Samsung B5310 Renamed by Vodafone as Samsung Genio Slide

Vodafone have now secured the exclusive release of the Samsung B5310 usually referred to as the Samsung Genio Pro, however the network has decided to rebrand this latest touch screen and Qwerty phone after winning the exclusive rights to launch under the new model name of Genio Slide.

This is not uncommon for networks to impliment a last minute name change with another recent example being T-Mobile and the newly released Samsung Galaxy Spica, although the model number remains as the i5700 (as with the Genio Slide called the B5310) T-Mobile have renamed the handset for an eclusive launch as the Samsung Galaxy Portal.

All of this just adds to the confusion surrounding the mobile phones industry, consumers are bombarded with thousands of deals to choose from as it is so to further complicate matters be changing the names of handsets just before they are launched just adds to this confusion.

The Samsung Genio Slide as it will now be known joins the Genio Touch and Genio Qwerty from Samsung's new fashion range, the Slide is the most advanced handset of the three offering a better camera and connectivity options.

Squarely focused on social networking, the Samsung Genio Slide offers fast upload and download speeds thanks to HSDPA alongside WiFi support for connecting to the internet when away from home, the camera has been upgraded to a 3 mega pixel lens and there is an expandable memory for storing all of those captured masterpieces.

The main display is a 3 inch touch screen, when coupled with the Qwerty keyboard the Genio Slide offers easy and quick text input for text messaging, emailing and updating your social network profiles, support for Twitter and Facebook are pre-loaded.

There are five different colours of back covers known as 'fashion jackets' available for the Samsung Genio range, these phones can be personlised unlike many current models, the back covers can be removed and replaced with a different colour to suit the user.

The Samsung Genio Slide does not have too much competition in its genre of budget touch and qwerty phone, infact the main rival could even be another Samsung model called the B3410, other manufacturers offering these dual input budget phones include Nokia with the 6760, the LG GW620 also known as the LG InTouch Max, the Motorola Dext rather then the Motorola Milestone as the price of the latter puts it in another bracket and the upgrade to the hugely popular KS360 - the LG GW520, probably the closest rival for best, affordable Qwert and touch phone.

The Samsung Genio Slide has been initially released as a Vodafone exclusive handset on pay monthly tariffs, there is a planned release as a Pay As You Go phone very soon as well as a SIM Free launch which does not affect the exclusive agreement but will offer the chance to connect the phone to other networks.