Mobile-review writes: “Samsung Electronics has confirmed the official Olympic partner status and announced Samsung SGH-E848 Golden Olympic Edition. The device is plated with 18-carat gold and carries the Olympic Games 2008 logo. This is a slider featuring functionality of an up-to-date handset. It will hit the stores from the opening of the Summer Olympic Games in Peking.”

Specifications

• Networks: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Display: 2.2″ (240×320 pixels, 262K colors)
• Camera: 2-megapixel 4x digital zoom
• 70 MB of internal memory
• microSD slot
• NetFront 3.4 browser
• Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
• Video: H.263, MPEG4
• Interface: Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP), USB 2.0
• Talk time: up to 5 hours
• Standby time: up to 250 hours
• Dimensions: 101.5×52.5×10.6 mm
• Weight: 99 g