Samsung Katalyst
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- Posted: 11 Dec 2007 Announced: 10 Dec 2007
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: T-Mobile - Discontinued
- Links: Samsung Katalyst manual Samsung Katalyst Review Samsung Katalyst Official Page T-Mobile phones
Samsung Katalyst is a simple quad-band GSM slider phone with Wi-Fi for T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home service. It has 176x220 pixel 262k color display, 1.3-megapixel camera, microSD slot and Bluetooth.
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Samsung Katalyst specifications
also known as Samsung SGH-T739
Pros
No prosCons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.65 inches)
- Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- 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
- Slider
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.97 x 1.98 x 0.65 (101 x 50 x 16.5 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.10 oz (116 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 4.10 oz (116 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
- 262 144
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 5.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 10.4 days (250 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 10.4 days (250 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 960 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 5 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- microSD
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 1.3 megapixels
- Features:
- Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Openwave 6.2 Browser
- Supports:
- XHTML, WAP 2.0, WSP
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.
- 850, 900, 1800, 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.
- EDGE
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Tip calculator, Unit converter, World clock, Timer, Stopwatch, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
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.
- 2.0
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- Yes
- USB:
- USB 1.1
- UMA, SyncML
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 10 Dec 2007
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