Samsung M7500 Emporio Armani review: Own the night

Gsmarena have posted their review of the Samsung M7500 Emporio Armani. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and final impression.

Key Features:
Quad-band GSM and 3G with HSDPA support
2.2" 256K-color OLED display of QVGA resolution
3 megapixel auto-focus camera with smile shot
Emporio Armani branding
Light effects
120MB of internal memory and microSD memory card slot (verified to work with 16GB cards)
3.5mm standard audio jack
Dedicated music keys
FM radio with RDS
Bluetooth (with A2DP) and USB v2.0
Multi-tasking support and a convenient shortcut bar on the homescreen
Office document viewer
ShoZu integration
Smart dial

Main disadvantages:
Hefty price tag
QCIF video recording
No camera flash
No accelerometer, so no fancy music controls or screen rotation
Smallish display for the price range
Task Manager is assigned to the camera key

The Samsung M7500 Armani is clearly directed at the fashion market, a phone for people who care about style and image. Its feature set is nothing special, exactly the kind of thing you'd find on any run of the mill mid-range handset, but that's unlikely to matter to the people who buy this phone. For them it's a phone to be seen with, something to show off at the club or when they are out and about. This is a phone designed to stand out in the crowd, and there's no doubt that the flashing lights and the Armani branding will get you noticed.

Unfortunately, all that style comes with a hefty price tag. Yes, it does offer some music features, such as the dedicated music keys and the 3.5mm audio jack, but it still lacks the capabilities of the other music-centric phones of the Samsung BEAT range.

The Samsung M7500 Armani occupies a unique niche in the market, a fashion phone that 'rocks'. It's certainly not cheap but if music and fashion are your life, you could do a lot worse than the M7500.