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Posted: 10 Mar 2011 Announced: 09 Mar 2011
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: Boost Mobile - Available (Since 09 Mar 2011)
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Samsung Factor is a basic clamshell CDMA phone with VGA camera. It has 2" TFT display, Bluetooth, microUSB port, music player and supports different instant messaging services like Yahoo, AIM and MSN.

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Samsung Factor specifications

also known as Samsung M260

Pros

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Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (102 ppi)
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.70 inches)
Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
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

Device type:
- Budget phone
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
- 3.80 x 1.90 x 0.70 (97 x 48 x 18 mm)
Weight:
- 3.20 oz (91 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.00 inches
Resolution:
- 128 x 160 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.
- 102 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

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.45 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 800 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

Camera

Camera:
- - 0.3 megapixels VGA
- Features:
  - Digital zoom

Multimedia

Speakers:
- Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0

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

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 600 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input (T9)
E-mail:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.1, EDR
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.
  - USB charging

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T4
- Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced:
- 09 Mar 2011

Shopping information

MSRP price:
- - 50 $

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