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The Samsung Monte, or Samsung GT-S5620 is a 3.5G GPS enabled touchscreen phone with WiFi.

The S5620 Monte looks very stylish and interesting. The 3" 240 x 400 pixel touchscreen display is a fairly standard TFT panel that is similar to many others on the market. On the back is a 3.2 megapixel camera with support for geo-tagging, which is again useful but not extraordinary. This is a 3.5G device with maximum HSDPA download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps, and the Monte also supports WiFi connectivity.

The Samsung Monte makes staying connected with friends and colleagues incredibly easy with a suite of native social network applications including Facebook and MySpace, allowing users to access their profiles whenever and wherever they choose. The advanced Twitter, Bebo widgets and multi-IM capability also provide users with the opportunity to chat in real-time via their chosen service. In addition, the handset features full Internet browsing with an accelerometer sensor allowing the onscreen image to automatically adjust as you rotate the phone.

The Samsung Monte also includes navigation features with GPS supported by Google Latitude™, users will always know where they are and can keep their friends updated on their location at all times. With a Geo-tagging capability, users can imprint their photos with geographic tags to share their experiences with friends. Other connectivity features include optional anytime, anywhere Wi-Fi connectivity, Exchange ActiveSync for access to Outlook email accounts and Google Sync™.

The TouchWiz 2.0 comes with some exclusive features such as Motion UI and Media Gate 3D. The 3D Media gate is an intuitive six-sided cube UI that you flick on screen for quick and easy access to six key multimedia features, such as Photo album, Music player, Video player, FM Radio, Games and internet.

The Samsung Motion gate a.k.a. Motion UI which is featured on the Monte is Samsung's own motion recognition engine which brings you access to your multimedia favorites as well as speed dialing just by tapping, tilting or flipping the handset.

The much enhanced display and User Interface make it even more pleasurable to enjoy the rich multimedia functions of the Monte, including its DVD-like(480p) video recording/playback, smooth internet browsing as well as interactive 3D games. You are also able to access and download content speedily while on the move thanks to the Omnia II's HSUPA 5.76Mbps, HSDPA 7.2Mbps and Wi-Fi capabilities. Generous memory lets you store more of their favorite content for on-the-go access.