Samsung Messager
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- Posted: 11 Aug 2008 Announced: 08 Aug 2008
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 11 Aug 2008
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Samsung Messager is a simple dual-band CDMA phone, targeted to the heavy-texting crowd. It comes as a replacement of the Samsung SCH-R410 updating it with 1.3MP camera, microSD slot, stereo Bluetooth and MP3 player. It features the same side-sliding design with QWERTY keyboard.
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Samsung Messager specifications
also known as Samsung SCH-R450
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.70 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
- Side-Slider
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.40 x 2.00 x 0.70 (112 x 51 x 18 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.58 oz (130 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 4.58 oz (130 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.10 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 176 x 220 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 134 ppi
- 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
- 4.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 4.00 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:
- 20 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:
- Effects, Self-timer
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- 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
- Satellite system:
- E911
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Tip calculator, Converter, World clock, Stopwatch, Memo
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- Yes
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
- USB:
- Yes
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 08 Aug 2008
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