Samsung S5560 unearthed online

A Samsung handset with the model number of the S5560 has been spied online, and is available to pre-order from a French retailer.

The phone looks to be mid-market device, with both its highs and lows and if you're sat there thinking that this device looks very similar to the recently launched Genio Touch and Jet handsets, then you're right.

Casting a glance over the spec list at LesMobiles.com quickly reveals that the S5560 packs a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel auto-focus and flash equipped snapper, and Wi-Fi too.

There's also support for microSD expansion (which is fortunate as the internal memory runs to just 50MB) and Bluetooth 2.1 capabilities.

We're particularly pleased to see the inclusion of Wi-Fi on a mid-range touchscreen device, but we're not overly impressed that it had to come at the exclusion of 3G connectivity. That's right folks, sadly, GPRS/EDGE connections are the only options available.

The pre-order page lists the release date as November 2009, which is any-day now, but the cost for Samsung's latest S-range endeavour, is a decidedly non-budget €300.