Benq-Siemens A38
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- Posted: 10 Jul 2006
- Market Status: Released
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Benq-Siemens A38 is a low-end tri-band GSM phone with mediocre color display and basic functionality. It has 256kb memory and it organizer features calculator, calendar with alarms and world clock. A38 uses iTap for faster text entering
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Benq-Siemens A38 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.74 inches)
- Low resolution display (96 x 64 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.07 x 1.79 x 0.74 (103.5 x 45.5 x 19 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.15 oz (90 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.15 oz (90 g)
- Design features:
- Soft keys (2)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 96 x 64 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- STN
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 4.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 11.9 days (286 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 11.9 days (286 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 860 mAh
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 0 MB
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Caller groups
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, World clock
- Messaging:
- SMS, Predictive text input (iTAP)
- Games:
- Yes
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (32 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles
Regulatory Approval
- FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
- 28 Jun 2006
- FCC ID value:
FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
JVPA38 link
- FCC ID value:
- Date approved:
- FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
- 0.37 W/kg
- Measured in:
- 1900 MHz
- Body:
- 0.52 W/kg
- Measured in:
- 1900 MHz
- Head:
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