Samsung announced the

Ultra Smart F700 is a smart phone with a design, which is quite similar to Apple's resonant product. However, the F700 is supplemented with QWERTY keyboard and 3G technology that the iPhone has not yet supported.

Samsung said the use of touch screens is becoming a new trend in the telecommunications industry but they still integrate keyboards to serve customers familiar with the use of traditional phones. The F700 also incorporates VibeTonz technology, allowing users to feel touch-sensitive buttons.

Ultra Smart F700 with touch screen and Qwerty keyboard.Photo: Digitimes .

The smartphone also has an integrated music player. The loudness of the sound, the playlist or the brightness of the screen can all be controlled by using the touch screen.

The 3G capability of Ultra Smart F700 is missing from the iPhone development plan. Although the HSDPA network access standard has not been fully exploited, Samsung still supports it and at 7.2 Mbps, the F700 can download 4MB mp3 songs in 4.4 seconds.

The F700 has a 2.78-inch LCD screen, Bluetooth and a 5 megapixel image sensor that automatically adjusts focus. Currently, product prices have not been announced.