
It also brings a much sharper five-megapixel camera with flash and image stabilization as well as built-in storage of either 4GB or 16GB depending on the model.
Other features of the touch phone are similar to the first-run device but are still considered high end today, including the 3.2-inch screen, mobile banking as well as an internal DMB tuner to pick up over-the-air digital TV in Korea. The phone is available in a 4GB version as either the W550 (for the carrier SKT) or W5500 (KTF) for the equivalent of $605 and is exclusive to SKT in 16GB form as the W555, which sells for $691.

North America is unlikely to get the Haptic 2 in its existing form, though the handset is in some respects similar to the i900 Omnia; the latter is already suspected of reaching the US in a sub-variant destined for AT&T.