"EXPLORE CLASSIC STYLE WITH THE SAMSUNG SOUL MIDNIGHT, EXCLUSIVE TO ORANGE"

London, June 25th 2008 — Samsung and Orange today unveiled a new version of the hugely successful Samsung Soul with the Soul Midnight, a classic take on the original design, available exclusively with Orange.

Comprising the same great features as the Samsung Soul, the Soul Midnight comes with a highly polished black finish and is the epitome of style; elegant in look and superbly slim and lightweight to feel.

To celebrate the launch, Orange and Samsung have teamed up with acclaimed fashion photographer Rankin.

Commenting specifically on the handset's design, Rankin said, “It's exciting to be a part of the launch of the Samsung Soul Midnight at Selfridges. Black never goes out of style and it has always held such an iconic and intriguing presence in the fashion industry.""

The Soul Midnight comes equipped with a five mega pixel camera, packed with features such as face detection, image stabiliser and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR). It is also perfect for music listeners as it features music library navigation, digital power amplifier by Bang & Olufsen ICE power and a 3.5mm headset adapter.

For fast access to all the phone's features, the Soul Midnight also includes Magical Touch navigation indicators on the keypad screen, making the menu simple, intuitive and quick to use, and it is 3G+ enabled, allowing users to share images and video taken with the phone, as well as to download songs at high speed.

Francois Mahieu, Devices Director, Orange UK said: “We're really pleased to be ranging the Soul Midnight today which is the latest edition to a range of great fashion handsets that we've worked with Samsung to deliver to the UK market .“

The Samsung Soul Midnight is exclusive to Orange and comes free on all 12 month contracts over £35per month. The phone is available from Orange stores. For more information please call Orange Telesales (0800 079 2000) or visit www.orange.co.uk

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