Samsung A100

{{short description|Mobile phone model}}

{{Infobox Mobile phone

| name = Samsung A100

| image = Samsung SCH-A100 (1999).jpg

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| manufacturer = Samsung Electronics

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| available = 1999 (SCH-A100)
2000 (SGH-A100)
2000 (SGH-A110)

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| networks = GSM

| connectivity = IrDA

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| size = 80 x 42 x 22.5 mm

| weight = 87 g

| form = clamshell

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| successor = Samsung SGH-A200
Samsung SGH-A300

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Samsung SGH-A100 is a clamshell-style mobile phone designed and developed by Samsung Electronics. It was announced on 9 October 1999 and released in 2000 on the GSM network worldwide.{{Cite web |date=2000-06-10 |title=SAMSUNG INTRODUCES TWO NEW DESIGNS FOR ITS POPULAR GSM MOBILE PHONES AT TELECOM '99 |url=http://www.samsungelectronics.com/mobile/news/ns_288_en.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000610165812/http://www.samsungelectronics.com/mobile/news/ns_288_en.html |archive-date=10 June 2000 }} The SGH-A100 is the GSM version of the CDMA SCH-A100 released in South Korea. This handset was introduced there in May 1999 with the name 'Anycall Mini Folder' where it became extremely popular.{{Cite web |last=www.etnews.com |date=1999-05-07 |title=삼성전자, 초소형 폴더폰 개발 |url=https://www.etnews.com/199905070011 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=미래를 보는 창 - 전자신문 |language=ko}}{{Cite web |last=www.etnews.com |date=1999-12-15 |title=휴대폰.. 삼성전자 애니콜 "SCH-A100" |url=https://www.etnews.com/199912150223 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=미래를 보는 창 - 전자신문 |language=ko}}

File:Samsung SCH-A100 (1999) - 14263008188.jpg

In June 2000, Samsung announced a variant, SGH-A110, with an additional WAP browser. It was slated for release by end of Q3 2000 in Singapore.{{Cite web |date=2000-10-19 |title=Samsung Introduces Latest Cutting Edge Phones |url=http://www.samsungelectronics.com/mobile/news/ns_443_en.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001019012654/http://www.samsungelectronics.com/mobile/news/ns_443_en.html |archive-date=19 October 2000 }}

The A100 was not Samsung's first flip phone: the company released the SCH-800 'Anycall Folder' in October 1998 in South Korea.{{Cite web |title=History of Samsung (13): Development of flat screen TV and cellular flip phone: 1998 |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/development-of-flat-screen-tv-and-cellular-flip-phone |website=Samsung Newsroom}} It became a phenomenon similar to how the Motorola StarTAC had been.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-16 |title='할 수 있다는 믿음' 삼성전자 휴대폰 감동｜동아일보 |url=https://www.donga.com/news/Economy/article/all/20080911/8629791/1 |access-date=2025-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316225306/https://www.donga.com/news/Economy/article/all/20080911/8629791/1 |archive-date=16 March 2025 }}https://www.newscj.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=53796{{Cite web |title=屏幕進化論 圖說三星手機發展史 |url=https://read01.com/jL6RJ.html}} This model was later also sold in GSM territories as SGH-800{{Cite web |date=2000-05-11 |title=SGH-800 |url=http://www.samsungelectronics.com/mobile/products/gsm/sgh800/index.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000511033203/http://www.samsungelectronics.com/mobile/products/gsm/sgh800/index.html |archive-date=11 May 2000 }} and a CDMA variant sold in the US as SCH-800.{{Cite web |title=Samsung SCH-8500 - Mobilecollectors.net |url=https://www.mobilecollectors.net/phone/4405/samsung-sch-8500 |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=www.mobilecollectors.net}}{{Cite web |date=2000-08-15 |title=Nokia, Samsung, Sanyo, Qualcomm, Sony - Sprint PCS Phones |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064525/http://s4.sprintpcs.com/learn/equipment.asp |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=web.archive.org}} It has a five-line display.{{Cite web |last=Troaca |first=Florin |date=2013-12-25 |title=Samsung presents the evolution of its phone displays in new infographic |url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-presents-the-evolution-of-its-phone-displays-in-new-infographic_id50687 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=PhoneArena |language=en-US}}

The SGH-A100 (and SGH-A110) were succeeded by SGH-A200 and SGH-A300. The A200 was originally released as 'Anycall Dual Folder' SCH-A2000/SPH-A2000 in South Korea in March 2000, the first flip phone with external display.{{Cite web |date=2001-08-02 |title= Ｚ Anycall |url=http://samsungelectronics.com/kr/anycall/news/ns_717_kr.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010802223144/http://samsungelectronics.com/kr/anycall/news/ns_717_kr.html |archive-date= 2 August 2001 }} Its GSM (900/1800 bands) version SGH-A200 was released in Asian territories in the summer of 2001.{{Cite web |date=2001-05-20 |title=Samsung Mobile Phone |url=http://samsungelectronics.com:80/sg/products/mobilephone/sgha200.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010520165715/http://samsungelectronics.com:80/sg/products/mobilephone/sgha200.html |archive-date=20 May 2001 }} Other GSM territories such as Europe got the SGH-A300 model around the same time.{{Cite web |title=Samsung - A300 |url=https://www.mobilephonemuseum.com/phone-detail/samsung-a300 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.mobilephonemuseum.com |language=en}}