Samsung Mythic
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- Posted: 05 Oct 2009 Announced: 05 Oct 2009
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 08 Nov 2009
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- US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued
- Links: Samsung Mythic manual Samsung Mythic A897 Review Samsung Mythic A897 Official Page AT&T phones
The Samsung Mythic is a touchscreen candybar that features the manufacturer's TouchWiz user interface. The display is big enough, measuring 3.3 inches with a resolution of 360x640 pixels, which makes it suitable for watching videos. In addition, it offers a 3.2-megapixel camera with flash and autofocus, along with a microSDHC card slot and global 3G.
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Samsung Mythic specifications
also known as Samsung SGH-A897
Pros
No prosCons
- Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
- Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
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
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.49 x 2.06 x 0.50 (114 x 52 x 13 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.80 oz (108 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.80 oz (108 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 3.30 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 360 x 640 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 223 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
- Touchscreen:
- Resistive
- Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 3.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 10.5 days (252 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 10.5 days (252 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1150 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 180 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, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memo0ry expansion slot that can be added
- 32 GB
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 3.2 megapixels
- Flash:
- LED
- Features:
- Auto focus, Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- Yes
Multimedia
- Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Features:
- Music recognition
- Features:
- Broadcast Mobile TV:
- MediaFlo
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML
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
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 1900, 2100 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.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
- Satellite system:
- GPS
- Navigation:
- Yes
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 2000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, World clock
- 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, EDR
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- microUSB
- TV-Out, Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (72 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 05 Oct 2009
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