A Moment with the Serene from Samsung and Bang & Olufsen

Samsung/Bang & Olufsen Serene

Samsung/Bang & Olufsen Serene

One could say that the Samsung/Bang & Olufsen collaboration has produced perhaps the ultimate fashion handset. Its smooth lines and circular keypad make it look very little like a modern mobible phone.

Samsung says that they intend for the Serene to be used upside-down when compared to other handsets - with the keypad at the top, rather than the bottom - but have made it so the screen can flip if you prefer the more traditional way of using it. The round center of the keypad acts as a dial, which is used for navigating through the menus. The top and bottom of the dial can be pressed as buttons to take various actions. The system seemed to work rather well overall.

Another interesting aspect of the Serene was the hinge. The hinge is spring loaded and dampened so that it opens slowly, as if it didn't wish to disturb its user. It looks quite nice.

No matter how you look at it, the Serene is something different.

More live shots of the Samsung Serene are on the following page.

Samsung/Bang & Olufsen Serene

Samsung/Bang & Olufsen Serene

 

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