Samsung splashes &#163 1.5m on Blush II

Samsung is pitching the F210 as an affordable prepay music phone to 16-24 year-olds.

Samsung UK head of channel marketing Susan Land said the F210 was Samsungs key music device for the Christmas quarter.

The F210 builds on the old Blush handset with a stronger metallic casing. Samsung has also scrapped the old condensed keypad from the X830 in favour of a conventional keypad after complaints the X830 was cumbersome to use.

It also features a jog wheel to select music tracks, FM radio, 1GB internal memory, memory card slot and two-megapixel camera.

It will be available from all retailers and networks in October, with colour exclusives to follow.