Cricket MSGM8
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Posted: 01 Dec 2009
Market Status: Released
Release date: 27 Nov 2009
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US carrier availability: Cricket - Discontinued
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The Cricket MSGM8 is a tri-band candybar phone featuring a QWERTY keypad, TFT display with 260k colors, 1.3 MP camera, 2.5mm jack, microUSB port and Bluetooth.

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Cricket MSGM8 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low resolution display (220 x 176 pixels)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
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
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.70 oz (105 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 220 x 176 pixels
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 10.4 days (250 hours)
  the average is 16 days (390 h)

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 1.3 megapixels
- Features:
  - Digital zoom

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes

Technology

CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1700/2100, 1900 MHz
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - Yes
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - microUSB

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T4
- Voice dialing, TTY/TDD

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