Samsung has officially acknowledged M5650 Lindy as Corby’s (S3650) elder sibling. It will offer the same trendy looks of Corby to appeal to youngsters but with more connectivity options.

M5650 feature set includes a 2.8-inch touchscreen display with Cartoon UI, social networking support, 3MP camera, FM Radio, one finger zoom, microSD card slot, music player and dedicated music keys. On the connectivity front, the M5650 offers 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB 2.0. It also comes with two interchangeable battery covers in black or blue.

The phone is currently available in Portugal for 149 euros (US$215) and will expand soon to other European and Asian countries.

The super-Corby that is the Samsung M5650 Lindy sneaked into availability rather covertly and there were practically no good-quality photos of it. Now, we have live shots of the Neon Blue color version, and they give a much better view of the phone.

Design-wise the Samsung M5650 Lindy is quite similar to Samsung S3650 Corby but it’s seriously beefed up. It’s not high-end by any means, but its bang-for-buck ratio is quite high thanks to the added dedicated music buttons, HSDPA, and Wi-Fi.

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