tactile 3×4 keypad offers a tangible alternative behind the attractive touch screen, creating endless customization opportunities to make your phone your own.

About Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$105 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of two main business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.