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Samsung Convoy 2
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Posted: 09 Aug 2011 Announced: 09 Aug 2011
Market Status: Released
Release date: 09 Aug 2011
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US carrier availability: Verizon - Available (Since 09 Aug 2011)
Links: Samsung Convoy 2 manual Samsung Convoy 2 Official Page

Just like the original Convoy, the Samsung Convoy 2 is a military spec tough push-to-talk phone for Verizon Wireless that is resistant to shock and dust, vibration, salt fog, humidity, solar radiation, altitude and low and high temperature storage. Other that that the device supports 3G, sports a 3.2-megapixel camera, GPS, music controls keys on the front, microSDHC memory card slot and Bluetooth.

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Samsung Convoy 2 specifications

Pros

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Cons

Bulky
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.85 inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Feature phone
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
- 3.89 x 2.01 x 0.85 (99 x 51 x 22 mm)
Weight:
- 3.90 oz (111 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
Rugged:
- - Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature proof
- MIL-STD-810 certified:
  - Yes

Display

Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 182 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - CSTN
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 128 x 128 pixels
- Physical Size:
  - 1.30 inches
- Colors:
  Colors - Shows the number of colors that the additional display supports
  - 65 536

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 6.50 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 18.8 days (450 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 1300 mAh

Hardware

System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
  - 32 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 3.2 megapixels
- Flash:
  - LED
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Multimedia

Music player:
- Filter by:
  - Playlists
Speakers:
- Earpiece, Stereo speakers

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Opera Mini
- Supports:
  - HTML

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, 1900 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.
- EV-DO Rev.A
Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.
- GPS
Navigation:
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, World clock, Stopwatch, Notepad
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.1
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Features:
  Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
  - Mass storage device

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Additional microphone:
- - for Noise cancellation
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T4
- Voice commands, TTY/TDD, Push-to-Talk

Availability

Officially announced:
- 09 Aug 2011

Shopping information

MSRP price:
- - 250 $

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