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Posted: 04 Nov 2010 Announced: 03 Nov 2010
Market Status: Released
Release date: 03 Nov 2010
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US carrier availability: MetroPCS - Discontinued
Links: Samsung Messager III manual

The Samsung Messager III (SCH-r570) is the successor to the Samsung Messager and Samsung Messager II. It is equipped with a 2.4-inch display screen, full horizontal-slideout QWERTY keyboard, 1.3MP camera, 3.5 mm headset jack and a microSDHC card slot. The phone also has social networking features and widget support.

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Samsung Messager III specifications

Pros

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Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (167 ppi)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
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
- Side-Slider
Dimensions:
- 4.59 x 2.10 x 0.58 (116.6 x 53.5 x 14.9 mm)
Weight:
- 3.70 oz (105 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.40 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.
- 167 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

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 10.4 days (250 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 1140 mAh

Hardware

Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
  - 16 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 1.3 megapixels

Multimedia

Speakers:
- Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - 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
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

Phone features

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.1, EDR
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T3

Availability

Officially announced:
- 03 Nov 2010

Shopping information

MSRP price:
- - 120 $

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