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NEC E338

NEC E338

NEC E338 is a tri-band GSM plus UMTS (2100 MHz) phone. It sports 65k TFT display, built-in CIF camera with video capture, WAP 2.0 Internet browser, 18 MB internal memory, Java support, MP3 player, SyncML and built-in speakerphone.

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NEC E338 specifications

Pros

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Cons

  • It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.92 inches)
  • Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Low-resolution camera (0.1 megapixels CIF (288x352))
  • 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

    • Clamshell
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 3.69 x 1.85 x 0.92 (93.8 x 47.1 x 23.3 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 4.02 oz (114 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 176 x 220 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

    • 65 536

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 2.30 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 7.5 days (180 hours)
      the average is 16 days (391 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 1300 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:
    • 18 MB

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 0.1 megapixels CIF (288x352), Swivel
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes
    • Features:
      • Video calling

Multimedia

  • Music player:

    Music player - Audio support such as MP3

    • Supported formats:
      • MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, MIDI
  • Video playback:

    Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4

    • Supported formats:
      • MPEG4, WMV
  • Streaming:
      • Yes

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

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

      • Yes
    • Supports:
      • WAP 2.0

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
  • UMTS:

    UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers

    • 2100 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • GPRS
  • 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:
    • 500 entries
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Currency converter
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, Predictive text input (T9)
  • JAVA:

    JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.

      • Midp 2.0
  • Games:
      • JAVA downloadable

Connectivity

  • USB:
      • Yes
    • SyncML

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
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