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Samsung Unveils World's Slimmest Watch Phone

Jul 22, 2009

The tech giant of South Korea, Samsung, recently presented a gadget that the company claims is the slimmest watch phone on the planet.

The device is just 11.98 millimeters (0.48 inches) thick. In a statement the company compared its watch phone with a similar product developed by LG Electronics, saying that its rival's device is 13.9mm thick.

The initial price of the new phone is expected to be around 450 euros ($ 639). Samsung will launch the watch phone in France first and afterward will head towards other European markets.

Here are some of the gadget's features:

- 1.76-inch touch screen;
- MP3;
- Bluetooth;
- Voice recognition.

According to the South Korean company its product will hit the stores in August.