Samsung Serenata

  • Released 2007, November
    136g, 19.7mm thickness
    Feature phone
    4GB storage, no card slot
  • N/A 769,538 hits
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  • 2.26"
    240x240 pixels
  • NO
    No video recorder
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  • 1000mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Serenata - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 2100
Speed HSPA
Launch Announced 2007, October. Released 2007, November
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 109.5 x 63 x 19.7 mm (4.31 x 2.48 x 0.78 in)
Weight 136 g (4.80 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 2.26 inches, 16.5 cm2 (~23.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 240 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~150 ppi density)
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 1000 entries
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 4GB
Camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Polyphonic(64) ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio No
USB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games No
Java No
 MP3/AAC/WMA player
Organizer
Voice memo
World time
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 280 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Music play Up to 13 h (headset) / Up to 5 h (speaker)
Misc Colors Black
SAR 0.46 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
Price About 1000 EUR

Samsung Serenata - User Reviews

  • i already have one,like new.almost no scratch.the sound really great when you're hear it from the headset.this deck sound was perfect 9/10.especially when you hear some accoustic sound.its natural and feels like 3D sound

  • I want to buy this phone pls tell how could i get the supplier details of india.

  • Why tha set price is high.

  • Please where can i get the screen of this device

  • i like the phone please,i want to buy this plaese let me have the price.

  • Well! When I saw the phone i was really excited to get it. But now when Im using this Phone I can tell you guys that this phone sucks. Cant take snaps no features moreover it vil cost 1600 dollars which simply comes to more than 76,000 Rs in India.. Dude's jus an advice if you are planning to get the phone than jus forget coz u r goin to suffer later on!!!!

  • couldn't agree with you more dave. this incredible piece of art can't be matched nowadays by any iphone wannabes or kitchous vertu expensive metals.

  • me2 what did u do?

  • nothing can replace ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ultimate

  • It would be more correct to call it not a mobile phone, but a portable music player with the function of a mobile phone! The sound is really fantastic! And the design too - very original and elegant in a simple way. A person must have the sense of style to appreciate and enjoy it!

  • better off with the ipod.

  • how can you text in this phone

  • Can't wait 2 have d phone!

  • this phone is the worst phone i ever see in my life

  • i want to khnow can i chang my rington to whate ever i want and how can i chang my back ground?

  • Expensive because of Bang and Olufson sound system

  • why is this phone so expensive!?!?

  • simply the best i have one ..... thanks b&o !!!!!!!!!!!!

  • a piece of art....with a sound cristal clear....i have one and i can say i am lucky...tnx b&o

  • sorry b&0 it�s not for all.......love serenata , love serene have 2 phones and im very happy , maybe the bad opinions are for the people that dont have for buy this .... hahaha

  • You need to download beoplayer to download and organise your music files. - BOB OY

  • it looks like a shaver.

  • my samsung serenata was working perfectly until i tried download a song from my laptop. i dont know what is now happening to my phone because it keeps restarting and cant boot anymore. please help me with something because i love my phone and its not common in my area. what do i do to my phone. i am all the way in Ghana and this is my adress ( [email protected] )

  • wat a great phone ... i am amased to c this phone at first site,plz some one is listening from samsung then plz get this phone in the market now... next is best...

  • Hello, can this phone be charged by a regular Samsung charger, does it have the regular Samsung socket? Also, can a Samsung 3.5 jack converter be used with it? Thx.

  • the sound is so clear ..... very nice phone,i am going to get one for sure,i was very imprest...you don t see many serenatas

  • Is anyone expert in B&O Samsung Serenata? Does anyone know how to add the ring tone to the existing list? Is it possible? Many thanks,

  • excellent phone .. love the phone, you dont see to many people using it and the case is so cool

  • an excellent phone......great...great sound...unbeliveble i can say for o phone...b&o rocks...

  • have cam in this phone ?

  • pls help me . i need ihis serenata model user gide. send me attach or cd in my mail . [email protected]

  • its good but not more

  • i had one but don't know how to change to MP3 ringtone, anyone can help?

  • Best phone I've ever had! Great sound!

  • you have to understand a thig this phone was made for those who are in love with music....only this 2 words bang & olufsen shoud intimidate anyone who knows a little about sounds...someone sad that they are no serenata in Romania ...well news flash...i am from Romania and i have one and i am more then happy to have one...but then again i love music and i love a good sound.it dosen t have a camere its true but this phone was never created to make photos..but to enjoy a quality sound that will relax you far more then a foto made by a 5 megapix camera...at this time on the market there is no other phone that can play music like the serenata does.....IT IS AMYZING and that is the truth...it is i phone for those who can t live withought music.B&O good job

  • the phone is great...no camera...to hell with it...need a camera buy yourself a proffesional one to ehich you don't talk. the design is great, it runs as smooth as it gets and you can buy it at less than a third of a price if you buy it through a firm/company for which you work

  • is it really a phone???????????????????????????? or a miscreant sorry 2 say nat impressed if u want 2 spend some cash buy the vertu mobile if u want a touch screen phone buy the iphone. ITS VERY VERY UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • it is so expencive cuz it has a sound technology & the speakers of the BANG & OLUFFSEN super premiume brand when u say B & O it's like u'r saying this man has a new mercedese s-class that one the new BMW 750 that one the AUDI S8 BUT that has the new ROLCE RYCE B & O is the ROLCE RYCE of sound systems

  • y it is sooo expensive ...i dnt knw..

  • Yes I had the phone as well.. It took me a long while before finding out how to download pics..it's a bit completed thoughand with a software. If u need help, email me on dmkpool at y/a/h/o/o.com

  • nono this phone actually hav a 5.1 surround sound.. thats what make it so expensive..

  • Looks like Stereo Music Player with Universal Remote

  • It looks..odd. Is it really a phone? looks like a stereo remote..

  • will cost you only 1200 pounds here in London! big smile

  • uuuuummmmmmmm....what is there to say about this so called "phone"?..it's ridiculous, probably the biggest waste of money in history

  • High Price? Because Bang & Olufsen is an expensive premium brand... duh

  • jeezz...what's wrong with this phne? 2 pricey, goshh. u can buy 2 OMNIA

  • beauty is nothing without features

  • this phone is rubbish, had it for an hour and took it back it is too hard to use and just rubbish

  • I don't know really why that so high price 1900 $ really record. yes it has a unique design but what's more??!!!!

  • looks like a communicator out of star trek

  • If we provided the rate its easy to order online.

  • i dont agree with the opinion of u

  • i agree wid you too guys it is very ugly.less feature but very expensive and ugly.

  • you know it is unfair coz this is very expensive and ugly i agree wid u guys this is so much ugly.......has no many feature, nokia n96 should hve more expensive than this because it has many feature.u know gsmarena favored the samsung more than the nokia samsung i900 omnia has 360 spin but nokia n96 has no at all even this n96 is the first 2 announced than i900 bt u know the i900 has the first 360 spin bt nokia n96 has no at all.are u agree wid me guys?

  • Ugly or state of art design... Sirenata and Serene is developed by B&O (Bang & Olufsen)and build by Samsung with B&O parts like the ICE circuit that delivers sound far better than most mobiles. I would call it a "show off" mobile. The user interface is crap, but it sounds good and you are sending the signal, that you're loaded or got stile... It's a thin line between success and failure. Pick your choice...

  • Really Really Really EXPENSIVE.It will be more than $1900 Dollars cuz Nokia have a mobile 8800 saph. and it had one money bag line less(in the specifications last one)and it costs about 1500 dollars

  • what a design.. i agree its ugly, can the samsung company thing any batter design than this

  • tell me abt the axact cost........

  • too expensive for a fone with so few features, weak batt..

  • The touchscreen!

  • this phone is soooooo expensive!!!

  • how can you write messages?

  • its a beauty with style and without camera its not a big deal but the thing that change my mind is its stupid price.

  • oh my good, in ROMANIA no one have this phone !!!!!!!

  • why yes, i find this website is very helpful: www.deznutzsinyomouth.com .....hope this helps!.... your welcome!!

  • It actually works fine having the wheel on top. I have big hands though, but its no problem.

  • can this phone send messages

  • hi, i m using dis phone from quite sum time now n i m happy wid it, but i m not able to down load songs n pics. so can nyone let me know is there's ny site i can down load n trensfer al the stuff. thanks

  • hi, i'm wonder about it.2mounts or 3 mounts ago i see this phone in paytakht shop in tehran and they sold it at 3million rial(2800$) and we say yes bang and olufsen is a good multimedia brand but it not means its in joint mobile with samsung to be cost 3000$. and now i see its coming soon that means it worth.

  • quick and easy to use just like the rampant rabbit before it... 5 star pleasure rating!!!

  • Its suck a pitty that a brand like B&O has cheapened itself by getting together with a fong kong brand like Samsung...Same goes to the Armani phone.

  • What is the round thing on top? Is it touch pad?

  • blingbling, ipods dont make phone calls. which makes ur suggestion a tad silly considering the primary function of a phone is to make calls, not make music. On a different note, this is ugly and a half!

  • wtf is this thing? it is a phone or a toy that plays fake music?

  • The most 'UGLY ART' in the world!!!!!!!!!

  • it's bang&olufsen!!It's art of design

  • three words to describe WTF???

  • for that money just get an 16 gb ipod (light-years away more advanced)+ an b&a speakers-dock for the sound... btw if u want to be different from the crowd have it gold plated or smth ... al this will cost you less money

  • This phone has no camera... and not so good design BUT 4GB .......

  • i'm curious apart from the design is this all that different to the samsung f400? other then onboard memory... im particularly referring to the microphone capabilities...i currently have a B&O ear set 2, perfect quality but if this simply has a samsung microphone in it and voice technology then i dont see how it can compete with its considerably cheaper cousin

  • Attention Please, I discovered that you still stated this wonderful phone COMING SOON of which the phone is already in the market. Last week friday I bought one in London. And my cutomers are in need of it. So release more into in the market and into Nigeria market. Thanks

  • I'm a Bang Olufsen FAN !!! and I have most of B&O products, such as tv, music sistem, speakes, phones... And i'm in love in B&O design... but I think that something is wrong with serenata... Dosent look so elegant ... and in my opinion it dosent have that charm like other products... it's realy thick ... my opinion! sorry b&o I will never buy one :(

  • this phone is just wrong!!

  • Guess i'll upgrade my Serene ;-)

  • I saw this phone at B&O store in berlin last Dec. They'er selling it for Eur 1200.

  • I own one , and it is more than a novelty, it is fun and great to use. No camera, who cares, never needed one anyway , great music, using loudspeaker, sms T9 , a bit slow but than if you do 5 or so sms a day its great. Good feel and small although it looks big. Better than the Serene. No money no talk.

  • That is one awesome phone and if its designed by B&O, you know the sound on it will be great. Only problem I see with it is that it doesnt have a keypad. MMS would be really hard.

  • Julius G, you are so funny, first this phone should come to the world, some people are waitin for this expensive gadget to be available since so many months & now just today you wake up & you are expecting this phone to be available in Nigeria soon. Listen Nigeria is a country, where in you can get hold of phones that was released ages ago. If a mobile phone is made available world over today, then Nigeria should consider itself lucky if it can get hold of that phone after 2 months. The only other options is to personally import it from other country if you cant wait too long. Moreever majority of the people in Nigeria would not be able to afford this phone, & the remaining few people who can afford this phone, would not buy it, because they would go for something even better like for example Nokia N series phones & they would also save lots of money that way. Money saved is money earned. Have a nice day ahead. Cheers!!

  • This phone HAS a mediaplayer and a camera. Check your facts if you're posting something like that. The design is Bang & Olufsen and the stuff put in is from samsung. I have one of these and the only problem is if you, like me, sends lots of messages or ring a lot. You use the "Ipod" wheel to highlight the numbers or the letters just like a really oldschool phone. The price is just around 900� or 10.000 danish kr.

  • Pls make it available in Nigeria sa soon as it is out

  • I hate this phone because i don't have the money to buy it :))

  • well its not about the design..its how you will love the phone. :)

  • This phone looks a bit...intimidating and may I say...awkward?

  • this is a wonderful thing........i cant wait to have one to ma self.

  • the user above made a mistake, this mobile has a media player.. anyway..this phone is great, before you say anything else check who is the designer and check the "bang & olufsen" company, because this is samsung bang & olufsen mobile phone..!! I will give it 10 for design, 7 for features and 9 for perf!

  • I love the design its different from all the rest ....it looks Retro..:)

  • looks really coool but will it sell.

  • tel me zian isnt this an ipod

  • looks really coool but will it sell.

  • me again what the hell are you going to do with 4gb of memory with no bloody mp3 player or camera this is worse than my crappy battered up phone samsung i can design a better phone than you with more features and it doesant look like a bloody spaceship

  • The design is a little weird for a phone.

  • this is greate set you will love it

  • I love the design for its uniqueness, but is it really suitable for a phone? I'm kinda doubting that.

  • actually iam just wondering WHAT HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU SAMSUNG??????? they 'r thiking of steping ahead nokia and se but they're just getting back to SEIMENS!!!! :D

  • It looks upside-down! Probably use it like a normal phone then when you turn it upside down to put it into the dock like an ipod would to use it as a stereo kind of thing... that would be my guess!

  • I don't like me the serenata because it has an ugly desing ad more, it doesn't have a camera

  • looks almost as good as the VK Mobile VK4100

  • love serene i have, love serenata . love bang&olufsen...... no camera? whos care?........

  • are u sure it's a phone? it looks really good, but where's the earpiece speaker.. or mic.. and what's the sliding part for? it'll look very very good for some high class stereo, but for a phone, i don't see it's function...

  • well unlike most on here I have phone.build quality first rate,still think as I did of the serene screen quality is the best of any phone ,at present I have iPhone,n95,and have owned at least 10 phones a year since 1997.good points top call quality,sound from speakers,just the fastest phone to call from phone book using scroll wheel,no fingerprints show on case,very easy to hold no fear of droping,unlike iPhone .I don't miss camera,and yes snob Yalue,won't meet many 16year olde whipping out thier n95 to compare with mine.bad points texting slower,lack of being able to change menu,and call center calling,[inputting numbers],also not designed for left handers.so guess not the best if its your only phone but for me may be the one phone I won't tire of and sell.

  • Seriously, the phone just stands aloof of others, but it is so fancy, don't think it is going to be a pocket phone either from the way it looks.

  • This is not a gadget phone, but a elegant designed mobile. Sophisticated like al their other products. It makes all other mobiles look like each other. This one steps out from the others.

  • This is a loser phone ....who cares if it's from B&O or O&B!!!

  • eBay U.S.A listings has 2 listed for sale. Buy It Now price is USD$2,600. Robbery, in my opinion. Serenata will not be sold in USA, according to B&O site. One CES review site said phone will cost equivalent of USD$1,600. They also said phone sounds great but they dislike the dial interface.

  • Too ugly & too hugh ... who the hell design this kind of rubbish for B&0? Shame!!!

  • believe it or not vodafone uk have actually released this phone today.

  • jeeezzz.... 2000 USD for this ???... I wish it was 200...

  • If u want to make something look futuristic, there is a good chance it will be U-G-L-Y. The screen below the buttons is SHT.

  • look here stop saying bad things about this pace of art b & o hade sold out all what the have and there is a list from now to dicember 2008 sold out 20 of them in one week so i dont thing is that bad

  • it looks like a house phone

  • My mac3 looks better :)

  • it looks unacceptably ahead of its time. screen under dials, wow! the legion of mobile phone are like earthlings and this samsung model is a martian, even among samsung siblings. they could have made it look more cellphone like or acceptable. i would not mind owning such a cellphone if it's not that costly..

  • lol this phone looks like a shaving machine lol but i do like strange shaps and disignes

  • Hey, Johnny. It would be impossible to take a picture with this phone, as this phone does not have a camera built in. No camera, yet it costs US$2,000!

  • What is this an alarm clock? horribleeee. How can they sell this stuff?

  • WOW !!! Mine is going to be the first opinion for this phone for the year 2008 on GSMArena. This phone seems to be some kind of a new design MP3 player or so. I am sure it wud b difficult to navigate thru the menus or take photos using this phone. Forget about taking photos or videos, even making an ordinary phone call using this phone wud b a task. Someone who is really tech savy & has enough money to blow on a reputed brand of mobile phone wud consider Nokia N 95 8 GB eventhough itz a brick kind of a phone, but not to forget itz loaded with loads of features & itz of good quality & also u wud save money as compared to buying this phone, as this samsung phone wud b damn expensive. Sorry to say, but frankly speaking I don't think Samsung will do well with this model. But Samsung is smart enough & knows how to get thru it using other models. Happy new year to all of you. Hope you all had an amazing weekend. Cheers!!

  • its not bad i atually like the deign its interestin but no cam:S:S thats the only annoyin thing bt it n no games:S:S:$

  • Just saw the video, even the person who is demonstrating is struggling to get to the menus.... Very bad design can't think about using the features which are difficult to access through the weird menus.

  • I love the design, but it's not really suitable for a phone. The features are great though.

  • I dont like the design, it looks like a shaver lol

  • i don't like the design of this phone not one bit! but the feature and the preformance is awesome!

  • when technology improves future cellular designs will be ugly as this one ... i think samsung should improve there cellular battery life before making stuff like this ...

  • when technology improves future cellular designs will be ugly as this one ...

  • I am a phone lover and have the Serene, Vertu, Iphone, but nothing comes close to the Serenata! The largest B&O stores only received 3 or 4 units ! So you certainly will not see yourself coming and going all across town!

  • To Samsung For complite combat make all complit.

  • For sale here in the UK now.

  • The Serenata Phone has not yet been released. You cannot buy it yet. But, when it is released, it will sell for $2,000 US Dollars, which is 1362 Euros as of today. I doubt many people will spend that kind of money for this phone...a phone which has no camera and which has only 4-gigabytes of memory (and no card slot to add more memory). Also, the phone keypad is touchscreen, but it is not digital pad touchscreen. To dial, you use a virtual rotary dial-pad, like the old rotary phones. The only good thing of this phone is the music player. But one can easily find a small music player with great sound for so much less money.

  • in fack serenata is really wicked am in love with the phone. i can't wait to have one.

  • I own a Serenata look i go a better idea a Nokia 1112($20) a flashlight($10) a 5mp camera($100) a 4gb ipod($230)= A Samsung Serenata($1500)

  • Big, ugly & stupid design award winner....right here!

  • it looks like a philips shaver coooooool stuff

  • serenata good design and i hope it will be in the market soon. i wish success for this model.

  • this phone is wicked. I had the serene and it the only cellular phone IN THE WORLD, which has not lost a CENT of value. Still retails for $1200 USD, just like it did 4 years ago. The serenata looks amazing, its not a play toy like the N95 filled with gadgets, this phone is suppose top amaze ALL of your senses. Solidly built, this is a work of art. Excellent job samsung.

  • the phones soo cool and futuristic looking but useless coz it had no camera and as if yur bringing a fridge or a remote control with you.. too big! and no cam!

  • WOW never ever ever ever ever ever ever get

  • People yap about things they dont understand and know, just to compromise the situation even further, they rant and rant so that others will think they know something. I am a big fan of B&O, and I do understand that they charge quite a premium for their products and design. If youve ever owned a B&O, you will understand why. If I look at this phone and have it say in a place thats fitted with the BeoSound and all neat but expensive stuff from B&O, I would think this would just look right at home. Revolutionary designs takes a while to settle with the commoners, and I guess common sense dictates that the phone will have to go through what it has to go through before people realize how neat it is. Take the Tour de Eiffel in Paris. Everyone thought it was a scar in the face of Paris before it became one of the most renowned edifice to a country. I rest my case

  • Hi! all the ones who had said things such as this phone is wastage of money,looks like a shaver, not to smart phone, e.t.c. I,am using this phone and I have used the previous model of this phone(serene)these R the phones that can change U'r personality. I'am not a very wealthy man B'coz it is not tooo expensive at alllllllllll.

  • What was Samsung thinking? I mean who would want this- even if it was free. They may have not come up with the idea, but its labeled as Samsung. Way to tarnish your reputation...

  • this phone is for wannabee millionnaires

  • i like the design. if the phone was to be announced earlier i think we could see the phone in action with Will Smith in I-Robot... but it could be much prettier if the phone is a slight smaller than the size potrayed in the pictures available right here. The design looks very futuristic! But the functions are not...

  • Seriously, this has got to be the worst stupid gadget ever... I'm not talking about the obvious lack of style or beauty, but the very dumb design.. how in earth are you going to handle the thing when your hands are covering the bottom screen. Gosh.

  • With all the money in the world, I'd ignore this. It looks like my TV remote with a screen at the bottom. With that said, wouldn't you have to hold it funny to see the screen properly? I don't like it.

  • This Serenata phone will cost $2,000 United States Dollars

  • Hi guys !!!! Samsung is the best company ever right?

  • interesting pioneering design,step into future not like nokias always bringing phones like brick 1kg weight with freezing softwers but people need some time as for everithing new,well done samsung!

  • totally agree with esteban.. maybe that poor millionaire down there has just got his first million.. lol.. this crap is a crap... who cares its price tag.. i would rather choose vertu.. although the spec isnt that much.. because vertu is vertu.. mariah carey is mariah carey.. and a stupid chinese artist would always be a stupid chinese artist.. regardless her voice or look.. lol (sorry)

  • Millionaires will not buy this phone ... cause it's too cheap & the look have no taste to it! Instead they will go for Vertu phones if they want something special(quality wise). Billionaires will not even use Vertu ... not to mention this junk, as they have body guards & secretary to hold their mobile phone(s) & pick up/screen through calls for them!

  • Hey guys.....some of us who are millionaires and we do not know how to spend our money, this is a great product that really helps us to get rid of money!! You are judging this product by its looks, whereas we (the people with millions that want to find things to spend their money onto) are interested to have a product, looks whatever does not matter,as long as it is EXPENSIVE and has a FAMOUS name on top of it. Do you think the Ferrari and lamborgini worth their pricetag? You have more chance to be onthe side of the road with mechanical failed Ferrari than with a Toyota Corolla. But, most of the people DREAM to buy the Ferrari as they can afford to buy the Corolla. 100% more reliable the Corolla!! So, if you had millions (like me) then this is not difficult to understand. I hope Serenata price tag, will be at least $2,000 otherwise I won't buy it.

  • Trust me $600 dolllars later and 2 weeks in the shop, its not a shaver. Apparently its a phone. it doesnt fit in my pocket, wifes purse or to my face so i guess i will use my samsung or blackberry pearl (buggy).

  • is it a shaver?? looks weird to me...the design??? bah....

  • well no kidding i though it's a shaver with an Mp3 and may be a cellular, but won't the water damage it (during shaving) :) Samsung, better keep on copying others ideas.

  • This phone should sound better if it's called "B&O Serenata"

  • jet, sound like you are a diehard Samsung fans....

  • oh well it has a nice name

  • wow... another useless phone from Samsung... no cam?? go home... no memory slot?? go home... no games?? go home... what is the purpose to slide de phone??? btw is another useless phone... samsung.. you better continue to keep on manufacture your LCD screen... i dont think you can make a good phone...

  • I was going to buy an electric shaver to my dad for X-mas but w/ this he could have a phone and a razor in the same time :) he can even call someone while he's shaving :))

  • winner of the "worst design" award!

  • samsung is carezy with this phone

  • is it electric shaver?

  • Surprised to find someone who like this....really one out of a million, lol

  • im seriously waiting for this one...cause i liked the design and i dont care about others

  • Is it really a cell phone or... is it a Electric Razor with music player??:-s

  • i have to admitt, im one of those types who only care about the design. well the design and the battery life. i dont care about mp3s (ive my ipod) or cameras (who ever uses their mobiles for pictures really?) and im a sucker for eccentric designs. but this is hideous. its HUGE! its like a cordless landline phone. im quite disappointed

  • Definitely the people who designed this phone and the ones who approved this design all were on drugs, serious waste of money�

  • already 2 phones (serene n this) were designed rather strangely... up side down... cant really c the art of that... yeah this phone is bound to be a market loser

  • B&O products are about design; some of their products are museum pieces, which is why they are famous. I'm using a few of their products, i.e. TV, home stereo system etc. But, in reality, the TV picture quality nor the stereo sound is not that great for what I paid for. I doubt this phone will give great sound ...maybe just good sound only. Will never buy this phone cause it's so ugly & big! Definately won't be a user friendly phone! How often do wealthy people listen to music from their phones??....these are for teenagers only!! Anyone? This phone is bound to be a market loser ...

  • Talking about good sound, you can bet that Sonyericsson can produce a music phone with better sound at half the price of this big, ugly looking phone!

  • Such a hugh ugly thing!

  • i love this phone

  • impressive performance. Bang & Olufsen�s ingenious acoustics are the other reason, featuring two high-quality speaker units which, controlled by advanced digital signal processing, deliver precise reproduction of what�s being said at the other end of the line � or played from your list of favourite tracks. That�s in addition to ICEpower amplifiers which enable a surprisingly powerful sound to emanate from such a small space.

  • dont drag this peace of art down the dust just becose u can afford it if u weep out this baby from ur pochet man dog and dog flee will go mad and is 1500 us not 2000 and by the way i cant afford it too but.... what e beauty...

  • take ur time all and read what this senerata can do go to the b&o page and READ it u will see is not just a mobile phone ok ? i think is a fantastic phone congrats samsung well done

  • Hey that looks like a split-a/c remote! Samsungs design dept has gone crazy ....

  • Need to spend extra money to buy a handbag to carry this phone along. lol

  • At first i think that it is a cordless phone because it lacks function compare to the other phones.. I think the design is innovative.. Do user need to carry the base along with this phone?

  • what is this?? is samsung losing ideas already??

  • it's bulky and huge...the price is most likely unbarable. But some rich fu** will by it just because it's expensive.

  • Without a doubt one of the ugliest things I've ever seen!!!

  • Just as bad as the Bang & Olufson Serene!

  • this is just like the Bang & Olufson Serene

  • Samsung U700 is already using the B&O "ICEpower" digital manifying software/hardware....why do anyone want this big brick when you can have a smaller & slimmer U700 with much better look, a lot more features & much more user friendly!

  • Isnt it similar to nokia 3650 i used to hav abt 3 years bak!!!! hmmm.... well i thnk tht was much betta coz had a camera n keypad!!!

  • Is it just me, or are most of the phones these days growing in size. Soon we'll be back to the house bricks of the 80's. What ever happen to putting the phone in my Jeans pocket? I don't want to carry a bloody man bag! Imaging a thinner version of the Samsung E370 with the modern styling similar to this Serenata. Now that would be nice phone! P.s. Without the pricing of B&O...

  • hello dude where are thebuttons abc and 123 are not there where are the number u have been forget so can u give the full information on new phone samsung serenata

  • it will remnd u a word call mp3 bt shud hav camera dnt u think so

  • hey where are the ABC keys?

  • The finishing of any Vertu phones is 10X better than any Samsung phones...

  • Hey, Sourav, what kind of $2,000 MP3 Player you can think of that only has just 4GB's of memory capacity? If you were right and the Serenata was just an MP3 Player, there would be much more than 4GB's of Ram capability. At the least, they would have included a Memory Card Slot to add storage. But they did not. So, you are wrong. The iPod Touch MP3 Player has 16GB's of Memory and it costs just $400 US Dollars. The iPhone has 8 GB's of memory and it costs $400 US Dollars. The Serenata will cost $2,000 US Dollars.

  • after reading the features of this handset it means this is not a phone its a mp3 player.there is no camera not a new features is there on the handset....the looks of the phone is very nice... i know samsung brings the phone which is designable which another company cannot brings the finishing like samsung........

  • Strange mobilephone and starnge design. But anyway it may like for someone who want to be aberrant.

  • What is this ugly looking, hugh brick for? The spec. is lousy.....no 3G, no camera, nothing but BIG only! Really high class phone like Vertu come with a camera in their newest offering! Thiis thing will not be a hit like the Prada phone but will meant to be a loser!

  • good mobile in all respect

  • I think this is no where near to iphone. It doesnt even hv a camera and man other features as wifi and after all this doesnt even luk like a cellphone ........samsung should put it in mp3 player category....

  • It isn't that amazing,its quite ugly actually

  • People who are considering buying this need to step back a moment and think. This phone will cost a whopping $2,000 US Dollars, and it does not have more than 4GB storage. It does not have WiFi. (How great would this be if it had WiFi and the ability to watch YouTube videos with the greatest sound in a cell phone?) But no. Come on, people! The iPhone has 8GB's and WiFi and is US$400. The 16GB iPhone is right around the corner. Sure, the iPhone has a crappy speaker, but you can always attach great headphones or an external speaker. Reality here.

  • is it a phone?

  • for a age that soposed to be going forward that phone is just to big from small and sleek to moving around brick lol !!!!!!!!

  • The most inconvenient & stupid control in the phone industry. It's not form follow function; but the other way round ....and too bad the end result is such a big & ugly phone ! Thumbs down

  • you guys, must see the seranata in youtube its SUPERB!!! speaker, the best speaker ever created in mobile fone but sadly the price. well,i think im satisfied hearing and watching it but not actual using it..

  • It has been confirmed via various sources online and from Bang & Olufsen that this phone will retail for $2,000 United States Dollars. Absolutely confirmed.

  • But, you're all right, I'm sure it's one big dissappointment.

  • Are we back to the 80's ... imagine the scene when all the people are carrying or talking with this hugh & heavy brick around!!! lol.

  • anyone who is putting this thing down must be a moron. don't be jealous because you cant afford it. Stop reading technical specs, stop thinking its a phone, its not its a stupidly high end mp3 player with a phone attatched. you ca just dock it and you have something similar to an ipod and a dock but with better sound

  • Such a stupid & ugly thing for those people without taste at all !!!

  • what a sucky phone..totally fancy, but for all the money u give, u aint even gettin a camera..

  • design is somewhat unusual,keeping the fone in hand (as in the pix)is quite uncomfortable.screen is below the buttons(which may obstruct the view of the screen).

  • Kyle is absolutely right. They will attempt to steal US$2,000 from people by hyping the fact that the Serenata has a Bang & Olufsen speaker. And even if the sound quality was better than your average cell phone speaker, the value wouldn't be anywhere near $2,000. There is only 4GB of memory. $2,000 should buy you 100GB of memory. The iPhone has 8GB and it has a speaker and it costs $400. There is no way they can have spectacular sound on such a tiny speaker system. They can have very good sound, but not $2,000 sound value.

  • I don't think having B&O speaker will make a difference to this phone..... my brother has the Samsung U600 which also has B&O but has the worst volume and clarity i have heard.... all the name B&O will do is probably sell the phone...but there will be some disappointed people....

  • the design has been made keeping in mind ur finger.. so don't curse it.. learn to appreciate things.. i jus luv the phone

  • Wtf is that? A badger?

  • Wow, fantastic design in my opinion, and it's Danish ! :D Love the idea with the outsliding speaker, I guess it delivers fantastic sound as B&0 soundsystems usually do. But the price, I don't wanna think about it...

  • Bang & Olufsen that is the only reason why anyone would by this. It is a very Exclusive and expensive brand. and there is two reasons why people by it they are known fore their excellent quality and expensive prices. gives rich people another way to redeem themselves

  • As far as i am aware, the reason for the strange design is due to it having an inbuilt high quality speaker. This is essentially a bang and olufsen design which has a samsung mobile strapped to it and it isn't aimed at mere mortals like us.

  • I just cant wait to get this phone. Different class.

  • That's one of the ugliest phones ever. It's name is even funnier because Serenata is also the name of a choco candy which makes it sound even more redicilous with it's high price. I owned 4 phones of Samsung but I will pass that one for sureeee!!

  • This phone will be US$2,000. Robbery! Samsung has a new music phone coming out called the i450. It will be using some of Bang & Olufsen's technology for their speakers. The i450 will cost US$500. This proves that the Serenata price is way too high.

  • Another step to the future phone !

  • For the money i could get an iphone, a digital camera and an external speaker for the iphone with some spare cash left :D

  • its just another weird phone come from Samsung, and will cost a thousand dollars at least

  • There is no way whatsoever that Hiron39 is going to spend $2,000 US Dollars for this music player/cell phone. No way. It is doubtful that anyone (except those millionaires with so much extra money)would spend so much money for a phone with missing features, like a camera. And the storage is only 4GB's. For $2,000 there should be at least 16GB's (like the iPod Touch has, which costs on US$400).

  • i think it is cool. it fits perfectly in ur hand. i think it deserves a camera though. great phone looking forward to getting one

  • This phone looks very strange to be honest, i have never seen one like it. I bet its quite expensive aswell, i mean who would want to buy it?

  • is this a joke?

  • I don't get the look of this phone it looks as if it is upside down. Whats the point? rubbish design.

  • this phone is stictly for audiophiles who want the best quality music available from their phones, you'll never find another phone out there with the same quality audio components as this one....... Umm....Try the ROKR E2, comes WITH a camera and 3.5mm audio jack, A2DP bluetooth and dedicated music buttons down one side, This phone is not only ugly but chuny as well, why do Samsung try and shove this kinda stuff down the publics throat?

  • god thats ugly

  • My first view & opinion on this without any research(since I am only crazy about Nokia phones). Is this an MP3 player or a hi tech mobile phone, dont u think itz more like an mp3 player than a phone. Wow!! anyways, was jus thinking how wud people make calls, guess itz touchscreen, something interesting but must confess something odd!! I would now look into the specs & some of ur valuable opinions. Anyways, good job Samsung. Cheers!!

  • wtf?No,really WTF?!?!!1!11!

  • this phone is really strange doesnt seems like why newyork website design

  • It's fatter then the i-phone and more expensive...I don't get it. It also looks huge and gross, like an LG Chocolate's-first-twice-removed-ugly-younger-cou­sin with a sever weight problem. Its aesthetics are horrible, how could Samsung release junk like that? True music fanatics want to use higher end headphones and standard (for the blue-tooth scaredy-cats)....if it had a 2.5mm and 3.5mm jack it would be worth taking a second glance...but overall still revolting.

  • why did you delete my comment??? i wasn't cursing or anything like that i just gave my opinion about the phone. stop protecting the pathetic lewis coz his phone sucks and deleting negative comments so th ephone would get a better reputation.my delted comment is below (thank god for browser history). god its ugly! this is such a terrible looking device,and you use the controls upside down?well if you flip it it looks like an ipod ... just much uglier lol what a freak of a device no matter of it features, if it could fly i still wouldn't buy it, it seams so uncomfortable and the plugin for the headphones looks like is just put on the perfect place to break the jack lol it ugly and probably hell expensive coz some art guy designed it like from his wet dreams lol.

  • this phone is stictly for audiophiles who want the best quality music available from their phones, you'll never find another phone out there with the same quality audio components as this one

  • To be perfectly honest (In my view), It looks like them cordless house phones that most households have. I mean, with the base and overall design. Good Lookin, but it Looks a bit weird, though.

  • serenata is a great mobile,i-pod option,its very wierd but i like it too much:-)

  • Wonder it's me or i am seeing the keys are above the screen? The last thing on my mind i can imagine the convenience of single-handed handling on this phone...definitely a no-go for me... :D

  • many different peoples having many different wishes. But I really wonder who will buy this mobile. About taste you can not discuss, but about functionality you do not need to discuss, there is nothing to discuss. Let everyone be happy, but this is nothing for me

  • For around 1533 EUROS, i dont think many can afford one, and i also dont think anybody would actually buy 1

  • Well its a luxury phone its not produced for need or more feature.. its for showing, like other luxury items do. Well some REAL rich people will buy it may be because of curiosity and style of course they dont care about what features it can have they're too damn rich to think of it.. Even i.. if i have the money/riches too spend im glad to have one of that phone. its not a type of phone that all people can have.

  • specs and looks?.... thumbs down!!! this will be a flop for sure..

  • The Serene is very difficult to dial a number & you have to really concentrate not to touch the round dial or you'll have to start from the beginning again....wonder if this hugh phone will have the same problem! Some B&O products have very nice design(or else they will not be shown in museum). I'm using their 42" plasma TV(high price, nice design but not the best picture quality on the market), I also use their home stero, nice design & compliment the living room perfectly. It's an art but it does not give the best sound quality!). Regarding phones, it's not their speciality & this phone is just way too big to look elegant in your hand.

  • oooooooook... so... how do you dial?

  • That perfect sound quality theory of this is from previous experiences of past B & O Product. i Own the serene and also the beosound2 and earset 3 And the sound quality its much2 better than the ipod. And the serenes earphone quality is best ever in a phone. Read some reviews of the seren and most will agree. AND PLEASE THIS IS BANG AND OLUFSEN DO NOT SAY WHY SAMSUNG CANT MAKE GOOD PHONES! This is designed and the specs are determined by BANG N OLUFSEN

  • Why do people make below comment when they have not even tried the sound quality of this phone??? The phone is not even out yet!!!........ "think about a phone with less gimmicks and perfect voice quality. That is what I associate with a phone".

  • For all of you Samsung and B&O apologists, please consider the following: There's a sucker born every minute - attributed to P.T. Barnum and famous con-man Joseph ("Paper Collar Joe") Bessimer. Also, for the record, I could afford the Serenata if I wanted one. I know many others that could as well. However, the rich don't get rich - and stay that way - by spending their money on frivolous products.

  • Really nice design, but be honnest, no camera, no wireless. sometimes I do not understand Samsung, they have the know how to make the most perfect mobile ever, but seems they are not willing to do. Add wifi and 5MP camera inside this device and you have something really "TOP". Samsung beware of LG, they will take a big part of your market share very soon.

  • i think they should name it iRock. it fking look like a huge rock.....

  • Hello guys and gals, Calm down. Isn't that what good design is? You have exactly two options: "like it or hate it!", "buy it or leave it!" As simple as that! It might me chunky and "new" in terms of design. Same what happened to BMW when they launched the new 7 Series.. But he, the marked followed! One comment to all the I-Phone comments: "There are maybe ppl out there who don't want to follow the mainstream! That's called Individualism!!!!" That is exactly what the phone represents. And for the classic ones under us, think about a phone with less gimmicks and perfect voice quality. That is what I associate with a phone. When I want to make a picture, well I have a 10 mio Pix Camera.. as simple as that! Ta

  • Go David Lewis from Zone Communications, best phone ever!

  • I have this phone at the moment. It's actually really intuitive to use after you're familiar with the scroll wheel. It looks good, feels good in the hand and the sound quality is amazing from the speaker. Price is a little high, but come on, isn't everything expensive in Bang and Olufsen's world?

  • This is a joke! lol.. ive used the previous B&O serene , that was really bad , this one is probably better ...but overall bad

  • it looks like a cross between a wannabe-ipod and a projector remote control.

  • US$2,000 and only 4GB Memory? No camera. No WiFi. Is Bang & Olufson insane? The iPhone has 8GB of memory. The iPod Touch has 16GB of memory.

  • maybe the better sound quality on this phone is only on headset..when it said music phone, it must be best on headset and loudspeaker..it must have a bass

  • what I hate about this site is that people always vote on the phones although they don't have it. how the hell can you vote on this phone if you've never eve used it?

  • wtf is that? man, it's the ugliest thing i've ever seen... is that a phone?

  • ugly

  • Ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • another ipod kinda phone again but most likely better sound quility

  • Nice phone, but why is there no camera.

  • Yes, although overpriced and they get a large profit margin, thats the purpose, to sell a little for high profits. Still normal phones would earn more money by selling more products. theres a target market for each phone. If the serenata is priced at 700, same as n95, it will sell 0 units as people will choose the n95!! Therefore makin the price so high is to attract certain unique rich buyers to get a different market segment

  • The more I think about this B&O Serenata the more I see it is a perfect example of 'luxury branding'; used to sell an overpriced object to those who consider themselves 'classy, elegant and worthy of exclusive products'. The phone will probably be constructed with about $150 worth of components, and labour, by some overworked and underpaid person in China. And, yet I'm sure Samsung and B&O will mark it up at least 10 times and sell it for $1500+. All luxury brand manufacturers do the same thing now. For example, most Louis Vuitton bags are made for about $100 in Chinese factories. (Yeah, I know it says made in Paris on them, but they only finish them up there - my wife works in the fashion industry. Therefore, I know the facts about these products.) And, yet LV will charge $1500+ for them, making an enormous profit. These luxury brand makers are just playing with people's ego for financial gain.

  • I don't know why you need a good sound quality for .ogg files, for ex., if you can buy an Iphone or an iPod for less than u$s 2000 (?????!!!!). Sincerelly, I the design looks good, but I don't need it.

  • what a deformed disfigured design is that suppose to be a phone?

  • this is hideous... like seriously. really bad.

  • another evidence of samsungs stup.idity.

  • this fone is nice.nice to throw

  • Yes, the official pricing was confirmed: US$2,000 (or 1,400 Euros). Wow! No camera, and the weight is heavy, and they want US$2,000? That is too much. I doubt they will sell a lot. Look at iPhone. iPhone came out at US$600 and then Apple dropped the price after 2 months to US$400. Bang & Olufson should sell this phone at no more than US$1,000. And even at that price, many people would still skip this phone as it would be too expensive. How can B&O justify a whopping US$2,000 for a cell phone with no camera???

  • the bad ass loking phone. the worst

  • Back to the 80's ... holding a hugh brick communication device !!! I bet their next phone will definately have even better music sound quality but it will be the size of a table !!!

  • actually it does have a built-in hi-fi stereo speaker system that has no sound distortion even at high volume... thanks to bang & olufsen technology

  • No large screen to view, No large speakers to hear music or ring tone? When will you manufacturers learn. We want a business tool, We want to take videos, photos. We want to store music and hear it clear oh and everything else that LG, Nokia & Motorola are striving for. This is not the mobile for most people.

  • It's a serious U.F.O (Unidentifiable Fone Object) It looks so average and complicated, it's a scarecrow!

  • This phone rocks!!!! Its unique enough and no one will own 1 therefore making it stand out. Dont compare this with the iphone as this is a fashion statement wherelese everyone will own an iphone!!

  • a great fone!!! it just should have a 2 megapixel camera to make it the best fone ever!!!

  • SERENE is better than SERENATA NO cam! it sucks

  • wow

  • Well i want to know more about this phone anyone care to like update?

  • is it just me or is this phone just...BIG ? lacks bang&oluffsen elegance and simplicity, the display is in an uncomfortable position and the "slide" is ... well .. useless

  • Ogg, flac? Good sound chip powered with mid-q file formats??? WHY?

  • Looks crazy.. not in a good way. I have big hands. Usin the huge circular controler is going to have my hand blocking the view of the screen. POOR DESIGN!

  • me thinks the slider behind is the famous B&O speaker for the music. But i sure would love to see some pics which show how the phone bit looks like..good fusion though

  • How it is going to compete with iPhone when it doesn't have camera

  • What the ??? Samsung will never be able to beat SE W-Series Walkman's that will never Happen

  • Thats got to be one of the smartest baby monitors around,what do you mean its a phone!oh dear oh dear samsung youve wasted your time here(about 30 seconds of it judging by this thing).

  • you have to think is it worth the money come on guys just think maybe your a load of jokers

  • Wow. That's crazy. Kinda ,ooks big ang clunky. Especially when it "slides" out.

  • Is it touch screen? The official site mentioned context-sensitive touch screen but not any where else

  • I like this phone, just the way i like B&O/Samsung Serene. It's really unique and wierd, which somehow enhance your status. But i would never buy it, even if i afford it.

  • Looks like their designers have ran out of better idea? They're going for the worst to develope such phone! Anyway, it's just a concept for people to comment before they decide to kill it for sure. Just kidding!!!

  • HAHA! Im sure this phones gona do as well as the last B&O mobile phone. LOL. For ppl with no tast and alot of money. Another great gimmic from B&B

  • has anybody read how big it is??? and has anybody seen how small the new pods are??? u would be and idiot to buy this so called phone.

  • Wouh... Something reallly different.. Should interest those who doesnt need camera..Yey;D

  • Samsung starting a new era here...

  • This is where art and fuctionality will not meet as from the looks you hand will be covering the screen in order to acces the dial. if I'm on a call and want to view information, How easy will that be???

  • I got first comment. Yay

  • whats the point of the back sliding is there something back there? and overall this phone sucks and i gave it a 1-1-1 very very poor design, barly any features, and with those 2 bad well performance wise who cares lol.

  • no camera,just 256k colour screen samsung please come upto 16m colour screen .memory is great.looks like an apple ipod.according 2 me hmmm.5 out of 10 for this phone

  • According to a danish mobile magazine the price will be around 11.000DKR.. which is around ~ $1950...

  • is that's a fake or something..? wtf is that! the design looks just creepy.

  • Just buy an ipod :D This is too heavy, and impractical to be a phone lol

  • its only for music and you cant make any call or message from it.and it is so so much we can say expensive.

  • It looks lika huge, heavy, ugly and not very practical to use phone.... Your hand will be over the display when using the phone with one hand, unless you use the side of your thumb... Well it better have REALLY good sound not to be totally hopeless *G*

  • This will absolutely be the best sounding music phone ever produced. You will be able to put the cell phone on a table and listen to great quality sound. The problem is going to be the huge price. I read one site where they say the phone will cost US$1,500 (which will make it the most expensive music phone out there). Wow! Only the rich can afford this phone.

  • all i gotta say is wtf is this LOL

  • hmm, music phone = new trend? cuz this phone has 4G memory but no camera o.O looks a little bit weird

  • omfg this phone is gun have the best sound quality b & o owns all =)

  • thatsa phone? wheres all the numbers and stuff wow

  • 4GB = music phone. looks like an inverted ugly ipod.

  • this phone looks pretty good. but yu cant judge a book by its cover right? :] or can you... .____. [1st btww :]]

  • looks weird... design by B&O? so... is it another music phone?

  • i like the speakers.. UI doesn't really match the phone. Personally I don't like the screen on the bottom but I'll get used to it if I ever have one *wink*wink

  • first:D

  • Looks cool- but its just 4 show, will fade out real doon, and will probably cost $$$. But yes - Looks cool- if thats what one wants

  • WTF is that?