Samsung Continium - Newer features???

[saps]

Samsung Continuum (SCH-i400) - This is the dual-screen Galaxy S phone that first popped up this week. Engadget’s tipster claims it features a 1 GHz processor known as “Garnett” which might be a refresh of Samsung’s Hummingbird processor.
So its a 1Ghz but maybe not the full bird hummingbird we got

 

[jamesnmandy]

i also think it is shaping up to be like the LG Ally of the next round of phones, sort of like the LG enV Touch 2...the enV Touch was top of the line when i got it....or pretty close anyways....then along came Android phones....the LG Ally was the budget Android device....now the LG enV Touch 2 and the Samsung Continuum will be the new low end devices coming standard with 1Ghz CPU's but smaller screens and less memory, etc....

 

[erasmogjr]

Continuum is to Fascinate as Pixi is to Pre

It has got to be hell to type on that screen especially landscape since the main screen is offset quite a bit. After seeing it next to the Fascinate I am glad it was not released first. How many of yall would have been pissed if you bought this and then the fascinate came out with its sexy 4 incher?

 

[saps]

Continuum is to Fascinate as Pixi is to Pre

It has got to be hell to type on that screen especially landscape since the main screen is offset quite a bit. After seeing it next to the Fascinate I am glad it was not released first. How many of yall would have been pissed if you bought this and then the fascinate came out with its sexy 4 incher?

Agreed. Of course until today I knew nothing about this Continuum until today. I knew about the Fascinate months before it hit. Not a lot of Marketing behind this SC

 

[yankeeboy]

Continuum is to Fascinate as Pixi is to Pre

It has got to be hell to type on that screen especially landscape since the main screen is offset quite a bit. After seeing it next to the Fascinate I am glad it was not released first. How many of yall would have been pissed if you bought this and then the fascinate came out with its sexy 4 incher?

Thats a great point about typing - I bet your hands would get in the way or hit that little screen

 

[madars]

Here's a bit more information about the Continuum:

Samsung Continuum Galaxy S Android phone for Verizon

 

[bxojr]

Here's what I don't get about the Continuum. All of the blogs are talking about how the little mini-screen will save battery life by displaying info without having to turn on the main screen. It's kind of a cool idea -- supposedly the mini-screen turns on automatically whenever the phone is being handled.

Thing is, with a Super AMOLED display, couldn't you just display a little banner at the bottom of the regular screen and accomplish exactly the same thing? Black pixels are off and draw no power. So theoretically someone could write an app that gives the Fascinate the same functionality and the same battery advantages. I see no reason why there needs to be a second, separate display.