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)
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
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
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Caller groups
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, World clock
- Messaging:
- SMS, Predictive text input (iTAP)
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (32 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles
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