Serenata (phone)
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The Samsung SGH-F310 Serenata was the successor to the Serene mobile telephone.[1] The device, a collaboration between Samsung and Bang & Olufsen,[2] featured the logotypes of both companies. Designed by David Lewis, it was introduced in October 2007.[3] The device had a unique iPod-style scroll wheel, Bang & Olufsen's advanced audio system, 4GB of internal storage, and HSDPA support for high-speed data.[4]
The phone was a GSM-class mobile that operated in the 900, 1800, 1900, and 2100 MHz cellular radio bands.[5] It featured no keypad;[6] instead it used Bang and Olufsen's clickwheel and a touchscreen.[7] Known for its distinctive music player, which featured a loudspeaker accessible through a slider.[8]
The Serenata was ranked as a runner up in Wallpaper's 2008 Design Awards, losing to the original iPhone.[2] TechCrunch deemed the Serenata to be an improvement over the Serene,[9] but Australia's GadgetGuy found it "unusable as a day-to-day mobile when it comes to simple tasks like text messaging" while praising its "impressive sound quality."[10] However, CNET found that while sound quality was good, it was "definitely form over function."[11]