In an All About Symbian exclusive, I present part 1 of my two part review of Samsung's brand new S60 3rd Edition FP2-powered i7110. An OLED-screened candy bar, it's incredibly well built and spoilt only by a silly video bug and a strange control key design. In this, part 1, I look at its hardware. In part 2, I'll go through its software and present my overall opinion of this latest device.

"There's no getting round it, first impressions of the Samsung i7110 are awesome. Awesome. A slim metal chassis (118 x 52 x 12.9mm). Brushed metal battery cover and front fascia. Rubberised, hi-grip coating elsewhere. A gorgeously gorgeous (have I mentioned that it was gorgeous?) OLED 2.6" screen. Optical joystick.

Plus the usual 2009 specifications for a top end phone/smartphone: 5mp cam with dual LED flash, VGA video recording, Wi-Fi and GPS. What's there not to like, in this candy bar format that should prove more robust than anything else on the market?"

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