Limited Edition Samsung DuoS SGH-D780 Dual SIM Gold Plated Edition Released [Official Russian Olympic Team Cell Phone]

We still maintain that gold tends to look especially gaudy if not used sparingly and this gold plated, dual SIM DuoS SGH-D780 from Samsung – which happens to be the official branded cell phone of the Russian Olympic team – does nothing to instigate us reconsidering this stance but, if you happen to be into gold and ‘blinged out’ gadgetry, perhaps the limited edition DuoS SGH-D780 may appeal.

Seemingly merely a stock D780 handset that happens to be gold plated – there appears to be no extra functionality on offer – the limited edition DuoS SGH-D780, like its plain Jane variant, offers dual SIM functionality, allowing you to operate two numbers from the single handset, a 2.1” QVGA TFT LCD display, a (somewhat pathetic) 2 megapixel camera and integrated DAP with FM radio tuner which, all said and done, makes the DuoS SGH-D780 – gold or not – a decidedly humdrum device.

Samsung DuoS SGH-D780 Key Features:

• GSM / EDGE (900/1800/1900)
• 2.1″ 262K Colour QVGA TFT LCD
• Dual SIMM card support
• Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP) / USB 2.0
• Integrated FM radio tuner
• MP3/WMA/e-AAC+ DAP
• Mobile printing (BPP, PictBridge)
• MicroSD card slot (up to 2 GB)
• 115 × 49.6 × 15.7mm

No word as yet on pricing but, frankly, we’d much rather forgo gold plating and spend our hard earned cash on handset with better specifications (and a better camera) – such as Sony Ericsson’s up and coming C905 ‘Shiho’ Cyber-Shot, for example.

Samsung [via]