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Samsung SGH-A197

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 Market status: Released
US carrier availability:
AT&T - Discontinued

Pros

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Cons

  • It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.75 inches inches)
  • Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

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Description

Samsung SGH-A197 is a basic clamshell phone with VGA camera, e-mail support, speakerphone and organizer.

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Design

  • Device type:
    • Basic phone
  • Dimensions:
    • 3.78 x 1.85 x 0.75 inches (96 x 47 x 19 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 2.70 oz (76 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 1.4 inches
  • Resolution:
    • 128 x 160 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:
    • 65 536
  • Additional display:

    Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display

      • Yes
    • Resolution:

      Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display

      • 96 x 96 pixels

Battery

  • Talk time:
    • 6.00 hours
      the average is 10 h (615 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 12.5 days (300 hours)
      the average is 18 days (433 h)
  • Capacity:
    • 800 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 0.128 GB

Camera

  • Camera:
      • 0.3 megapixels VGA
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom

Internet browsing

  • Browser:
      • Yes

Technology

  • GSM:
    • 850, 1900 MHz
  • Data:
    • GPRS

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Converter, World clock, Timer, Stopwatch, Memo
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Predictive text input (T9)
  • E-mail:
      • Yes
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Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:
      • 2.0, EDR
  • USB:
      • Yes
    • Connector:
      • microUSB

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Silent mode, Speakerphone
  • Hearing aid compatibility:
      • M3, T4

Shopping information

  • MSRP price:
      • $ 50

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