Samsung Reality

The Samsung Reality U820 is a slider with a full QWERTY keyboard tucked away under the 3" 240x400 pixel TFT touchscreen display. It has social networking widgets for Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube on the homescreen, as well as an HTML browser and 3.2MP camera.

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Samsung Reality specifications

also known as Samsung SCH-U820

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (155 ppi)
  • Low resolution display (240 x 400 pixels)
  • Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
  • Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Low-resolution video capture

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

    • Side-Slider
  • Dimensions:
    • 4.23 x 2.09 x 0.59 (107 x 53 x 15 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 4.59 oz (130 g)
      the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 3.00 inches
  • Resolution:
    • 240 x 400 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.

    • 155 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
  • 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

    • 5.00 hours
      the average is 8 h (497 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 12.5 days (300 hours)
      the average is 21 days (496 h)
  • Capacity:
    • 1080 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 128 MB
  • 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:
      • 3.2 megapixels
    • Features:
      • Multi shot, Panorama, Night mode, Frames, Effects, Mirror, Self-timer
  • Camcorder:
      • 640x480 (VGA)

Internet browsing

  • Browser:
      • Yes
    • Supports:
      • HTML
  • Built-in online services support:
    • Facebook, YouTube (upload), MySpace, Twitter

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
  • Positioning:

    Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.

    • GPS, E911
  • Navigation:
    • Yes

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator, Tip calculator, Converter, World clock, Notepad
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:
      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:
      • 2.1, EDR
  • USB:
      • Yes
    • Connector:
      • microUSB
    • Features:

      Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.

      • Mass storage device
    • Computer sync

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
  • Sensors:
      • Accelerometer
  • Hearing aid compatibility:
      • M4
    • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 19 Apr 2010
  • Scheduled release:

    Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America

    • 22 Apr 2010 (Official)

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