DivX Certifies Samsung Handset

DivX announced the DivX Certification of the Samsung Ultra Video (Samsung SGH-F508) mobile phone, an innovative handset device that features stylish design and cutting-edge multimedia experiences, including high-quality DivX video playback. The DivX Certification of the Samsung F508 ensures true interoperability between the device and the over 90 million DivX Certified consumer electronics devices in the world today. The Ultra Video SGH-F508 is the second mobile phone from Samsung to attain DivX Certification. One of Samsung's popular Ultra Edition handsets, the F508’s large, swiveling LCD screen gives users the optimal video watching experience.

Samsung Handset - DivX Certification

With this mobile phone, users gain unparalleled access to high-quality DivX movies on-the-go from their personal collections, the DivX Stage6 video website, or through other mobile content services. "Adding the Samsung F508 phone to the family of DivX Certified devices gives users on-the-go access to a wide variety of digital media and ensures the high-quality experience that video aficionados demand and DivX users expect," said Patrice Lagrange, Vice President and Group Business Manager, Media Languages, DivX, Inc. "DivX is working to build a common digital media language that offers real interoperability across devices and platforms, and innovative devices like the Samsung Ultra Video F508 phone are an important piece of that ecosystem."

Samsung F508 Ultra Video camera phone

Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video creation and playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified devices and the visual quality users expect from DivX. The DivX Certified Samsung Ultra Video F508 camera phone is slated for release in the Chinese language market in 2007.