Samsung SGH-T100
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 13, 1969 in Suwon, South Korea |
| Headquarters | Suwon , South Korea |
Samsung SGH-T100 Overview
The Samsung SGH-T100 is a dual-band GSM mobile device designed and produced by the South Korean corporation Samsung Electronics. It was unveiled at the 2002 CeBIT exhibition. This device features a clamshell design with a color screen, representing an advancement over the earlier SGH-A800, which was equipped with a monochrome internal LCD display.
Notably, the SGH-T100 was the pioneer in employing a thin-film transistor (TFT) active matrix LCD screen in mobile phones; until its debut, all handsets utilized passive matrix display technology. Additionally, it was the first GSM handset capable of rendering 4096 color shades, surpassing predecessors like the Ericsson T68, which supported only 256 colors.
The T100 gained recognition for its elegant design, vibrant display, and polyphonic ringtone capabilities. It was acknowledged for introducing technologies commonly found in Japanese phones to GSM markets such as Europe. By 2003, it had achieved sales exceeding 10 million units globally, marking Samsung's initial milestone at this scale. The SGH-T100 was later replaced by the Samsung SGH-T400.
In Samsung's 2002 lineup, the SGH-S100 was positioned above the T100, targeting business users with enhanced features including GPRS connectivity and compatibility with Java applications. The premium model, SGH-V100, offered GPRS as well as support for playback of short video clips in MPEG-4 format.
Variants
- SGH-T108: The version released under the Chinese Anycall brand.
Related models
- Samsung SCH-X420 - A South Korean CDMA model featuring a monochrome internal display.
- Samsung SCH-X430 - Designed for SK Telecom, equipped with a Yamaha MA-3 sound chip (offering 40 polyphony compared to 16).
- Samsung SCH-A562 - The Israeli Pelephone edition, sharing identical hardware specifications with the SCH-X430.