Samsung Ultra Edition

{{Short description|Series of mobile phones manufactured by Samsung}}

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Samsung Ultra Edition is a former series of mobile phones from Samsung Electronics that were designed to be extremely slim and minimalistic. The first range was introduced in June 2006{{cite web|url=https://www.i4u.com/10164/new-samsung-ultra-edition-mobile-phones|title=New Samsung Ultra Edition Mobile Phones|first=I4U|last=News|website=I4U News|date=7 February 2022 }} which included the X820, dubbed the "world's thinnest" at just 6.9 millimetres thickness.{{cite web|url=https://www.samsung.com/us/news/newsPreviewRead.do?news_seq=3197|title=SAMSUNG Shatters Limits of Slim Design and Features with 'Ultra Editions' Products Launch SAMSUNG|website=www.samsung.com}} The second range came in February 2007{{cite web|url=https://www.i4u.com/12032/new-samsung-ultra-edition-ii-u700-u600-u300-and-u100-3gsm|title=New Samsung Ultra Edition II U700, U600, U300 and U100 at 3GSM|first=I4U|last=News|website=I4U News|date=7 February 2022 }} including the new "world's thinnest" U100 model at 5.9 mm thickness,{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/26/sams_ultra_edition_5-9_on_sale/|title=Samsung 'world's thinnest' phone goes on sale|website=The Register }} a figure that remains very rare in handsets as of 2020. To date, the slimmest mobile phones are Oppo R5 and R5s introduced 2014 with 4.9 mm thickness. The "Ultra Edition" names represent the respective handset's width in millimetres. It was discontinued in January 2010, as some of its features were integrated into the Samsung Galaxy family with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S series.