Samsung SGH-A227
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- Posted: 24 Jun 2008
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 15 Jul 2008
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- US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued
- Links: Samsung SGH-A227 manual Samsung SGH-A227 Official Page AT&T phones
Samsung SGH-A227 is an entry level GSM clamshell featuring 65k STN main display, MMS messaging, WAP browser and Alarm clock.
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Samsung SGH-A227 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.79 inches)
- Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- 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
- Clamshell
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.50 x 1.76 x 0.79 (89 x 45 x 20 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.40 oz (96 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.40 oz (96 g)
- Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Soft keys (2)
- Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Volume control
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 128 x 160 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- STN
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
- Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- Black & White
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
- 96 x 96 pixels
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 4.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 15.8 days (380 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 15.8 days (380 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 800 mAh
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
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
- 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.
- EDGE
- Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Alarm, Calculator, Converter, World clock
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- Yes
- Instant Messaging:
- AOL, Windows Live / MSN, Yahoo!
Connectivity
- Charging connector:
- Proprietary
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice recording
Regulatory Approval
- FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
- 07 Mar 2008
- FCC ID value:
FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
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- FCC ID value:
- Date approved:
- FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
- 1.13 W/kg
- Measured in:
- 1900 MHz
- Body:
- 0.43 W/kg
- Measured in:
- 1900 MHz
- Head:
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