Matrix Reloaded Samsung mobile phone question

chrissara · 5th May 2003, 6:16 PM

I recall reading somewhere that Samsung are releasing a mobile phone to coincide with the new movie.

I am buggered if I can find a web site that gives a price. I do recall reading an an Aussie PC Mag who did a mini preview on it an estimated price.

Anyone know?

KyocEr@~* · 5th May 2003, 6:23 PM

You should post this in the Other Toys forum - the website you're after is http://infosync.no - do a search

chrissara · 5th May 2003, 6:32 PM

Sorry about the wrong thread.

Tried the link.
Like many, many sites, had a story but no price.

KyocEr@~* · 5th May 2003, 6:48 PM

Then there is no announced price yet available. =)

MoNk{LAH} · 5th May 2003, 7:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chrissara
I recall reading somewhere that Samsung are releasing a mobile phone to coincide with the new movie.

I am buggered if I can find a web site that gives a price. I do recall reading an an Aussie PC Mag who did a mini preview on it an estimated price.

Anyone know?

heres the phone (need flash to run)

http://www.samsung.com/Features/BrandCampaign/matrix/

no idea on pricing though

Eluial · 5th May 2003, 8:56 PM

This is the phone as seen in The Matrix Reloaded.

Click to view full-sized image!
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If you click here, you can see the phone Samsung are releasing. It's a little different, but I'll forgive them.

So, who else is buying one of these babies?

kasar · 5th May 2003, 11:19 PM

The phone being sold by Samsung is exactly the same as the one in the movie. The earpiece pops out, so this is what might be making you think they are different.

I tried one a few days ago and imho it looks dog ugly. Its also pretty chunky. Internally its very similar to the T400.

RRP will be about $1000-1100

CowPower40 · 6th May 2003, 12:14 AM

This is the new Matrix phone?!?!?!?! Thats one fugly mofo. The previous Nokia had class and style but this is just plain fugly

Although that been said, I won't mind getting one

Eluial · 6th May 2003, 7:44 AM

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Originally posted by kasar
The phone being sold by Samsung is exactly the same as the one in the movie...

Not quite. It is the same as the one shown in The Final Flight of the Osiris, but compare it to the one Niobe is holding.

As shown on the website, the released one will have a colour screen and the screen also looks substantially bigger than Niobe's. Once the ear piece pops out, you can tell that the 'arms' holding it are also slightly different form Niobe's. Niobe's has no roller thing with two buttons on the side as the one shown by Samsung does. Niobe's also has a keypad arrangement of 4x3 + 1x2 while the released has 5x3. Niobe's also has a different mouthpiece with one rectangle and a larger one above it. The released version only has one rectangle. The shape of the phone itself is different; Niobe's being fatter and then getting thinner at the bottom following the different button arrangement. The 'border' of Niobe's also follows this line and has two circles at the bottom and top not appearing on the shown phone. Other differences I see as being very minor.

kasar · 6th May 2003, 9:11 AM

do you have any other pics of the phone in the movie?

the reason i'm saying is because the samsung rep showed me a shot of the phone lying on the ground (from Matrix Reloaded), and that one was the same as the one i used.

KyocEr@~* · 6th May 2003, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kasar
do you have any other pics of the phone in the movie?

the reason i'm saying is because the samsung rep showed me a shot of the phone lying on the ground (from Matrix Reloaded), and that one was the same as the one i used.

Where'd you use that?

And I agree, it looks quite... tech, not classy this time round (probably more in keeping with the movie's theme)

z3[n] · 6th May 2003, 10:22 AM

izit just me or the future technology is getting ugly... everything is getting bigger, chunkier and uglier...

take the 3G fones for example!

are we going downhill or what?!

chrissara · 6th May 2003, 10:29 AM

Spoke to Samsung directly.

Apparently they are releasing a phone circa June/July 2003 called V200. RRP $1100-$1200.

This is where I got confused. Apparently two phones are being released but only the V200 will be available in Aust.

The uglier one (which is CDMA) will only be based overseas.

The uglier one is based on the movie. The V200 is kinda based on the one in the movie. The movie one is modified slightly.

kasar · 6th May 2003, 4:56 PM

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Originally posted by KyocEr@~*
Where'd you use that?

And I agree, it looks quite... tech, not classy this time round (probably more in keeping with the movie's theme)

some samsung reps recently came down from Korea, and i got to meet them

yeah the V200 will be released here soon, i'm getting a review unit for it within the next week which means they will be released in the next month or two. actually australia was pretty slow in getting the V200, it was released around 2 months ago in the US.

the next Samsung phone i'm really looking forward to is the Samsung SGH-D700....all i can say is WHOA

http://mobile.burn.com/review.jsp?Id=291

Eluial · 6th May 2003, 7:40 PM

Kasar, the image of the phone on the ground, I take it that there is also someone lying next to it? Is it this one? Clicky! Clicky! If so, that image is from the Animatrix movie The Final Flight of the Osiris. It looks like a cross between The one Niobe is holding and the one shown on the infoSync World website. The phone's website also mentions something about there being two models of phones. Perhaps there will be a The Final Flight of the Osiris one as well as a The Matrix Reloaded one.

5th May 2003, 6:16 PM	#1
chrissara Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mackay, Qld Posts: 679	Matrix Reloaded Samsung mobile phone question I recall reading somewhere that Samsung are releasing a mobile phone to coincide with the new movie. I am buggered if I can find a web site that gives a price. I do recall reading an an Aussie PC Mag who did a mini preview on it an estimated price. Anyone know?

5th May 2003, 6:23 PM	#2
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5th May 2003, 8:56 PM	#6
Eluial Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 3075 Posts: 1,565	This is the phone as seen in The Matrix Reloaded. Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store If you click here, you can see the phone Samsung are releasing. It's a little different, but I'll forgive them. So, who else is buying one of these babies? __________________ * Last edited by Eluial; 5th May 2003 at 8:57 PM.

5th May 2003, 11:19 PM	#7
kasar Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Pyrmont, Sydney Posts: 3,526	The phone being sold by Samsung is exactly the same as the one in the movie. The earpiece pops out, so this is what might be making you think they are different. I tried one a few days ago and imho it looks dog ugly. Its also pretty chunky. Internally its very similar to the T400. RRP will be about $1000-1100 __________________ "Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines" - Enzo Ferrari

5th May 2003, 6:32 PM	#3
chrissara Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mackay, Qld Posts: 679	Sorry about the wrong thread. Tried the link. Like many, many sites, had a story but no price.

6th May 2003, 12:14 AM	#8
CowPower40 Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 608	This is the new Matrix phone?!?!?!?! Thats one fugly mofo. The previous Nokia had class and style but this is just plain fugly Although that been said, I won't mind getting one __________________ "One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful." -Sigmund Freud Last edited by CowPower40; 6th May 2003 at 12:18 AM.

6th May 2003, 9:11 AM	#10
kasar Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Pyrmont, Sydney Posts: 3,526	do you have any other pics of the phone in the movie? the reason i'm saying is because the samsung rep showed me a shot of the phone lying on the ground (from Matrix Reloaded), and that one was the same as the one i used. __________________ "Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines" - Enzo Ferrari

6th May 2003, 10:22 AM	#12
z3[n] Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melb Posts: 736	izit just me or the future technology is getting ugly... everything is getting bigger, chunkier and uglier... take the 3G fones for example! are we going downhill or what?! __________________ SimplyXen.com

6th May 2003, 10:29 AM	#13
chrissara Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mackay, Qld Posts: 679	Spoke to Samsung directly. Apparently they are releasing a phone circa June/July 2003 called V200. RRP $1100-$1200. This is where I got confused. Apparently two phones are being released but only the V200 will be available in Aust. The uglier one (which is CDMA) will only be based overseas. The uglier one is based on the movie. The V200 is kinda based on the one in the movie. The movie one is modified slightly.

6th May 2003, 7:40 PM	#15
Eluial Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 3075 Posts: 1,565	Kasar, the image of the phone on the ground, I take it that there is also someone lying next to it? Is it this one? Clicky! Clicky! If so, that image is from the Animatrix movie The Final Flight of the Osiris. It looks like a cross between The one Niobe is holding and the one shown on the infoSync World website. The phone's website also mentions something about there being two models of phones. Perhaps there will be a The Final Flight of the Osiris one as well as a The Matrix Reloaded one. __________________ * Last edited by Eluial; 6th May 2003 at 7:42 PM.