Samsung M3510 (GT-M3510 / Samsung Beat b)

An ultra-lightweight music phone, the Samsung M3510 (also called the Samsung Beat b) is aimed at those people who value multimedia playback over other features.


It's a pretty simple tri-band GSM device with GPRS and EDGE data, a 2" 240 x 320 pixel display and a 2 megapixel camera, but Samsung have put most of the effort into music. In addition to an MP3 / AAC / WMA compatible media player, the Samsung M3510 also features something called the "BEAT player", "Find Music by Shazam" and Samsung's Digital Natural Sound engine (DNSe), plus an automatic audio equaliser and digital rights management support. Usefully, the Samsung M3510 comes with a 3.5mm audio socket and also some dedicated media keys.


The Samsung M3510 weighs only 68 grams and is a shade less than 10mm thick. The 800 mAh battery can provide up to 5 hours of talktime, 10 days standby time or 15 hours of music playback.

Clearly, the M3510 won't appeal to everyone. But as we imagine that it will be quite inexpensive, then we can see that there might well be some interest. It could make an ideal Christmas present if bought with a prepay SIM.