[1] The device, a collaboration between Samsung and Bang & Olufsen,[2] featured the logotypes of both companies.
[3] The phone was a GSM-class mobile that operated in the 900, 1800, 1900, and 2100 MHz cellular radio bands.
[6] There were 4GB of onboard storage[7] for its distinctive music player, which featured a loudspeaker accessible through a slider.
[8] The Serenata was ranked as a runner up in Wallpaper's 2008 Design Awards, losing to the original iPhone.
[2] TechCrunch deemed the Serenata to be an improvement over the Serene,[9] but Australia's GadgetGuy found it "unusable as a day-to-day mobile when it comes to simple tasks like text messaging" while praising its "impressive sound quality.