Looking like a set-play organised by Clearwire to promote WiMax is the official Samsung announcement of the Samsung Mondi Mobile Internet Device. The Mondi is the SWD-M100 mobile Internet device that we’ve reported on a few times. Despite the fact that it might be commissioned to promote WiMax, it’s looking very interesting indeed.

Specifications:

• CPU type – Unknown
• OS – Windows Mobile 6.1
• Display Size – 4.3″ 800 X 480 (resolution not confirmed)
• Flash – 4048 MB
• Keyboard – Slider
• Size (w/h/d mm) – 120/75/16 mm (estimated)
• Physical Interfaces: Headset i/f (Mic+Line), Micro USB, Micro SD slot, HDMI
• Wireless Interfaces: 802.11b/g, BT2.0 (some blogs are reporting V2.1), Wi-Max

Additional Specs and Accessories:

• WebCam 3.0mp (rear, no flash)
• Microphone
• WebCam (front)
• Stand
• Stylus
• Ambient light sensor
• GPS
• Accelerometer
• Opera Mobile 9.5
• Touch Wiz UI

There’s no info on the weight, cpu, battery and of course, price at the moment.

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The SWD-M100 Mondi [product page] is the WiMax device that was spotted at MWC in Feb. There in Barcelona it was seen running Windows Mobile 6.1 which didn’t really get too many people excited. It looks like we might find out more soon though. Phone Scoop have found a new image on a Samsung RSS feed.

The device is potentially very interesting. If it uses a fast, Cortex-core  processor, Windows Mobile 6.5 and the new Opera Mobile 9.7 browser then it will meet a lot of wish-lists, spot-on. Until we get further info though, we’re still left with the same specs as we had before:

• 4.3 inch touchscreen
• Wimax, Wifi and Bluetooth
• Dual cams ( 3M + 0.3M pixels )
• Micro SD
• TV out
• Windows Mobile 6.1 with Opera web browser

Fingers crossed that it comes in HSDPA flavour.

Update: Samsung Mondi is now in the database with links, videos and specifications.

via Samsung’s First Wimax Device Spotted (Phone Scoop).

Via JKKMobile.

Update 01/04/09 : Officially launched as the Samsung Mondi

A surprise from Samsung at their Mobile World Congress WiMax display. The SWD-M100 MID running Windows Mobile indicating that they’ve chosen an ARM processor for the system. The fact that Opera is also highlighted tells us that this one is more than a prototype. I suspect it’s not a voice device based on the ‘MID’ tagging but there’s no technical reason that it can’t support voice.

• 4.3 inch touchscreen
• Wimax, Wifi and Bluetooth
• Dual cams ( 3M + 0.3M pixels )
• Micro SD
• TV out
• Windows Mobile 6.1 with Opera web browser

The info comes from a brief post at Ubergizmo. (More images available there.)

If this little baby has a decent processor in it (Remember Samsung make their own processors and are licensees for ARM11, Cortex A8 and A9 architectures – the Cortex A8 makes a lot of sense here.) then we could be looking at one of the most powerful windows mobile devices ever and, finally, a viable mobile internet solution with the Opera 9.5 browser.

Via JKKMobile