Samsung Papyrus

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Samsung Papyrus
Manufacturer Samsung
Type E-reader
Release dateJune 2009
Operating system Linux-2.6.10
CPU Freescale 532  MHz, ARM-11
Storage(total/user available) 512  MB
Display6-8 in diagonal,
Powermodel

The Samsung Papyrus is an e-reader that was released by Samsung in June 2009 in South Korea. It had a touchscreen display and shipped with an aluminum stylus and utility applications such as calculator, scheduler, and contacts. [1] The device did not come with wireless capabilities so it had to be connected to a computer to transfer e-books on the device. [2] Upon introduction, it was announced that the Papyrus would come in different colors and would be outfitted with a 512 MB internal memory. [3] There are those who suggest that the foldable concept phone introduced by the South Korean tech company referred to a Galaxy Wing and Galaxy X would be the first in the Papyrus line. [4]

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