Samsung and Giorgio Armani today announced a smartphone based on Windows Mobile 6.5. Microsoft’s Balmer presented the phone and described it as the most “fashionable phone he’s ever had a chance to talk about.”

The phone resembles the Samsung Armani W820/W8200 phone and feature highlights include:

• 3.5 inch AMOLED touchscreen
• GPS
• 5 megapixel camera
• 8GB internal memory
• MicroSD slot
• Full QWERTY keyboard

The official name and release date is still unknown but expect to pay around $1k. Hey, it’s an Armani, what’d you expect?

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