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Posted: 20 Apr 2010 Announced: 20 Apr 2010
Market Status: Released
Release date: 07 Jun 2010
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US carrier availability: Sprint - Available (Since 06 Jun 2010) Virgin Mobile - Available (Since 18 Apr 2011)
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The Samsung Restore M570 will try to restore the environmental balance with its 84% recyclable self, 100% recyclable packaging of cardboard, printed with soy ink. In addition, there will be no user manual (it will be accessible online, and the Restore will come with an energy-efficient charger. On software level, the Samsung Restore will keep you eco-cautious through interesting information and tips that will appear in the One Click Green tile. Its hardware feature set is decent and includes a side-sliding full QWERTY keyboard, 2MP camera, Stereo Bluetooth and microSD card slot.

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Good 7.5 out of 10

Average 5 out of 10

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Samsung Restore specifications

also known as Samsung SPH-M570, Samsung SPH-M575

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (150 ppi)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

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:
- 4.60 x 2.10 x 0.60 (117 x 53 x 15 mm)
Weight:
- 4.30 oz (122 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.66 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.
- 150 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

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 6.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Capacity:
- 1160 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
  - 32 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 2 megapixels
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Multimedia

YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, 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
Navigation:
- Turn-by-turn navigation

Phone features

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.1
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T3
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced:
- 20 Apr 2010

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