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No wonder that today cell phones designers and producers try to create the most thin handsets as possible. So Samsung keeps pace with another phone companies keep.

Samsung today, in advance of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona next week, took the wraps off of their newest “flagship” phone, the Soul slider. The Soul is ultra thin, at 12.9mm, though Samsung has stopped grabbing at “World’s thinnest” titles, at least for now. For high-end features, users covered by 7.2Mbps HSDPA networks will be able to take advantage of the Soul’s speedy network speeds. Also, the phone features a powered speaker amplifier for music that boasts Bang & Olufsen’s ICEpower technology.

Besides the ultra-thin design, the key design elements seem to be borrowed directly from competitor LG’s playbook. The phone is swathed in brushed metal accents, and even the default desktop theme in Samsung’s press photos reflects this, just like we saw on the LG VX8700 on Verizon Wireless. Also, like the LG Venus, the Samsung Soul uses a partial touch screen on the bottom half of the slide, and this changes contextually for the app being used.