Samsung Rant
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- Posted: 10 Sep 2008 Announced: 10 Sep 2008
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 20 Oct 2008
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Samsung Rant is a side-slider CDMA phone featuring a full QWERTY keyboard, 2.1" color screen, 2-megapixel camera, email and IM clients, microSDHC card slot and GPS.
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Samsung Rant specifications
also known as Samsung SPH-M540
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.70 inches)
- Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
- Low-resolution camera (2 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
- 4.50 x 2.10 x 0.70 (114 x 53 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
- 5.60 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 5.60 hours
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 960 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 32 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
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 2 megapixels
- Features:
- Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- Yes
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, 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
- Satellite system:
- GPS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 600 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, World clock, Memo
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, 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
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing (Speaker independent), Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 10 Sep 2008
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